Principal Engineer/Technical Leader-Water/Wastewater

Company Description

How will you make your mark?

At AECOM, our work in providing access to clean water enables communities to thrive and ecosystems to flourish, contributing to a resilient future. As a global leader in infrastructure consulting, we are at the forefront of significant water projects, with over 6,000 of the industry’s best minds driving innovation and technical excellence. Together, we develop solutions that are not only best in the world, but best for the world.     

With an acceleration in infrastructure investment, your bold ideas and global expertise have never been more crucial. Join our dynamic team, where innovation, career growth, and collaboration are celebrated. Enjoy the freedom to grow with customizable career paths, water-specific technical and professional development and the potential to contribute to transformational projects worldwide.    Discover your #H2Opportunity 

Wastewater: We specialize in advanced wastewater treatment solutions, offering everything from primary treatments to complex, advanced systems, including enhanced nutrient removal and advanced biosolids processes. Our focus on energy efficiency not only lowers costs but also improves services for our clients. Join us in delivering sustainable wastewater management, integrating your innovative ideas into projects that make an impact.

Job Description

The Water Business Line of AECOM is actively seeking a highly talented Water/Wastewater Principal Engineer and Technical Leader for our Orlando office or this person can be based in any of our Florida offices. The ideal candidate will have in depth experience with design of municipal conveyance, pumping systems and treatment plant projects.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage projects, including scoping, task management, invoicing and final closeout. Plans, schedules, conducts and coordinates detailed design phases of the engineering work.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Serve as a technical advisor for the team.
• Lead planning, design, permitting and construction phase services for water and wastewater projects.
• Communicate project tasks between offices – high level of coordination and communication skills required.
• Provide specialist technical input to studies and designs.
• Participate in inter-disciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Prepare written reports and make technical presentations to clients and internally to colleagues.
• Responsibilities may include overseeing the planning and design of various project elements, preparation of reports, hydraulic models, calculations, drawings, construction plans and specifications, permitting packages and documents.
• Carry out quality control reviews of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepare technical specification sections for project deliverables.
• Coordination with clients, sub-consultants, regulatory agencies, and members of the public will be necessary to accomplish assigned objectives

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering – preferably Civil or Environmental
• 8+ years of related experience, with progressive experience as PE/PM in municipal water/wastewater infrastructure engineering design, assessment and rehabilitation, conveyance, and pumping systems
• Must be a licensed Professional Engineer

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven leadership skills and demonstrated ability to successfully manage diverse teams
• Demonstrated project management experience including delivering projects successfully, on time and on budget
• Demonstrated experience contributing to business development activities, pursuing new clients/projects
• Proven track record of leading technical engineering teams and successfully managing water and wastewater projects, resulting in securing additional projects from clients
• Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record
• Experience working in the Fort Myers area for water/wastewater/stormwater utilities is highly preferred
• Experience in managing and/or delivering projects by “alternative delivery” approaches is a plus

Additional Information

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm, with access to industry-leading technology and thinking as well as transformational projects and work flexibility.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.