Principal Engineer – Municipal Infrastructure

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Bakersfield, CA, USA
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Professional Services • Consulting
The Role
Leads municipal water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure studies, designs, construction projects, and master-planning initiatives. Develops client relationships, directs multidisciplinary teams, coordinates with public agencies, supports funding applications, and ensures regulatory compliance. The role requires independent problem-solving, project management, public works construction knowledge, and occasional fieldwork or overnight travel. An active California PE license, or the ability to obtain one within six months, is required.
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Summary

Provost & Pritchard is offering opportunities for senior civil engineers with a diversity of experience working on water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure projects for public agencies and private developers. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to build relationships and work closely with clients and work in multidisciplinary project teams. The ideal candidate will have experience working on feasibility study, design and construction projects with the ability to solve problems independently and in a team environment. Bilingual in Spanish is not required but is a plus.

Candidates must show an understanding of municipal infrastructure engineering and be able to apply their knowledge in a practical manner. We work with clients ranging from large cities to very small unincorporated communities throughout California. Serious candidates must have an interest and/or experience in areas such as:

  • Feasibility Studies
  • Community Facilitation
  • Urban Water Planning
  • Infrastructure Condition Assessment
  • Infrastructure Master Planning
  • Project Planning and Design
  • Project Funding Assistance Applications
  • Water and/or Sewer System Design
  • Public Works Construction Contracts
  • Agency Coordination

Qualifications

  • Must hold an active CA PE license or licensed in another state and be willing to sit for CA license within 6 months of hire.
  • 10 years of experience leading and directing work teams in studies, investigations, and designs delivering positive results for clients.
  • Experience and demonstrated success in business development and client relationship building.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrated project management experience required.
  • Occasional field work and/or overnight travel may be required.
  • Understanding of public works infrastructure construction techniques.
  • Understand and be experienced with regulatory compliance issues as they relate to design specialty areas.
  • Ability to take initiative to solve problems and find creative solutions.
  • Must be able to handle increasing levels of responsibility and project complexity.
  • Specific experience grant writing and working with small rural communities is a plus.

Skills Required

  • Active California PE license, or an engineering license in another state with willingness to sit for the California PE exam within six months of hire
  • 10 years of experience leading and directing work teams in studies, investigations, and designs
  • Demonstrated success in business development and client relationship building
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Demonstrated project management experience
  • Understanding of public works infrastructure construction techniques
  • Experience with regulatory compliance related to design specialty areas
  • Ability to solve problems independently and develop creative solutions
  • Ability to handle increasing responsibility and project complexity
  • Occasional fieldwork and overnight travel availability
  • Bilingual Spanish proficiency
  • Grant-writing experience and experience working with small rural communities
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The Company
289 Employees
Year Founded: 1968

What We Do

Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group provides engineering and consulting services to improve infrastructure for communities and clients across California. The firm develops practical, sustainable solutions for landscape, land-use, public works, agricultural, and private-sector needs. Its multidisciplinary services include civil and structural engineering, water resources and treatment, agricultural planning, environmental consulting, regulatory compliance, surveying, GIS, planning, and construction management. It began in the San Joaquin Valley in 1968.

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