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Water-Wastewater Engineer

Shive Hattery Group, Inc.
West Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/16/2026

Description

Let’s Do great things—Together


At Shive-Hattery, we believe great design starts with great people. We’re a full-service architecture and engineering firm with a legacy of collaboration, innovation, and putting people first, our clients and each other. If you’re looking for a place where your ideas matter and your growth is supported, you’ll feel at home here.


Why This Role Matters


As a Water-Wastewater Engineer with 4 years of experience you’ll play a key role in supporting the firm and shaping projects that make a difference—from concept through completion. You’ll collaborate with talented teammates, contribute your expertise, and help us deliver thoughtful, high-quality solutions for those we serve.


What You’ll Do 


As a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), you can lead a diverse range of water and wastewater infrastructure projects. This includes design, client contact, business development, mentoring and the following responsibilities:  

  • Develop facility plans, master planning reports, specifications, and design drawings
  • Lead internal and external project workshops
  • Take projects from concept to bid-ready documents
  • Manage services during construction
  • Lead construction permitting with regulatory agencies
  • Lead scope, schedule, and fee development with project management support
  • Collaborate with clients and regulatory agencies
  • Mentor multi-discipline project teams
  • Participate in business development
  • Lead the evaluation, study, and design of water and wastewater pipelines, pump stations, and treatment systems

Requirements

You don’t need to check every box to succeed here. If your experience aligns with many of the items below and you’re excited about the work we do, we encourage you to apply.

  • Education: Bachelor’s (B.S.) or master’s degree (M.S.) in Environmental or Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year or graduate engineering university
  • Experience: four or more years of similar technical experience with no less than one-year of experience in project leadership
  • License/Certification: Registered Professional Engineer capable of registering in states within Shive-Hattery’s geographical footprint
  • Experience with detailed plans and specifications, for water and wastewater collection, distribution, pumping, and/or treatment projects
  • Strong verbal, computer, time management, and organizational skills
  • Good understanding of the multi-disciplined aspects required for delivering water-wastewater infrastructure improvements
  • Proven technical writing and professional communication skills
  • Desire to mentor junior staff, as well as learn and continue professional career
  • Must have strong communication skills

What will make you stand out 

  • Ability to apply standard tools efficiently
  • Growing confidence in selecting methods and approaches
  • Early project ownership experience
  • Strong technical documentation skills

Our Commitment to You


Great work happens when you feel secure in your future, confident in your support, and trusted to grow. That’s why our benefits support your health, financial stability, and life beyond work — including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off and holidays, 401(k) retirement savings, disability protection, wellness incentives, and flexibility. When we succeed, you share in that success. Guided by truth, trust, mentoring, and care, we’re committed to helping you build a lasting career.


Who We Are


Shive-Hattery is a privately held architecture and engineering consulting firm with design offices across the United States. Here, you’ll work alongside multidisciplinary teams delivering integrated design solutions for clients across industries. You’ll contribute to meaningful projects guided by our principle to design what matters and make our world a better place. You’re looking to build something great. So are we.


Shive-Hattery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.


This position is primarily performed in an office or hybrid environment and may require travel to project sites, other Shive-Hattery office locations or to meet with clients. A full clean driver’s license is required. The role involves sitting, standing, and working at a computer for extended periods. May also require lifting light to medium weight objects of up to 50 lbs., the wearing of PPE and navigating active construction sites. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role. 


U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:


We are unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future. Candidates must have current and ongoing authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.


If this role sounds like a fit for your skills and interests, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us design what matters to make the world a better place. Interested applicants should submit their cover letter, resume, and portfolio for consideration. If you are unable to submit your portfolio due to size constraints, please include a link to your portfolio in your cover letter. 


Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies:


To protect the interests of all parties, Shive-Hattery and its partners will not accept unsolicited candidate submissions from a recruiter or staffing agency who is not operating under an executed recruiting or staffing services contract with Shive-Hattery. Please do not contact our employees directly in that regard or otherwise submit unsolicited candidate information in any form.

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