Senior Water Treatment Engineer (Drinking Water & Reuse)

About the role

Your impact Accelerate your career with Jacobs, a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. If you are looking for an opportunity to solve complex challenges, do meaningful work, and make an impact you can measure then you should join Jacobs’ Florida Water team.

Responsibilities

• Lead process evaluation, design, and optimization for drinking water and reuse treatment systems (UF/MF, NF/RO, GAC/IX, UV/AOP, conventional processes).
• Plan and oversee pilots, bench testing, and data analysis; translate findings into basis of design, P&IDs, and process narratives.
• Guide commissioning/startup, troubleshoot operations, and support digital tools to improve performance and reliability.
• Develop technical specifications, equipment selection, and submittal reviews with strong QA/QC rigor.
• Partner directly with clients on workshops, planning, and facility master planning; present options and recommendations clearly.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers; foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
• Contribute to proposals, scopes, and fee development; support pursuits and thought leadership (AWWA/WEF/FWEA).
• Cook up across multi-disciplinary teams (civil, structural, electrical, I&C) to deliver integrated solutions.

Requirements

• B.S. in Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering (M.S. preferred).
• Professional Engineer (PE) — Florida PE.
• 15+ years in municipal water/wastewater process engineering, with emphasis on drinking water and/or reuse.
• Hands-on experience with membrane treatment (UF/MF, NF/RO) and at least one of PFAS removal, GAC/IX, UV/AOP, advanced disinfection/oxidation, or conventional treatment.
• Client-facing communication skills and a track record of delivering quality design documentation.
• Ideally, you’ll also have Experience with potable reuse (indirect or direct) or alternative water supplies.
• Project management exposure (PMP or formal PM training a plus).
• Publications/presentations (AWWA/WEF/FWEA) and participation in professional societies.
• Familiarity with process modeling, data analytics, and/or digital twins.
• Working knowledge of Florida codes/regulatory context.

Qualifications

• Experience with potable reuse (indirect or direct) or alternative water supplies.
• Project management exposure (PMP or formal PM training a plus).
• Publications/presentations (AWWA/WEF/FWEA) and participation in professional societies.
• Familiarity with process modeling, data analytics, and/or digital twins.
• Working knowledge of Florida codes/regulatory context.

Skills

• Strong technical skills in water treatment processes.
• Excellent communication and client relationship management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Work/Travel Hybrid in Naples, FL
Relocation assistance available

Pay

$144,700.00 to $189,975.00

Schedule

Hybrid