Job Description We are looking to add a Project Engineer/Project Manager with experience in water and wastewater system planning, design, and construction for our Tacoma office. Our firm is 100% employee owned! We are a growing firm with a significant backlog of municipal consulting services contracts for cities, counties, and special purpose districts in the Northwest, supported primarily by Western Washington clients.
We are proud to be an employee-owned and managed consulting firm committed to the development and retention of our employees within a positive, collaborative, and challenging work environment. Our office culture is founded on the open exchange of ideas and experiences that foster a supportive, encouraging, team-based approach to accomplishing work and achieving goals. We are committed to a healthy work-life balance for all staff.
The client base served by our Tacoma office continues to offer exciting and expanding project opportunities.
Our project work offers the ability to form long-lasting and beneficial relationships with utility decision makers. The Project Engineer/Project Manager will: - Lead the preparation of water and wastewater studies, evaluations, engineering reports, and comprehensive plans.
- Lead the coordination and development of technical plans, specifications and cost estimates for water and wastewater treatment, pumping, storage, and pipeline facilities.
- Use engineering software modeling and analysis tools.
- Research available infrastructure technologies and products used in the construction of water and wastewater facilities.
- Perform field work that might include technology pilot testing, construction observation, startup and commissioning, and facility evaluation and condition assessments.
- Participate and present technical information and work products to clients through in-person and virtual meetings.
- Demonstrate and develop project management skills to lead projects, including the ability to develop scopes of work, budgets, and schedules during project planning; deliver work products on time and within budget; and effectively communicate and meet client expectations.
- Play an important role in continued company growth by further developing relationships with existing clients, establishing relationships with new and prospective clients, identifying prospective projects and partnerships, and recruiting new employees.
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor of Science (Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering).
- Washington PE license or, for out-of-state candidates, Washington PE license within 6 months of hire.
- 6 to 15 years working on water and wastewater utility pumping, pipeline, storage and treatment projects including system plans, engineer reports and evaluations, facility design, construction, and testing.
- Sound knowledge base of regulatory framework and technologies/products used in water/wastewater engineering design.
- Resourceful in researching and developing project information.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project).
- Experience with virtual meeting platforms (MS Teams - primary, Zoom, Skype, GoToMeeting).
The following would also be of benefit: - Advanced degrees beyond Bachelor of Science
- Experience with proprietary hydraulic modeling products (Innovyze, Bentley, Visual Hydraulics)
- Experience with wastewater process modeling products (BioWin, SUMO, GPS-X)
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D , GIS and/or Revit (BIM) design software products
- Professional society involvement
- Clientele and professional relationships
- Technical and/or project management training, PMP certification
I look forward to reviewing your resume! Please feel free to reach out to me at or call 605-610-2563 All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.