Senior Design Engineer - water/wastewater (remote allowed)

Brown and Caldwell is currently seeking a self-motivated Design Engineer, specialized in process mechanical design for water and wastewater treatment facilities, to join our team. Remote work is allowed but our preference is for the position to be located within commuting distance to one of our offices in Dallas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, Seattle or Boise.

In this new role, you will work with and be mentored by strong, nationally recognized, senior technical staff on various water and wastewater-related projects.

When you join Brown and Caldwell you will enjoy a unique and welcoming culture centered on balance and belonging and supported by an entirely employee-owned firm. You will find that we offer a non-hierarchical, collaborative, and supportive environment, allowing you to learn, grow your career, choose your path, and have fun while doing your best work. You will be trusted to do the right thing by our leaders and clients and given the flexibility to manage your own schedule to achieve this. The work we do is interesting, challenging, and wide-ranging in nature, and so is our client base.

Job Expectations:

In this technical role, you will be preparing engineering drawings, calculations, process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), specifications, and technical reports for a variety of municipal water and wastewater projects as part of the Brown and Caldwell Design Services group. You will be expected to manage design tasks as a process mechanical task lead on small to midsize projects with support from Brown and Caldwell's subject matter experts. You will also be given the chance to mentor less experienced junior and entry level engineers. Other responsibilities for this position include occasional site visits during various project phases that may include tasks such as equipment evaluation, process testing and troubleshooting, construction inspection and observations, and other types of field work. You will support projects both locally and nationally, but with a focus on Brown and Caldwell's western business region.

Roles and responsibilities

• Execute engineering work on water and environmental projects including wastewater treatment, water treatment, advanced treatment, and pumping and conveyance.
• Work on engineering designs preparing drawings, specifications, P&IDs, calculations, technical reports, and equipment selection for a variety of water or wastewater projects.
• Lead design tasks with assistance from BC's subject matter experts.
• Perform process mechanical facility lead role (depending on experience).
• Work with drafters and designers and coordinate with other disciplines to complete construction documents.
• Mentor less experienced junior- and entry-level engineers.
• Assist or lead the preparation and writing of technical memoranda, reports, and electronic deliverables.
• Assist or lead studies or alternatives analyses.
• Perform office services during construction on projects you designed, including submittal reviews, responses to requests for information, and other construction related office engineering work.
• Check performance and/or conformity with design drawings and specifications through field inspection and testing during construction of your projects.
• Duties may also include occasional field activities such as site investigations, data collection, compilation, analysis, and documentation; these activities may require occasional travel to project sites that are not local to your home office.
• Regularly seek out guidance and implement feedback received from senior engineering staff.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Environmental, Mechanical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering.
• P.E. certification/registration in Mechanical, Environmental, or Civil in good standing, or ability to obtain in the near future.
• Experience designing water and wastewater projects and preparing construction documents including drawings, P&IDs, specifications, control narratives, technical memoranda, etc.
• Minimum 5 years of similar experience required.
• Strong aptitude for researching and solving technical problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills essential.
• Task design lead experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams, Access, Outlook, etc.).
• Experience performing engineering calculations using computer software (Excel, Mathcad, etc.).
• Experience writing and editing equipment and piping specifications.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. degree in Environmental, Mechanical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering.
• 6 to 10 years of increasing responsibility in related experience.
• Experience with AFT Arrow and AFT Fathom.
• Experience with ProjectWise Explorer.

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A:

Salary: $106,000 - $145,000

Location B:

Salary: $117,000 - $160,000

Location C:

Salary: $128,000 - $174,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation:

BC provides a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, well-being, and long term success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 52 offices and over 1,900 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

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