Water/Wastewater Engineer

AECOM

Water/Wastewater Engineer

Chicago, IL +2 locations
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

    We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

    We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future.

    AECOM is actively seeking a Water/Wastewater Engineer for our Columbus, Ohio office.

    This Engineer will support water treatment projects including plant work, waterlines, booster pump stations, and other drinking-water related projects. They will use their experience in process and piloting evaluations, hydraulics, water chemistry and quality, treatment processes and equipment, and applicable regulatory frameworks to help deliver meaningful solutions to local, regional, and national wastewater treatment project challenges. Typical work also includes the opportunity to evaluate, select and apply standards of advanced engineering and modeling techniques, engage in statistical analysis and data evaluations, perform technical writing and verbal presentations, and assist multifaceted design teams.

    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

    • Working with senior members of our Water Business Line team to seek new municipal business opportunities
    • Acting as a senior technical resource, may serve as technical advisor for team
    • Providing specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise
    • Participating in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables
    • Developing construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects
    • Using expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package
    • Performing quality control review of design calculations or drawings
    • Preparing technical specification sections
    • Providing input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements
    • Directly related experience assessing wastewater treatment technologies associated with the following systems: Pumps, piping, valves, etc., headworks, screening, grit removal systems, Aeration, filtration, separation, dewatering and clarification systems, Odor control systems, Chemical feed systems, Disinfection, Sludge and residual handling systems
    • Delivering water treatment system client presentations
    • Assisting with market analysis and identifying strategic opportunities to continue to grow our water business line
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

    • BA/BS and 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

    • PE license in the state of Ohio or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
    • 10+ years of related experience
    • Experience working on municipal projects
    • Experience and familiarity with the following programs is preferred: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, SWMM, and/or Storm/Sewer/WaterCAD

    Additional Information

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    About AECOM

    AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

    AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

    Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

    You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

    You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

    AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

    Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

  • Locations
    Chicago, IL • Columbus, OH • austin, TX