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Evanston, Illinois · USA job

Lead Conveyance Engineer-MW Region

WSP Group

Evanston, Illinois

Job description

Overview

In this role you will lead planning and execution of water and wastewater conveyance projects, shaping future-ready solutions for clients. You'll work within local design teams while leveraging international expertise, tackling hydraulics, master planning, and rehabilitation tasks. You'll collaborate across disciplines to deliver focused, compliant designs and reports that support client goals. This is a growth-focused role with leadership opportunities and a strong emphasis on client service and quality.

Compensation / Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • life
  • retirement savings
Responsibilities
  • Design water transmission and distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, pump stations, and perform master planning
  • Serve as task lead on water/wastewater facilities projects within multidisciplinary teams
  • Oversee junior design teams, manage scope, schedule, and budgets, and build client and team relationships
  • Manage project design tasks, permitting, and construction coordination; provide guidance to junior staff
  • Uphold QC standards for design deliverables, analysis, and reporting
  • Assist with development and scoping of small- to medium-sized projects
  • Contribute to technical reports and presentations
  • Coordinate, review, and approve infrastructure design plans ensuring compliance with codes and regulations
  • Stay current with latest water resources engineering techniques
  • Exercise ethical decision-making regarding funds, resources, and conduct
  • Perform additional responsibilities as needed by business needs
Key requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering with focus in Water Resources or related discipline
  • 7 to 10 years of post-education experience in water resources engineering
  • Professional Engineering license
  • Proficiency in design of water/wastewater/storm water pump stations (pump selection, sizing, hydraulics) and integration with mechanical/electrical/structure components
  • Proficiency in potable transmission mains, sewer trunk mains, distribution, and collection systems design with hydraulic analysis
  • Familiarity with condition assessment and pipeline rehabilitation; NASSCO familiarity
  • Ability to work with Civil 3D; working knowledge of WaterCAD, SewerCad, OpenRoads Designer, Bentley HAMMER, InfoWater, InfoSewer
  • Familiarity with AWWA Manuals and Standards (M11, M23, M28, M41, M77) and related water main design standards
  • Strong technical computation skills and understanding of plans/specs/constructability
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for engineering and non-engineering audiences
  • Self-leadership, attention to detail, multi-tasking, prioritization in dynamic environments
  • Ability to work independently and lead junior team members with QA/QC discipline
  • Active involvement in local/national professional associations (AWWA, WEF)
  • Interest in client service with potential for project management and client-facing roles
  • Preferred Qualifications: PMP Certification, NASSCO Certification, People leadership, Business development experience
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Self-leadership and attention to detail
  • Multi-tasking and prioritization
  • Civil 3D
  • WaterCAD
  • SewerCad

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