Civil Engineer, PE - Water-Wastewater
Tetra Tech - Spokane, WA
posted 3 days ago
About the position
At Tetra Tech, we collaborate with industry-leading experts for a sustainable future for our world. We combine consulting and engineering with advanced analytics and technology to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our global innovation hubs will enable you to share ideas and best practices while growing your professional network. Wherever you are in your career journey, you will benefit from working with world-class engineers, scientists, and technical specialists. The successful candidate for this position will be based in the Seattle, WA office (with potential for full-time remote work) and actively participate in the design and coordination of water and wastewater projects for the Pacific Northwest Water/Wastewater group, with the capability to develop project management skills and responsibility. The successful candidate will have the skills and drive to market and win work.
Responsibilities
- Serve as design engineer on a wide variety of municipal wastewater projects involving treatment facilities, pumping systems, pipelines, and collection systems
- Coordinate multi-discipline design teams
- Lead the planning, evaluation, and selection of preferred alternatives
- Perform conceptual and detailed design calculations and analyses
- Prepare detailed engineering reports, construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and supporting documents
- Ensure standard engineering practices and inclusion of appropriate documentation on various reports and design projects
- Resolve questions, plan, coordinate, and execute work in a safe, timely, cost-effective, and compliant manner
- Provide construction support services (field meetings, submittal review, shop drawing review, RFIs)
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil, Environmental, or related Engineering discipline (focus on water and wastewater utility design preferred)
- Professional Engineer (PE) License in Washington, or able to obtain by comity within 6 months
- 6+ years of experience with water and wastewater system design; including the design of activated sludge treatment systems (lagoon, oxidation ditch, sequencing batch reactor and/or membrane), pipelines, pumping systems, collection systems, and/or CSO control systems
- Valid Driver's License with an acceptable driving record
- Ability to determine hydraulic system calculations for pump stations, pressure pipelines, storm and sanitary sewer pipelines, and/or wastewater treatment plants
- Proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil 3D, word processing, spreadsheets, scheduling programs required
- Strong project management background preferred
- Excellent technical writing and communication skills
- Interest in business and client development
Nice-to-haves
- Active membership and participation in water and wastewater professional associations such as PNCWA, APWA or AWWA (preferred)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Term life
- Disability
- Accidental death & dismemberment coverage
- Time off with pay (TOWP)
- 401k
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
