Location: Florida, Georgia, Philadelphia, PA, or South Carolina / On-site, with hybrid opportunities / Salary: $130,000 – $200,000 base + bonus + benefits
About the role
Our client is a growing engineering consulting firm looking for a Senior Wastewater Engineer to lead wastewater treatment and conveyance projects. The role is available across its locations in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Philadelphia. You’ll work on water and wastewater infrastructure that communities rely on, for a client base that includes municipalities, utility authorities, private developers, and industrial clients.
You’ll lead projects from design and bidding through construction administration and delivery. That means owning scope, schedules, budgets, and the client relationship, alongside hands-on design work on treatment and conveyance systems. Typical projects include wastewater treatment plants, pump and lift stations, force mains, gravity sewers, and wider utility infrastructure.
Regulatory work is a key part of the job. You’ll prepare permitting documents and coordinate with regulatory agencies and municipal stakeholders, typically within frameworks such as NPDES permitting under the Clean Water Act and state environmental agency requirements. Hydraulic modeling, using tools common to the discipline such as SewerGEMS, InfoWorks, or similar, supports much of the conveyance design.
As a senior member of the team, you’ll also mentor junior engineers and technical staff, helping develop the next generation of engineers in the firm.
Main responsibilities
- Lead design, bidding, construction administration, and project delivery activities
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and client relationships
- Design wastewater treatment and conveyance systems, including pump stations, force mains, collection systems, and utility infrastructure
- Prepare technical reports, specifications, cost estimates, and permitting documents
- Coordinate with regulatory agencies and municipal stakeholders
- Support construction-phase services and field investigations
- Mentor junior engineers and technical staff
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or a related engineering discipline
- 10+ years of water/wastewater engineering experience
- PE license, or the ability to obtain one through reciprocity
- Strong project management and client-facing experience
- Excellent communication and technical writing skills
Nice to have:
- Experience with municipal utility projects
- Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
- Pump stations and lift stations
- Force mains and gravity sewers
- Hydraulic modeling
- Utility infrastructure
- Regulatory permitting
- Construction administration
- Municipal water and wastewater projects
The offer
- Salary: $130,000 – $200,000 base
- Bonus and benefits
- Locations: Florida, Georgia, Philadelphia, PA, or South Carolina
- On-site positions, with hybrid opportunities
This role suits an experienced wastewater engineer who enjoys leading projects end to end, working closely with municipal and utility clients, and developing the engineers around them. If you’re looking for a senior role with a growing consulting firm, apply below.