Environmental Senior Project Engineer

Job Title

Environmental Senior Project Engineer

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Location

Boulder - Boulder, CO 80302 US (Primary)
Denver - Denver, CO 80202 US
Fort Collins - Fort Collins, CO 80524 US
Glenwood Springs - Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 US

Category

Environmental Engineering

Job Type

Full-time

Job Description

Further your career of environmental engineering and consulting with design assignments for water treatment facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, water distribution, wastewater collection, and everything in between, while providing engineering excellence for our communities and municipalities. Our Environmental Senior Project Engineers support and collaborate with design teams on a wide range of small, medium, and large projects each including planning, permitting, design, and construction administration. Senior Project Engineers receive technical guidance and supervisory review and approval from the project team with opportunities to participate and influence creative and innovative solutions.

EXAMPLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

• Applies extensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad area of assignments (treatment process, hydraulics, technical writing, etc.).
• Makes decisions independently on engineering problems and methods, and represents JVA to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work.
• Plans, coordinates, and directs JVA’s internal engineering team on a large and important engineering projects or several smaller projects with complex features.
• Assists the Project Manager with client and subconsultant coordination and communication.
• Serves as a technical specialist, staff advisor, and consultant as to a technical specialty or a type of facility.
• Carries out complex or unique assignments with limited oversight as needed.
• Supervision of engineering and support personnel on a project basis.
• Markets the firm’s capabilities within the engineering specialty to establish new clients and enhance relationships with existing clients.
• Prepares proposals with Project Manager or Principal for potential projects and in the negotiations of fees.
• Initiates some contracts and coordinates additional services requests with Project Manager or Principal.

Salary Range: $100,000-$115,000

Open until filled

Job Requirements

REQUIRED Qualifications

• Familiarity with Engineer Principles: Understand engineering elements of water and wastewater treatment facilities, water and sewer utilities, engineering economics, and technical report components.
• Prioritize and Pivot Effectively: Produce high quality results while balancing work on a variety of projects and priorities in order to support multiple project teams and deadlines.
• Communication: Quickly adapt to others using different forms of communication to easily connect and convey information via phone, text, email, and or chat.
• Active Listening: Give full attention to instructions provided, take time to understand points being made, and proactively ask questions to clarify as necessary.
• Collaboration: Successfully work within a group to complete a project collectively.
• Initiative: Self-motivated to think ahead and proactively support project teams to problem solve and meet deadlines.

PREFERRED Qualifications

• Ability to obtain P.E. License within one year of hire: Have the required combination years of education and engineering experience to be able to obtain a P.E. License in the state of Colorado within one year of hire.
• Software Utilization: Demonstrated expertise with preparing calculations and reports using MS Office (or similar software suite).
• Growth mindset: Able to approach new tasks with a focus on improvement and to continually evolve and develop.

REQUIRED Credentials

• Degree and Credential Requirements: NONE! We value candidates who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experiences will help them contribute.