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Water Resources Design Project Engineer

Woolpert

$87,100 - $130,700 / year

Houston, TXFull-timeOn-siteIntermediate

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Description

At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.

As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.

Woolpert is hiring a Design Project Engineer to join our dynamic Water Team at our Houston, Texas office. This position is primarily responsible for assisting with technical delivery on projects as well as the budgeting, planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting for specific project phase(s) and/or task(s). This position is key in establishing and improving levels of team technical competence, quality and efficiency.

This position will be part of a team engaging clients across the Water markets in support of client objectives in the areas of Water Resources Design, Drainage Design, Utilities Design, Site Civil Design, Data Analytics, Organizational Performance, Process Improvement, and related studies and analyses.  This position will perform other duties as assigned.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.  Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do:

    • Support various phases of our water/wastewater/stormwater/drainage design projects from communication with clients to deliverable generation.
    • Perform technical aspects of specified deliverables and/or leads team of technical staff in creating deliverables consistent with scope, schedule and budget.
    • Manage phases of projects, ensuring completion of work that meets quality assurance requirements.
    • Perform field work, as needed.
    • Analyze and interpret information, including field, H&H, and water quality data, to present to clients in a meaningful format
    • Meet internal and/or external project deadlines. 
    • Complying with and implementing clearly defined QA/QC measures. 
    • Communicates issues affecting phase/task or project schedule, budget or quality and escalates unresolved issues to project manager, team leader, and/or discipline leader.

What You Will Bring:

 Bachelor degree (BS) in Civil or related engineering program

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience
  • Must be proficient in AutoCAD Civil3D, with optional proficiency in hydraulic and hydrologic modeling software
  • Must be willing to perform technical tasks, as assigned, as well as ensure the completion of additional tasks by other team members.
  • Must be willing to work collaboratively with existing team, including mentoring and cross-training
  • Must possess strong communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Must possess strong organizational skills to successfully manage multiple, competing priorities.
  • Must be able to interface effectively with clients, team members, and other firm resources.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Must be able to make sound decisions/recommendations based on the evaluation and synthesis of project information and data.
  • Must be physically and mentally capable of performing all essential duties required of the position.
  • Task management experience is preferred

 

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

  • Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
  • Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
  • Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
  • Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
  • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
  • Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

 

 

 

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range
$87,100—$130,700 USD

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here:  http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.  You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

Benefits

  • dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • paid time off
  • sick leave

About this role

Woolpert's Houston water team is looking for a Design Project Engineer to take on technical delivery and project management responsibilities across water resources, drainage, utilities, and site civil design work. You'd support projects from client communication through deliverable generation, managing specific phases while ensuring quality, schedule, and budget compliance. The role involves both hands-on technical work—including field visits, hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, and AutoCAD Civil3D modeling—and coordination of team efforts, with occasional field work as needed.

This position suits someone with at least five years of professional engineering experience and a civil engineering degree who is comfortable wearing multiple hats. You'll need strong proficiency in Civil3D and Microsoft Office, solid communication skills for client and internal stakeholder interaction, and the ability to juggle competing priorities while flagging issues early. Task management experience is a plus. The salary range is $87,100–$130,700 depending on your background.

Woolpert emphasizes career growth and flexibility, offering a principal track to eventually become a firm owner, flexible time off, and a range of standard benefits. The role requires you to already have U.S. work authorization; visa sponsorship is not available. This is an in-office position in Houston.

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