Senior Water Treatment Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Water Treatment Engineer to lead the planning, design, and delivery of municipal drinking water treatment plants and other water treatment projects. In this role, you will serve as a technical expert in process and facility design as a key member of our broader water resources engineering team. Your work will have a direct impact on the safety, reliability, efficiency, and long-term resilience of critical water infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical expert and lead the planning, process selection, and detailed design for water treatment plant projects
• Provide technical oversight and mentoring to project managers and engineers, ensuring sound engineering judgment, regulatory compliance, and consistency with firm standards
• Support projects across the broader Water Resources team, integrating treatment facility expertise with conveyance, storage, pumping, and utility infrastructure projects
• Prepare project documents and designs, conduct analyses, interpret data, and plan and coordinate specific aspects of water treatment engineering work
• Perform QA/QC on project deliverables, ensuring the technical accuracy and constructability of water treatment plant designs and documentation
• Oversee project teams, ensuring alignment with technical standards, project schedules, and organizational goals
• Collaborate with senior management on strategic planning for water/wastewater services and assist with business development efforts including client engagement and proposal development
• Prepare proposals and/or funding applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related engineering field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Extensive and progressive experience in water treatment facility design
• Experience designing water treatment facilities in Texas is needed
• Proven success in managing large and/or complex water treatment facility design projects
• Proficiency with relevant engineering software and tools for design, project management, and analysis
• Excellent communication and client management abilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including: Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Valid Driver's License

What we offer

• Health & Wellness (medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance w/ option for additional voluntary life insurance)
• Work/Life Balance (vacation, holidays, sick leave, parental leave, flexible scheduling)
• Wealth-Building (401k w/ company match, student loan repayment benefit, ESOP, competitive compensation package)
• Professional Benefits (professional membership dues, career & educational development)

Lochmueller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.