Staff Engineer - Civil(Water/Wastewater/Conveyance)

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. Minimum of 5 years related work experience. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search.

Responsibilities

• Perform and lead complex civil engineering design tasks for industrial water and wastewater facilities, including:
  • Site layouts and grading
  • Pump stations and intake/outfall structures
  • Treatment unit general arrangements (clarifiers, filters, tanks, basins)
  • Industrial plant infrastructure and utility corridors
• Apply advanced engineering principles, design standards, and codes relevant to industrial water projects, including US, international, and client-specific standards.
• Develop, review, and validate engineering calculations, drawings, technical memoranda, specifications, and Basis of Design Reports (BODR).
• Support constructability reviews and coordination with procurement and construction teams as required.
• Function as a task or discipline lead on industrial water projects of low to medium complexity.
• Provide technical guidance, oversight, and review of work performed by engineers and CAD/VDDS technicians.
• Coordinate closely with process, mechanical, electrical, structural, geotechnical, piping, HVAC, and I&C disciplines to deliver integrated industrial facility designs.
• Resolve interdisciplinary interface issues, particularly at the civil–process and civil–mechanical boundaries.
• Execute project work for US, Middle East, APAC, and other international industrial clients from the India office in accordance with Black & Veatch global delivery and quality standards.
• Coordinate with global discipline leads, project managers, and engineering managers to support design development, risk mitigation, and issue resolution.
• Support multiple projects concurrently while effectively managing priorities, schedules, and deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with Black & Veatch Quality Management System (QMS), applicable design guides, and project-specific requirements.
• Participate in internal quality reviews, interdisciplinary checks, and response to QC comments.
• Incorporate health and safety principles in design, consistent with international best practices and industrial client requirements.
• Operate under general direction with defined project objectives; responsible for the technical accuracy, completeness, and coordination of assigned civil deliverables.
• Prepare and verify complex engineering deliverables for large or multiple industrial projects.
• Perform complex engineering studies and develop recommendations for materials, layouts, and system configurations.
• Understand and manage scope, budget, schedule, and quality requirements for assigned tasks.
• Review and approve work performed by junior engineers and technicians.
• May support or lead:
  • Larger production teams
  • Multi-discipline coordination activities
  • Portions of projects as responsible charge under supervision
• Participate in internal and external project meetings with global stakeholders.
• Focus on the needs of internal clients (project leadership and discipline teams) while developing an understanding of external industrial client drivers and operating requirements.
• Communicate client expectations to project teams and help develop design approaches that balance technical, schedule, cost, and operational considerations.
• May support proposal development, technical evaluations, and pursuit activities for industrial water projects.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering field from a recognized accredited program.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in industrial water and wastewater infrastructure design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Typically 10–18+ years of relevant experience in industrial water and wastewater infrastructure design.
• Demonstrated experience delivering industrial water projects (e.g., desalination, ZLD, reuse, power or refinery water systems) for US and/or international clients in a global delivery environment.
• Professional registration (PE, CEng, or equivalent) preferred but not mandatory.