Construction Project Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Project Engineer | Water, Wastewater & Renewable Energy Infrastructure

Salary: $95,000 - $135,000 + Bonus Potential

Location: Olathe, Kansas (Remote Options Available)

Build a Career Where You Can See the Impact of Your Work

Looking for more than just another engineering role?

Join a growing infrastructure and energy solutions organization where you'll help develop innovative water, wastewater, renewable energy, and resource recovery projects that improve operations, reduce costs, and deliver measurable results for clients.

This opportunity offers direct involvement throughout the project lifecycle, from project development and engineering evaluations to design coordination, construction support, commissioning, and client engagement. The position is available due to continued company growth and expanding project activity.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: $95,000 - $135,000
• Annual performance bonus opportunity
• Growth-oriented organization with advancement potential
• Direct project ownership and client interaction
• Diverse technical challenges across multiple industries
• Exposure to renewable natural gas (RNG), energy efficiency, water, wastewater, and resource recovery projects
• Collaborative engineering environment
• Professional development opportunities
• Support for PE licensure and continuing education
• Opportunity to work on meaningful infrastructure projects that improve communities and protect resources

Why Engineers Join Our Team

• Work on projects that make a measurable impact
• Gain experience beyond traditional consulting engineering
• Participate in every phase of project delivery
• Work directly with clients, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and industry experts
• Build technical expertise in water, wastewater, renewable energy, and process optimization systems
• Join a growing organization with long-term career opportunities

What You'll Do

• Evaluate water, wastewater, and resource recovery systems
• Conduct facility assessments and technical audits
• Analyze operational and utility data to identify performance improvement opportunities
• Develop technical solutions that improve efficiency, reliability, and operating costs
• Perform equipment evaluations and process sizing calculations
• Create and review process flow diagrams (PFDs), P&IDs, layouts, and conceptual designs
• Develop scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and technical narratives
• Support proposal development and project planning activities
• Coordinate engineering consultants and design partners
• Review equipment selections, submittals, and shop drawings
• Support project managers and construction teams during project execution
• Assist with commissioning, startup, and performance verification activities
• Develop operations and maintenance documentation
• Work directly with facility operators, vendors, contractors, and clients
• Utilize Microsoft Project and other tools to manage project development activities and schedules

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 5-10 years of engineering experience preferred
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Water treatment
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Environmental infrastructure
  • Industrial process systems
  • Utilities
  • Design-build project delivery
• Strong analytical, technical writing, and communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and project participants
• Proficiency with:
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Microsoft Project
  • Bluebeam or Adobe Acrobat

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• EIT certification with plans to obtain PE licensure
• Water or wastewater process design experience
• Design-build project experience
• Commissioning or retro-commissioning experience
• Measurement & Verification (M&V) experience
• CMiC software experience
• Membership in WEF or AWWA
• Board Certified Environmental Engineer credential

Candidate-Friendly Note

• Experience gained through consulting engineering firms, contractors, municipalities, utilities, industrial facilities, infrastructure owners, or design-build organizations is highly valued.
• Candidates actively pursuing PE licensure are encouraged to apply.

Travel Requirements

• Travel to project locations throughout the Midwest and Northeastern United States is required.
• Travel may include site assessments, project development meetings, construction support, commissioning activities, and client engagement.

Build Projects That Matter

If you're looking for an opportunity to expand your technical expertise, work on meaningful infrastructure projects, and play a larger role in project delivery, we'd like to hear from you.

 

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