What are the responsibilities and job description for the Civil Engineer / Project Manager – Water and Wastewater position at HireReady Partners?
Summary
- A growing Texas civil engineering firm is seeking a licensed Civil Engineer / Project Manager to lead water and wastewater infrastructure projects from design through permitting, bidding, construction support, and closeout.
- This is a high-impact, direct-hire opportunity for an active Texas Professional Engineer who wants technical ownership, client visibility, strong earnings potential, and a long-term path toward leadership, ownership, or partnership.
- The firm serves rural water supply corporations, municipalities, and public-sector utility clients throughout Texas. Most current work involves water distribution systems, wells, elevated storage tanks, treatment plants, and related utility infrastructure.
- Review, design, and sign/seal civil engineering plans for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
- Lead design work involving water distribution lines, wells, storage tanks/towers, treatment plants, and related municipal utility systems.
- Prepare, review, and manage TCEQ submittals, permitting documentation, plan-review responses, and regulatory compliance activities.
- Manage projects from planning and design through bidding, construction support, and closeout.
- Develop bid packages, support public bidding processes, review contractor submissions, and assist clients during project execution.
- Serve as an engineering point of contact for municipalities, rural water supply corporations, utility clients, boards, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate with in-house drafting resources and provide technical direction for project production.
- Participate in client meetings, board meetings, field visits, site inspections, and travel throughout Texas.
- Help build scalable engineering processes and potentially mentor EITs, junior engineers, technicians, or design staff as the firm grows.
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
- Current, active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Texas; ability to review and seal plans is essential.
- Approximately 6–8 years of progressive civil engineering experience.
- Water/wastewater, municipal infrastructure, utility, or public-works project experience.
- Demonstrated experience with TCEQ submittals, permitting, regulatory requirements, and approval workflows.
- Experience with water distribution systems, wells, storage facilities, treatment plants, and/or related infrastructure.
- Proven project-management experience, including engineering design, bidding, client coordination, construction support, and project delivery.
- Working proficiency with AutoCAD or comparable civil design/drafting software.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel throughout Texas.
- Strong written communication, client-facing, organization, and project-management skills.
- Experience supporting rural water supply corporations, municipalities, public works departments, or utility clients.
- Background as a Municipal Engineer, Water/Wastewater Project Engineer, Civil Project Manager, Consulting Civil PE, or Public Works Engineer.
- Familiarity with public-sector bidding, infrastructure funding, and board-level client interaction.
- Interest or experience in business development and building client relationships.
- Established Central Texas network, particularly around Austin, Taylor, Pflugerville, or surrounding communities.
- Experience mentoring, leading, or supervising EITs, junior engineers, technicians, or drafting staff.
- Performance-based bonus opportunity of approximately 50%–100% of base salary; recent annual bonus performance has reached 100%.
- Potential total annual compensation up to approximately $240,000.
- Hybrid flexibility, typically up to three work-from-home days weekly based on workload and project needs.
- Health-insurance reimbursement model.
- Company vehicle within approximately the first six months, including fuel and authorized personal use.
- Laid-back, collaborative small-firm culture with direct access to leadership and meaningful autonomy.
- Long-term opportunity to help lead and expand the engineering function, develop clients, and pursue future ownership or partnership.
Salary : $240,000