Water Wastewater Project Engineer (Florida)

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

What will you be doing at Woodard & Curran?

Woodard & Curran offers a unique opportunity to join our Water Infrastructure team to provide high-quality water, wastewater, and recycled water services to municipal clients across the firm’s geographies and core markets. The successful candidate will have technical expertise in environmental engineering and an in-depth understanding of the engineering concepts associated with water and wastewater treatment. Direct experience with solids removal and handling, nutrient removal technologies, extended aeration facilities, membrane treatment equipment, pump selection and sizing, and process piping is highly valued. Working knowledge of wastewater and water operational methods is a plus. Water/Wastewater, Collection, and Distribution experience is also a plus. The candidate will have experience preparing design documents (including calculation sheets, drawings, and specifications), engineering reports, and contract documents for bidding and construction and overseeing the construction of water and wastewater projects in the field.

The successful candidate will work in a project team setting and report to Project Managers and Technical Managers who provide project leadership and direction through coordination and mentoring of team members, setting the project schedule, and controlling the execution of the project tasks.

What will you need to succeed?

• 4-8 years of engineering experience.
• B.S. Degree in Civil or Environmental or Chemical Engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer is a plus, or the ability to obtain a Florida P.E. license within one year of employment

In addition, this position will require experience in the following supervisory and project engineering duties:

• You are coordinating your work and the work of other junior engineers.
• We are developing and monitoring the schedule and budget components of larger projects.
• Demonstrating strong and proactive communication skills to keep the Project Manager regularly updated on all issues and work progress on projects.
• Experience leading the design or portions of the design.
• Experience working with and coordinating discipline work (civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, HVAC, Geotech, survey, etc.) internally and through sub-contractors.
• Experience in Construction Administration, including coordinating and conducting submittal reviews, reviewing contractor requests for information (RFIs), and reviewing contractor payment applications.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD software and guiding designers/drafters on design drawing production.
• I make decisions independently or with appropriate oversight on engineering problems and methods.
• I am working on multiple projects simultaneously and meeting the needs of each project in a professional, reliable, and organized manner.
• Mentoring and directing staff on technical assignments and reviewing technical work completed by engineers under supervision.
• Ability to connect and work with external suppliers and subcontractors for quoting and furnishing materials and services.
• You are interacting with clients and representing the firm in a professional manner.
• Spending time in the field or on construction projects, as applicable to the project.
• Coordinating with contractors and clients in the field during construction to ensure that projects are executed in compliance with the specifications and drawings.
• Interfacing with local and state Department of Environmental Protection so that projects meet all code and permit requirements
• Assist with proposal development and new opportunity pursuits.
• Participation in professional organizations.
• Have a genuine interest and enthusiasm for water and the environment.

$81,000 - $121,000 a year

This position’s anticipated pay range is provided; final exempt salary or non-exempt hourly pay will be dependent on experience level as well as considering a % based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials are used to recognize and reflect cost of labor differences between geographic markets.