Join the Team That Builds Communities
At MacKay Sposito, we believe great people build great communities—and that starts with hiring the right talent. Engineering Analytics, now a part of MacKay Sposito, is seeking a full-time Project Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA. This role will have a mix of office and field-based responsibilities.
We offer a comfortable and collaborative work environment. We’re serious about our work – but we’re serious about fun, too. If that sounds good to you, let’s talk.
This Project Engineer will travel approximately 50% of the time in Southern California.
Key Responsibilities:
- Construction management/inspection activities
- Design of water, wastewater, and other infrastructure systems and facilities
- Prepare studies, reports, plans, specifications, and cost estimates for a wide variety of groundwater/wastewater projects
- Support project managers with client relations, stakeholder management, and sub-consultant coordination
- Industrial Process Control and Control Systems Design
- Assist in proposal preparation, including oral presentations.
- Prepare the scope, schedule, and budget for new projects
- Work within a team of project managers, design engineers, technicians, and support staff to successfully complete a variety of projects
- Take ownership of projects from start to finish
- Review submittals and RFIs, prepare designs for a variety of projects, keeping within budget and meeting timelines/milestones
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years of relevant experience in water, wastewater, and stormwater project design
- At least one year of experience in field construction oversight
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Civil Engineering
- Familiarity with Project Management platforms such as ACC is preferred.
- Experience with scheduling software such as Primavera P6 is preferred.
- California P.E. license or the ability to obtain one within a reasonable timeframe is preferred
- Ability to establish and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Ability to learn and adapt
- Ability to manage several project tasks concurrently
- Ability to work independently on construction sites
- Solid organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with multi-disciplinary team members
Why join the MacKay Sposito team?
- A people-first culture - We are dedicated to our employees and their families. We want to do what’s best for them, and their well-being helps drive our business decisions.
- An excellent reputation - Through our 50-year history, MacKay Sposito has built and maintained an excellent reputation in our community, and with our clients and business partners. You’ll be joining a team with a strong foundation and reputation that you can be proud to be part of.
- A focus on community - MacKay Sposito and our employees believe in giving back to the communities we serve. As a firm, we supported a host of local organizations focusing on our community pillars of veterans and youth. Our team members serve in volunteer positions as commissioners, committee and board members, youth coaches, and participate across a broad range of initiatives.
Our Values
At MacKay Sposito, we’re serious about our work, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We have a unique and diverse mix of employees who enjoy each other’s company. In addition to having first-rate technical skills, we search out people who are friendly, honest and dedicated to their work. We know work isn't only about who you work for, it is also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate to make great things possible.
We firmly believe in the principle of constructive candor – always providing the client with everything they need to know to make fully informed decisions. By creating a positive, committed, and supportive environment, we’re able to challenge our people to be the best that they can be, and to celebrate every success.
Who We Are
With more than 50 years of experience, MacKay Sposito is a multidisciplinary firm based in Vancouver, Washington, specializing in public works, energy, and land development. Our passionate team focuses on building lasting relationships through quality work, creative design, and collaboration. We offer civil engineering, land surveying, environmental science and permitting, landscape architecture, and construction management and inspection services. With the addition of our subsidiary, Riparia Environmental, we now deliver a full suite of services from design and engineering to maintenance and environmental compliance. Together, we balance development with environmental stewardship and sustainability.
About Engineering Analytics, Inc.
Engineering Analytics, Inc. (EA), now part of MacKay Sposito, is a civil and environmental engineering firm with a strong reputation for solving complex infrastructure and remediation challenges. With offices in Fort Collins, Colorado; Raton, New Mexico; and San Diego, California, the EA team brings deep expertise in site remediation, mining, water resources, municipal infrastructure, and energy-related projects.
EA will continue to operate under its established name during a transitional period as we work toward full integration with MacKay Sposito. Our combined capabilities allow us to offer broader career opportunities, greater resources, and expanded services while maintaining EA’s client focus, collaborative culture, and technical excellence. To learn more about EA’s background and areas of expertise, visit www.enganalytics.com.
Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as various market and business considerations.
The annual wage range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000, depending on experience.
Full-time employees receive a well-rounded benefit package including access to our company-sponsored Medical (including an HSA High Deductible option), Dental, Vision, FSA, and Supplemental Life Insurance plans. We also offer 100% company-paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability coverage. Employees are eligible to participate in our company 401k plan with up to a 4% match. Additionally, employees also receive paid vacation time, paid sick time, and 11 paid holidays and are eligible to participate in employee ownership offerings. MacKay Sposito pays for expenses associated with licensure as well as annual profit sharing bonuses.
Employment requires passing a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
As a federal Contractor we participate in E-Verify and are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Open until filled.
Top Skills
What We Do
… We’re consultants in energy, public works and land development, and we’re an array of technical disciplines. Our practical expertise spans megaproject design, planning and project management, master-planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture, construction management and land development for both public and private sector clients.
… We’re builders of lasting, good relationships. That means, we think of our clients as human beings, not projects. We provide a bridge between the public and private sectors. We open doors for our clients into communities. Our desire for your success is the cornerstone of our working relationship with you.
… We’re makers of strong communities. We lead by doing right, whether we’re helping you to put together a complex mixed-use masterplan development, or to provide power to a remote rural outpost, or to improve the facilities of your city.
