Job Description

Description :

Brown and Caldwell is currently seeking a self-motivated senior water and wastewater treatment engineer specializing in process mechanical design to join our Irvine, Los Angeles, , San Diego, Phoenix, or Las Vegas office. Remote work allowed.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Are you an individual who takes pride in delivering exceptional work? In this new role, you will work with and lead 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 prepare 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 lead and manage design tasks and serve as a Brown and Caldwell subject matter expert. You will also be responsible to mentor 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\xe2\x80\x99s Cal-Desert business region.

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.
• Serve as process mechanical discipline lead and/or design manager on projects.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on process mechanical design.
• Serve as process mechanical subject matter expert (SME) depending on experience.
• Participate in developing and publishing regular Design Guidelines, Notes from the Trenches and other technical training materials.
• Mentor, delegate, oversee the work of, and possibly supervise less-experienced process mechanical engineers.
• Determine deliverable product quality meets project and BC standards.
• Direct the work of drafters and designers and coordinate with other disciplines to complete process mechanical drawings.
• Lead the preparation and writing of technical memoranda, reports, etc.
• Lead process mechanical related studies or alternatives analyses, including preparation of engineering economic analysis.
• Perform or oversee office services during construction on projects, including submittal reviews, responses to requests for information, and other construction related engineering work.
• Check performance and/or conformity with design drawings and specifications through field inspection, testing and commissioning of projects
• Duties also include occasional field activities such as site investigations, data collection, compilation, analysis, and documentation; these activities require occasional travel to project sites, including occasional sites that are not local to your home office.

Required Skills and Experience:

• B.S. degree in Environmental, Mechanical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering; M.S. degree preferred
• P.E. certification/registration in Mechanical, Environmental, or Civil in good standing.
• Experience designing water and wastewater projects and preparing construction documents including drawings, P&IDs, specifications, control narratives, technical memoranda, etc. is required.
• Minimum 10 years of similar experience required; 15+ years preferred.
• Ability to work with Client organizations at all levels.
• Ability to understand multi-discipline delivery of large treatment plants and pump stations and their associated facilities.
• Knowledge of company-wide technical resources to leverage technical expertise.
• Strong aptitude for researching and solving technical problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills essential.
• Task design lead experience is required, Project discipline lead experience is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams, Access, Outlook, etc.) required
• Experience performing engineering calculations using computer software (Excel, Mathcad, etc.) is required
• Experience writing and editing equipment and piping specifications is required
• Experience with AFT Arrow and AFT Fathom is preferred
• Experience with ProjectWise Explorer is preferred
• Valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license and good driving record

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee\xe2\x80\x99s 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: $115,000 - $156,000
Location B: $126,000 - $172,000

You can view which BC location applies to you 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 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\xe2\x80\x94to 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.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor\xe2\x80\x99s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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