Civil Engineer - Water/Wastewater

Overview

Kimley-Horn's Austin South, Texas (TX) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 3+ years of experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team! This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

Designing water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, water treatment systems, water/wastewater distribution planning, master planning, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions

Managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction coordination, and providing regular communication and guidance with less experienced staff

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external clients to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects

Maintain a high degree of quality sets of plans along with checking the work of others

Create work plans and adhere to the budget set by the client and performing strong project management knowledge

Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and various regulatory agencies to fulfill any regulations and requirements relating to projects

Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects

You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships

You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors

Qualifications

4+ years of relevant engineering design experience

Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)

Relevant municipal engineering experience including designing pump stations, pipelines, water/wastewater treatment facilities

Experience performing hydraulic modeling (using programs such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.)

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work

Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.

Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.

Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.

Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.