Wastewater Treatment Design Engineer

What You Will Do

GFT is seeking a Wastewater Treatment Design Engineer to join our Water team! This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring attendance at one of our many offices.

What You’ll Be Challenged To Do

• Lead and support design, optimize, and manage systems that treat and transport wastewater to ensure safety, efficiency, and environmental compliance.
• Design wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and collection networks, including detailed CAD drawings and equipment selection.
• Design new treatment systems or upgrade existing ones, including biological nutrient removal, sludge handling, and filtration processes.
• Analyze and enhance treatment techniques (e.g., pH adjustment, chemical dosing, aeration) to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Perform hydraulic analysis of existing and new wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and piping systems, make pump selections, and evaluate performance of existing pumps.
• Analyze lab data, operator reports, and chemical usage to resolve operational issues and improve efficiency.
• Ensure that treated wastewater meets municipal or industrial regulatory standards, protecting public health and the environment.
• Conduct feasibility studies, upgrade existing infrastructure, and manage projects from design to completion. Develop cost projections, feasibility studies, and supervise construction or commissioning of new technology.
• Conduct data analysis to monitor operator reports and lab results to refine treatment techniques.
• Function as a technical specialist in the areas of conventional and advanced wastewater treatment. Use processes such as physical/chemical primary treatment, conventional activated sludge, biological nutrient removal, fixed-film processes, membrane bio-reactors (MBR), side stream treatment, tertiary filtration, auxiliary wet-weather treatment, and disinfection.

Education | Experience

• BS in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Engineering (MS is preferred)
• Professional Engineer Licensed required (PE) or the ability to obtain in 6-12 months
• 8 + years of experience required in wastewater discipline, particularly as a wastewater engineer designing (study, plans and specifications) water and/or wastewater infrastructure (i.e. treatment and collection/distribution projects)
• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• EPC project experience preferred; design and construction of wastewater treatment facilities, including three or more years leading process design of wastewater projects with full responsibility for the budget, schedule, contractual obligations, client service, and quality standards preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in preliminary treatment, primary treatment, biological treatment (including BNR), disinfection, hydraulics, and solids processing and handling preferred.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $90,000 - $200,000. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.