Senior Water & Wastewater Treatment Engineer

What Your Day Will Look Like:

Consor Engineers is seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer / Project Manager to join our growing Phoenix, AZ office. This role is ideal for an experienced, licensed professional engineer who is passionate about treatment facility projects and ready to lead complex technical work, manage client relationships, and mentor developing engineers. If you are looking to make a lasting impact on critical water infrastructure while growing within a people‑focused and collaborative culture, we’d love to meet you.

About the Role

As a Senior Engineer / Project Manager focused on water and wastewater treatment, you will be responsible for the planning, design, and delivery of treatment facility projects for municipal clients. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, oversee project execution from concept through construction, and serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients. This role balances hands‑on technical leadership with project management, business development, and mentorship responsibilities.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as Project Manager and/or Technical Lead for water and wastewater treatment facility projects, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Lead the planning, design, and evaluation of treatment processes and facilities, including new plants, expansions, and rehabilitation projects.
• Develop and review technical deliverables such as engineering reports, feasibility studies, process calculations, plans, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Provide technical leadership in treatment processes such as filtration, disinfection, biological treatment, solids handling, odor control, and residuals management.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams (civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and I&C) to deliver integrated and constructible treatment solutions.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, supporting ongoing relationships and ensuring successful project outcomes.
• Support project pursuits, including proposal development, scope definition, fee development, and participation in interviews.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid‑level engineers, fostering technical excellence and career growth.
• Support quality control and quality assurance processes across treatment projects.

What You'll Need:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in water and/or wastewater treatment engineering, including facility design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Proven experience managing engineering projects and leading technical teams.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and client‑facing skills.

Preferred Qualifications (not required)

• Experience managing treatment projects through design and construction.
• Experience with treatment process modeling, permitting, and regulatory coordination.
• Knowledge of municipal water and wastewater standards and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to balance project management, technical leadership, and mentorship responsibilities.
• Interest in supporting business development and long‑term client relationships.

This hybrid position fluctuates between an office environment and a field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, cameras, and copy machines. This job will require occasional exposure to work environments that may include inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, construction hazards, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.

While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, walking, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. This job will require operating a company vehicle, and may include lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

Get to Know Us:

What BenefitsYou’llEnjoy:

We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing acomprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

• Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-LifeAlignment– Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
• Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employeeassistanceprogram, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
• Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
• Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employeenetworks and groups.

How Your Career Will Grow:

We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often dynamic. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.

WhyYou’llLove Consor:

You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together. Click here to learn more about Consor.

Consor’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity in the Workplace

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to fostering an environment in which employees and prospective employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where the uniqueness, perspectives, and experiences of individuals are valued. Consor is an equal opportunity employer andmaintainsemployment practices designed to provide equal employment and development opportunities for all employees and applicants,in accordance withapplicable local, state, and federal laws. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consor alsomaintainsan affirmative action program across its offices and worksites.

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Notices: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks.