Civil Engineer - Water Wastewater
Civil Engineer - Water Wastewater | Charlotte, NC
My client is a well-established, employee-focused architecture, engineering, and survey firm with a 40+ year track record of delivering high-impact infrastructure projects across the Eastcoast region and greater Mid-Atlantic. As the largest privately owned multi-disciplinary firm of its kind in West Virginia, they're now expanding their footprint into North Carolina and building out their Charlotte team with a Project Engineer to help lead water wastewater projects from concept to construction.
This is a ground-floor opportunity to help shape a growing office within a firm known for its integrity, versatility, and family-oriented culture.
What you'll be doing
- Evaluating existing utility assets and developing recommendations for rehabilitation or replacement.
- Supporting the design of water line and sanitary sewer line rehab and replacement projects.
- Managing projects in a PM capacity - coordinating team members, deliverables, budgets, and client communication.
- Monitoring construction phase performance; assisting with submittals, RFIs, correspondence, and change orders.
- Coordinating environmental studies, permitting, alternatives analyses, and other technical deliverables.
- Incorporating pump selection, valve sizing, and mechanical equipment layout into water/wastewater system designs.
- Supporting troubleshooting and performance evaluation of mechanical systems during construction and commissioning.
- Delivering formal presentations to clients, stakeholders, the public, and regulatory agencies.
- Attending networking events, trade shows, and technical conferences to identify future project opportunities and grow client relationships.
- BS in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience (water/wastewater focus preferred).
- PE license highly desired, candidates with a clear path to obtaining PE will also be considered.
- Exceptional presentation and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage projects and guide junior team members.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
- Willingness to travel periodically to project sites.
Why this role
- Comprehensive benefits: health, dental, and vision insurance; company-paid short- and long-term disability; 401(k) matching; paid time off; and tuition assistance.
- Structured professional development, specialized training, performance bonuses, and annual salary reviews.
- Schedule flexibility within a genuinely family-oriented, low-ego culture.
- The chance to help build out a brand-new North Carolina presence with a firm that has long tenure and strong leadership stability.
- Diverse municipal project pipeline where your work makes a real, lasting impact on the communities you serve.
If you're a water resources or civil engineer in the Carolinas looking for real ownership, growth, and a seat at the table as a new office scales, I'd love to connect.
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