Project Engineer - Water​/Wastewater

Overview

Sherwood Design Engineers is a civil and environmental engineering firm focused on sustainable infrastructure, water management strategies, green building design and systems-based solutions. Our mission is to engineer an environmentally and socially regenerative planet.

Role:
Project Engineer - Water/Wastewater for the Water/Wastewater team. The successful candidate will collaborate with engineering disciplines to co-create solutions for infrastructure challenges, lead technical scopes of work, direct quality management processes, and support client relationships and team development.

Sherwood is seeking a Project Engineer to support our growing civil and environmental engineering practice. The candidate should have strong engineering design experience in water, wastewater and water reuse infrastructure, work well in a multidisciplinary team, and be capable of working independently to develop clear, evidence-based solutions.

• Develop high quality, sustainable engineering solutions for clients including process evaluation, facilities planning, engineering design, permitting & compliance, construction administration and operations planning
• Prepare and review calculations, design criteria and technical memorandums
• Coordinate with teams and engage subconsultants to develop integrated design solutions
• Implement quality assurance and quality control through all project phases
• Plan, assign, and direct work of design engineers to meet project deliverables
• Mentor staff and contribute to performance appraisals; support staff development
• Create and implement innovative design techniques to improve productivity
• Ensure designs comply with current state and local regulations
• Serve as interface between client project teams and the consulting team, conveying technical information timely and professionally
• Work independently under general supervision and exercise sound judgment on design decisions

• Typically 6+ years of industry experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering - Civil and/or Environmental
• Strong water/wastewater technical background with knowledge of physical and chemical treatment processes including water reuse
• Experience across all project phases (conceptual design, detailed design, construction administration)
• Experience preparing technical reports, documentation, and presentations for stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and clients
• Experience advancing plan set packages through project phases and providing redlines for drafters
• Proficient in producing water/wastewater treatment plant designs in AutoCAD
• Experience with process modeling/simulation software (e.g., Bio Win, GPS-X)
• Familiarity with SCADA systems and automated controls for water/wastewater treatment
• Experience performing process and hydraulic calculations, estimating costs, generating P&IDs, process layouts, hydraulics and piping diagrams
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings
• Experience with operation of treatment plants and/or pilot studies, monitoring, sampling, analysis and reporting
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment on multiple projects and manage priorities

• Experience in a consulting environment
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate design solutions
• Experience with advanced water treatment technologies (e.g., membrane filtration, UV disinfection)
• Knowledge of regulations and permitting for water, wastewater, and water reuse in California and the U.S.
• Experience with hydraulic modeling of gravity and pressure pipe networks
• Experience with pump station design
• Experience with cost estimation of water and wastewater infrastructure
• Familiarity with Civil 3D, PCSWMM, Sewer
  
  CAD and similar tools
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Certifications or sustainability-oriented accreditations (LEED, Envision, Living Building Challenge, Eco Districts) preferred

• Develop and lead sustainable engineering solutions including process evaluation, facilities planning, design, permitting, compliance, construction administration and operations planning
• Prepare/review calculations and technical memoranda
• Collaborate across teams and engage subconsultants to develop integrated designs
• Maintain QA/QC throughout project life cycle
• Plan and direct work of design engineers to meet deliverables
• Contribute to staff development through training and mentoring
• Innovate design techniques to enhance productivity
• Ensure compliance with applicable state and local regulations
• Act as interface with client project teams, communicating technical information timely and professionally
• Work independently under general supervision and exercise professional judgment

• ESOP eligibility after one year
• Flexible working - every other Friday off
• Competitive health plans, dental and vision
• Learning and development stipend
• Generous PTO and 8 paid holidays
• Automatic 401k enrollment
• Team events and opportunities to…