Design Engineer in Training - Water Resources
Woolpert
$75,400 - $113,200 / year
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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.
Position Overview
Woolpert is hiring a Design Engineer in Training to join our dynamic Water Team at our Houston, Texas office. This position is primarily responsible for assisting with technical delivery on projects. 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 Texas and Nationwide 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:
- Work under direction of a PE and support Project Managers/Project Engineers in performing design work, preparing reports, conducting field work, and contributing to the project management tasks related to stormwater design, water distribution, sanitary collection, and land development/site design.
- Use CAD Civil3D to create and/or aid in designs, to prepare technical plans, specifications, and cost estimates, ensuring precision and adherence to project requirements as well as improving your understanding of project budgeting and financial implications. Assist PMs with schedules, scopes, and budgets.
- Able to perform design related calculations and read able to design plans.
- Able to identify issues and develop creative solutions. Attend meetings with clients and stakeholders and expected to present your work; Prepare meeting minutes.
- Understand local and state regulations across Texas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia related to design procedures. Expected to follow these guidelines and ensure the designs adhere to these standards and regulations.
- Provide quality control reviews on designs and reports.
- Actively participate in firm-wide quality initiatives, helping to implement and uphold high standards across all projects, which will improve your knowledge of best practices in quality control.
- Depending on project needs, you may assume a sub-project manager role in complex projects, coordinating specific segments of the project and gaining early leadership and project management experience.
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
- An Engineer-in-Training (EIT) having passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certification exam
- Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience. 6 to 8 years preferred.
- Experience with Civil 3D is required
- Eagerness / able to pass and obtain Professional Engineer (PE) license within 2-years of accepting job.
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.
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 Water Team in Houston is looking for a Design Engineer in Training to support technical delivery across water resources, drainage, utilities, and site civil projects serving clients throughout Texas and nationwide. You'll work under the direction of a PE, using Civil 3D to develop designs, prepare plans and specifications, conduct field work, and contribute to project management tasks. The role includes client-facing responsibilities—attending meetings, presenting work, and preparing documentation—as well as quality control reviews and participation in firm-wide quality initiatives that will deepen your understanding of industry best practices.
This position suits someone with a Civil Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited program, an EIT certification, and 4 to 6 years of experience (6 to 8 preferred) who is committed to obtaining a PE license within two years. You'll need demonstrated proficiency in Civil 3D and the ability to perform design calculations, read plans, and identify creative solutions to technical challenges. Depending on project complexity, you may take on sub-project management responsibilities, gaining early leadership experience while supporting the firm's growth across its 75+ offices globally.
Woolpert offers competitive compensation ($75,400–$113,200 based on experience), comprehensive health and retirement benefits, flexible paid time off, a principal program path to firm ownership, and career development opportunities. The role is in-office in Houston and requires current work authorization; visa sponsorship is not available.
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