Duwamish Valley Water Resilience Engineer

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking a new Senior Civil Engineer to help lead water management infrastructure delivery in the Duwamish Valley, including drainage and wastewater conveyance, water treatment, flood mitigation, sea level rise adaptation, etc. This is an exciting opportunity to innovate, shape hundreds of millions of dollars in capital improvement projects and bring about transformational change to ensure residents and businesses thrive despite a changing climate.

The Engineer will be part of a newly created place-based water resilience section in SPU.

Building on the Duwamish Valley Resilience District work, the Engineer will manage a multimillion-dollar portfolio, leading capital programs and individual projects in the Duwamish Valley. This position will play a critical role in advancing SPU’s infrastructure investments, climate change adaptation and resilience, environmental stewardship, and environmental justice efforts in one of Seattle’s most vital industrial and residential corridors. This engineer will work in close coordination and support other City of Seattle departments and external partners to deliver community co-benefits including open space, river access, community-supportive services, livability improvements.

If this technical challenge fits your strengths and interests, this could be the opportunity you’ve been searching for. Let’s build the future of Seattle’s infrastructure together–let’s grow together!

About Seattle Public Utilities: Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is a community-centered utility that delivers vital services to Seattle residents and businesses including drinking water, drainage and wastewater, and garbage/recycling/compost. SPU also provides drinking water for 1.5 million customers in the region. SPU’s work includes system maintenance and improvements and keeping Seattle clean. Over 1,400 SPU employees work with our community to provide affordable and equitable stewardship of our water and waste resources for future generations.

For more information about Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), check out the:

• SPU Website
• SPU Workplace Expectations (Download PDF reader)
• Strategic Business Plan

SPU commits to Our City Values and Race and Social Justice as core principles that guide our work. We actively take steps to dismantle systemic racism and increase service equity. We value diverse life experiences and strive to create a workplace that is welcoming to all. We take steps to be inclusive and equitable in our recruiting, hiring, and promotional opportunities.

We know work isn’t only about what you do it’s also about who you work for and with! SPU provides a fun and family-friendly work environment that supports a work life balance, including:

• Hybrid work schedule opportunities
• Family-friendly and multicultural work environment
• Generous benefits package
• Free Orca Pass
• City pension plan with employer/employee contributions
• Growth potential and advancement opportunities

• Lead project initiation and options analysis, defining solutions to address drainage and wastewater system problems, urban and riverine flood management, sea level rise adaptation, and to meet water quality regulatory requirements.
• Represent the DWW LOB during subsequent project delivery phases (e.g., design, construction, etc.).
• Troubleshoot operational issues in water management infrastructure by reviewing and interpreting record drawings, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, GIS data, staff and other agencies reports, etc. to define and develop appropriate engineering solutions.
• Lead or oversee civil engineering analyses, including cost, benefit, and risk evaluations, serving as technical resource within the DWW Planning & Program…