Engineer I Jobs - 2026 - Texas and Louisiana

About the role

Frees and Nichols has openings for December 2025, May 2026, and August 2026 new graduates to launch their careers. These positions offer a supportive pathway to grow your career in design, modeling, planning, technical excellence, and business development.

Responsibilities

• Partner with others to complete tasks by collecting and correlating information to assist in completing projects.
• Verify information and adjust data as needed.
• Cookordinate project efforts with others contributing to the project as well.
• Design a roadway, highway, water pipeline, water treatment facility, dam, reservoir, or levee.
• Guide your client’s stormwater and flood risk reduction programs utilizing modeling and design.
• Aid your client in planning for long-term water solutions and support communities in enhancing their existing infrastructure for future needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in major from list above (Civil/Environmental/Water Resource Engineering, Biological and Agricultural/Biosystems Engineering, Structural/Geotechnical/Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering).
• Current grad or those graduating in December 2025, May 2026, or August 2026.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous internship, Participation in a student organization such as a professional or technical society.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment including a hybrid schedule with up to 40% remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.
• Comprehensive benefits package including an annual bonus, access to company cabins, and paid overtime for salaried employees.

Pay

Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Schedule

Hybrid work schedule with remote work up to 2 days per week and an alternative work schedule with every other Friday off.

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. We are proud of our flexible work environment and offer a variety of practice areas including Transportation, Water Resource Planning, Water Resource Design, Stormwater, Water/Wastewater Master Planning, Water Transmission & Utilities, and Water/Wastewater Treatment.