Lead Engineer - Water Infrastructure
Role: Lead Engineer - Water Infrastructure
Location: Miami, Fl (Also open to Jacksonville, Tampa, Sarasota, West Palm Beach, Orlando, FL)
Salary: $125k - $170k
A career defining opportunity with one of the most respected water focused consultancies in North America.
We are a specialist engineering firm with a singular focus: water. For nearly a century, our teams have shaped the planning, design, and delivery of water, wastewater, and reuse infrastructure across the country, partnering with municipalities, utilities, regulatory bodies, and private-sector clients to solve some of the sector's toughest challenges.
What sets us apart isn't just the projects - it's the people. Our engineers are widely recognised as among the most technically accomplished in the industry, and that reputation is why clients keep coming back. When you join us, you'll be working shoulder-to-shoulder with nationally known experts who are pushing the science of water forward, safeguarding public health, and helping communities build long-term resilience.
Our ambition is twofold: to be the leading water consultancy in the market, and to be the place where you build the most rewarding chapter of your career. If that resonates, we'd love to talk.
What you'll be doing
- Supporting the delivery of municipal water and wastewater programs across our Florida client base
- Contributing to the design and construction of complex treatment and conveyance projects - including managing budgets, schedules, contractual deliverables, and QA/QC
- Leading civil design components for treatment facilities and conveyance infrastructure
- Engaging across the full project lifecycle - conceptual and preliminary design, site visits, fieldwork oversight, alternatives analysis, and reporting
- Producing civil drawings, specifications, and cost estimates
- Drafting technical memos, reports, and electronic deliverables
- Reviewing contractor submittals against plans and specs, and responding to RFIs
- Supporting permitting submittals and coordinating with regulatory and governmental agencies
- Participating in pilot testing, field activities, and site reconnaissance
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
- 6-14 years of hands-on civil engineering experience in a directly relevant setting
- Florida PE license (or ability to obtain within 6 months)
- Previous experience working on water wastewater, conveyance, pump stations, water treatment projects
- Strong grasp of engineering fundamentals, analytical thinking, problem-solving
- Working knowledge of local utility codes and the permitting process, with the ability to QC plans and specs against code
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