Senior - Principal Engineer - Wastewater Collection System Planning

About the role

The Senior - Principal 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. Previous experience with Wastewater Collection System Planning/Hydraulic Modeling is required, including master planning, infiltration and inflow analysis, flow monitoring, risk assessments, alternatives analysis, and development of capital improvement plans.

Key Responsibilities & Functions

• Serving as a technical leader 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 project manager directing the hydraulic modeling and master planning work of senior level, as well as other staff engineers.
• Providing QA/QC review on the work of others in the wastewater collection system planning team.
• Interacting directly with clients and providing excellent client service.
• Assisting with marketing activities and proposal development when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• 8+ 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• 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.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation range: $101,325 to $180,915. Based on our Davis, CA office location. (West Yost uses geographic salary differentials that would apply for candidates in other regions).

This is a Hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. Standard Benefits include 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. Other Unique Benefits include on-going education through our 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. We also offer a wellness reimbursement.