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Water/Wastewater Engineer

Ardurra
Ardurra Salary
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/15/2026

Ardurra is seeking an Water/Wastewater Engineer in our Knoxville, TN office.

Primary Function:

Our innovative water and wastewater engineers collaborate closely with clients to plan, design, permit, and construct systems that address their needs comprehensively. This approach allows our clients to make smarter investments, resulting in lower life cycle costs and additional benefits.

As a recognized leader in the Southeast water industry, our projects encompass treatment and infrastructure initiatives for municipal and institutional clients. Our work ranges from drinking water supply to water reuse and wastewater management. We have the capability to support projects of all sizes within a flexible and innovative team environment.

Primary Duties:

  • Supports other team members with miscellaneous assigned tasks
  • Prepares plan details and outlines, identifies quantities of materials, cost estimates and performs calculations for a specific segment of a project
  • Assists in preparation of technical specifications
  • Evaluates vendor bids and drawings to assure compliance with specifications
  • Creates and reviews design drawings within defined limits
  • Prepares technical reports or sections of larger reports
  • Prepares permit application packages 
  • Reviews contractor submittals
  • Assist in developing and preparing studies and models to support reports, design or planning  efforts
  • From time to time, performs field tests & measurements, and collects field data
  • Aids and supports proposal team or proposal manager

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent
  • Experience in utilizing various computer software packages and automated engineering and design equipment

Competencies

  • Accountability
  • Adaptability
  • Communication
  • Planning & Organization
  • Personal Development

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun.  We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home. 

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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