Join our Hazen team and make the world a better place providing superior solutions in all things water® for our clients.
Hazen is a creative, employee-owned company with minimal bureaucracy with outstanding opportunities for motivated, talented people that enjoy teamwork and collaboration, client service, and solving our clients’ most difficult water challenges. You will be supported by multiple mentors on projects and local office leadership.
As a detail-oriented Wastewater Engineer / Project Manager with 5 to 10+ years of experience in design and project management of municipal wastewater projects, you will apply your unique skills and insights as part of teams providing wastewater treatment and overall nutrient management solutions.
In your role you will evaluate, model, plan, and support startup and operation of public sector wastewater treatment facilities. Your expertise in and understanding of wastewater treatment processes guides the design of these important facilities.
You will support projects as a critical part of the design team, a design lead, a task manager, and/or a project manager. In your role you will be actively involved in at least one large project and/or several smaller projects simultaneously. You will prepare facility assessment and design reports, perform design calculations, perform process and/or hydraulic modeling, select and size equipment, prepare design documents and construction documents, support construction phase services both in office and in the field. Field work and site visits from planning through construction may require occasional travel.
You may support and mentor junior engineers and will be supported by senior mentors on projects and local and regional office leadership. The position will lead to an increasing level of client development and management commensurate with experience, supported by our local office and firm-wide technical resources.
Qualifications and Skills Required:
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- North Carolina PE or licensed PE in another state with ability to obtain North Carolina PE within 6 months of hire date
- Experience working on and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in roles including Task Manager and/or Design Lead
- Experience supervising, coordinating and reviewing work by junior and technical staff
- Ability to estimate workload and develop schedules
- Engagement with professional societies and similar organizations by participating in meetings and conferences
- Proficient in standard software platforms (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, etc.)
- Strong organizational skills
Minimum Education Required:
Bachelor of Science degree in Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering
- North Carolina Professional Engineer license, or another state PE license with ability to obtain North Carolina PE within six months of hire
- 5 to 10+ years of experience designing and managing municipal wastewater projects
- Experience collaborating on multidisciplinary teams as a Task Manager or Design Lead
- Experience supervising, coordinating, and reviewing work by junior and technical staff
- Ability to estimate workload and develop schedules
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with standard software platforms, including Microsoft Office Suite and Bluebeam
- Strong organizational skills
- Engagement with professional societies through meetings and conferences
What We Do
As Hazen marks 75 years, we celebrate a legacy of absolute commitment to our clients while delivering the best technical work available anywhere. By fostering a culture rich with collaboration, opportunity, and support, we've retained a small-firm feel even as we've expanded to be the water industry's largest firm solely devoted to all things water. Our focus on water prepares us to handle the exceptional challenges facing the industry: adapting to new regulations and changes in supply or demand; targeting stretched budgets for optimal ROI; developing resilience to drought, floods, severe storms, and wildfires; charting a course into the digital age; and much, much more. Our focus on water also makes us home to many of the world’s top water experts and rising talents, each seeking a challenging and rewarding career while making an important contribution to the communities in which we work. If you have a water challenge, Hazen and Sawyer has your solution. Visit our website to view a full list of all Hazen office locations across the country and around the world.
