Associate - Senior Engineer - Water Systems & Wastewater Collection Systems Planning

About the role

The Associate - Senior Engineer role will contribute to the development of the firm’s Water Business Sector (which encompasses water system, water resource, recycled water, and collection system planning).

Responsibilities

• Serving as a technical staff member in wastewater collection system hydraulic evaluations utilizing a variety of commercial hydraulic modeling software programs (e.g., Infoworks ICM, AquaTwin Sewer, SewerGems, etc.).
• Working as part of a team on projects throughout California and Oregon.
• Analyzing various types of flow, demand, population, water quality, and facilities condition data.
• Assessing collection system regulatory compliance.
• Developing wastewater collection system capital improvement programs.
• Preparing technical reports and master plans.
• Training and mentoring staff on wastewater collection evaluation and assessments.
• Serving as a deputy project manager or project manager directing the hydraulic modeling and master planning work of junior level to associate level staff engineers.
• Serving as a liaison between the engineering team and clients, providing excellent client service.
• Assisting with marketing activities and proposal development when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• 6 - 12+ years of experience with Wastewater Collection System Planning and Hydraulic Modeling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with CAD, GIS, Microsoft Access, and hydraulic modeling software (e.g., InfoWater Pro).
• PE licensure in the State of California. PE licensure in other states in which the firm is actively practicing may also be considered.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to process accurate engineering calculations unaided and prepare reports.
• Proven ability to summarize technical information using appropriate grammar, punctuation and spelling for concise reader-friendliness and clarity.
• Experience with direct client interaction and proposal writing.
• High proficiency with InfoWater PRO; experience with Aquanuity software.

Skills

• Maintaining professional competency may require attending education classes and seminars, reading professional publications, and attending professional society meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health saving accounts (with West Yost contribution), paid vacation, paid sick leave and holidays, two employee assistance programs, travel assistance program, 401(k) profit sharing with employer match, leaves of absence with additional supplemental paid time off, parental leave, life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and even pet insurance.
• Additional benefits include wellness reimbursement, 529 college savings plan/student loan repayment program, tuition reimbursement, paid professional memberships, paid training, and Leadership Academy programs.
• You’ll be recognized for your contributions at West Yost through milestone anniversary benefits, peer to peer recognition programs, the potential for employee stock ownership, annual monetary and paid time off bonuses, performance-based bonus eligibility, merit increase eligibility, and employee referral bonuses.