What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water/Wastewater Engineer, Project Manager position at Kimley-Horn?
Overview
Kimley-Horn's West Palm Beach, Florida (FL) office is seeking a Water and/or Wastewater Engineer with 4 years of experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team! This is not a remote position.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to critical infrastructure projects and is open to candidates with a range of relevant experience who are passionate about advancing water and/or wastewater systems and providing sustainable solutions for clients.
- This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
- You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
- You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors
Responsibilities
- Designing water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, water treatment systems, wastewater treatment systems, water/wastewater distribution planning, master planning, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions
- Managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction administration, and providing regular coordination communications with project team
- Mentorship to staff with less experience
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external clients to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects
- Provide quality assurance and quality control to projects and maintain a high degree of quality sets of plans along with checking the work of others
- Create work plans and adhere to the budget set by the client and performing strong project management knowledge
- Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and various regulatory agencies to fulfill any regulations and requirements relating to projects
- Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules
Qualifications
- 4 years of relevant engineering design experience
- Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
- Relevant municipal engineering experience including designing pump stations, pipelines, water/wastewater treatment facilities
- Experience performing hydraulic modeling (using programs such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team
Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
- Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
- Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
- Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
- Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.