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  • Water/Wastewater Engineer - Shape the Future of Florida’s WaterFort Myers, FLPE registration required
  • Design the systems that keep communities running
You’re a civil/environmental engineer who wants your work to matter. Here, your designs will directly protect public health, support growth, and make Florida’s water and wastewater systems more resilient. From complex wastewater treatment plants to site civil and stormwater infrastructure, you’ll help drive projects that local utilities depend on every single day. You won’t just draft plans. You’ll visit sites, see the facilities, and help guide projects from concept through construction. If you’ve been executing municipal water or wastewater work and want a bigger technical challenge, we want to talk to you. What You'll Work OnYou’ll support a portfolio of municipal water and wastewater projects across Florida, from planning through construction: Municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities Wastewater and water conveyance infrastructure Site civil design: layout, yard piping, roadways, paving, grading Stormwater infrastructure and drainage systems Permitting packages for treatment and infrastructure projects Alternatives analysis and planning-level studies Construction-phase support and contractor coordination Field activities, site reconnaissance, and pilot testing You’ll also work within local utility codes and permitting processes, bringing projects into alignment with agency requirements and standards. Your core challenge: turn complex regulatory, site, and process constraints into clear, buildable designs that work in the real world.
What You'll Be Doing:
  • Helping execute municipal water and wastewater projects for Florida utility clients
  • Supporting design and construction of complex wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects
  • Contributing to project budgets, schedules, contract obligations, and quality standards
  • Performing civil engineering design for water and wastewater treatment facilities and conveyance systems
  • Developing site design components including layout, yard piping, roadways, paving, grading, and stormwater infrastructure
  • Performing conceptual and preliminary design activities, including site visits and overseeing fieldwork
  • Conducting alternatives analyses and preparing planning and design reports
  • Developing civil engineering plans and specifications
  • Preparing cost estimates for water and wastewater projects
  • Preparing technical memoranda, reports, and electronic deliverables
  • Reviewing contractor submittals for conformance with contract plans and specifications
  • Evaluating contractor requests for information during construction
  • Participating in field activities such as pilot testing and site reconnaissance
  • Assisting project managers with permitting submittals for treatment facilities and infrastructure projects
  • Coordinating with various governmental agencies during permitting and review
What We're Looking For:
  • Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering6 to 12 years of directly relevant civil engineering experience
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer
  • Experience with local utility codes and utility permitting processes
  • Ability to review plans and specifications against local codes
  • Strong application of engineering principles, critical thinking, and analysis
  • Innovative approach to solving engineering challenges
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work well in a team environment and communicate effectively with clients and project teams
  • Proficiency in MS Word and ExcelThe Experience That Will Really Get Our Attention
You’ve been in the trenches on water and wastewater treatment or conveyance projects, and you know what it takes to get a site design from concept to bid set to construction support. You’re comfortable balancing utility standards, local codes, and real-world site constraints, and you can back it up with clear documentation and communication. If you’ve taken projects through permitting in Florida and used modern civil, GIS, and hydrologic tools to tighten your designs and analyses, you’ll stand out here. High-signal tools and skills: AutoCAD Civil 3DGISICPR4SWMMmunicipal water designwastewater treatment designstormwater designpermitting Why This Opportunity? This is your chance to deepen your technical footprint in Florida’s water and wastewater sector while working on complex, meaningful municipal projects. You’ll collaborate with experienced water professionals, sharpen your design and planning skills, and gain hands-on exposure from fieldwork to construction-phase support. Compensation and benefits are structured to be competitive and to recognize your education, PE license, and directly relevant experience in this critical field. Interested? If you’re a PE ready to take on more complex water and wastewater work in Florida, let’s get your experience in front of the hiring team. Please send your resume toJake Moyer KeywordsWater Wastewater Engineer, Water/Wastewater Engineer, Civil Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Municipal Engineer, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Stormwater, Site Civil Design, Yard Piping, Grading, Paving, Roadway Design, Conveyance Infrastructure, Utility Engineer, Municipal Water, Municipal Wastewater, Water Infrastructure, Wastewater Infrastructure, Stormwater Infrastructure, Permitting, Utility Codes, Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, GIS, ICPR4, SWMM, Pilot Testing, Field Engineering, PE, Professional Engineer, Sarasota engineering jobs, Florida water jobs
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