Hybrid Project Engineer – Drinking Water

at Apex Companies, LLC

• Job title: Project Engineer – Drinking Water
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $88,000 - $105,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Providence, United States

About the role

• Project Engineer focusing on water supply design projects in a hybrid setting at Apex Companies. Engaging with clients and delivering technical project management under senior supervision.

Responsibilities

• Prepares technical memoranda, reports, calculations, correspondences, designs, drawings, specifications, permit applications, quantity takeoffs, and cost estimates on less complex projects or discrete tasks on more complex projects under the direct supervision of senior staff.
• Assists the Project Manager and other senior staff in complying with assigned project schedules and budgets on less complex projects or discrete tasks on more complex projects by actively reporting on project progress and by identifying additional work outside the contractual Scope of Work.
• Works with subconsultants under the direction of the Senior Project Engineer or Project Manager.
• May serve as Lead Designer on less complex projects or discrete tasks on more complex projects to produce a complete and coordinated project by meeting and effectively communicating with the project team.
• Reviews calculations, design assumptions, and concepts within discipline to assure quality control.
• Provides technical input into proposals on less complex projects, or discrete tasks on more complex projects by developing scope of work, budgets, and schedules by relying on historical information or experience.
• Assists in the preparation of technical presentations.
• Participates in client meetings and/or technical presentations.
• Works effectively and efficiently within established hourly budgets and monitors self-performance.
• Develops expertise in pertinent local, state, and federal regulations.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with clients on technical issues by effectively communicating on a frequent and regular basis as directed by the Project Manager.
• Leads fieldwork such as surveying, GPS data collection, infrastructure inspections and assessment, water sampling, and construction observation.
• Assists with construction administration by tracking and reviewing submittals, preparing meeting agendas and minutes, reviewing, and compiling daily and weekly construction reports, and tracking construction schedules.
• Provides updates to a Senior Project Engineer and/or Project Manager.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with staff. Provides on-the-job training and mentoring for entry-level engineers and interns.
• Demonstrates advanced skill and proficiency in MS Office, AutoCAD and other associated computer-based technical software specific to the discipline.
• Develops increasingly effective writing and presentation skills and can present data that supports technical decisions and the rationale for making them.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related engineering discipline and 4+ years of water supply engineering design experience or a Master's Degree in the same and 3+ years of water supply engineering design experience.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, ArcGIS a plus
• Prior experience working in engineering consulting is strongly preferred
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT), PE License or actively pursuing PE registration in a State(s) where Apex does work or ability to obtain same by reciprocity.
• Ability to effectively communicate/interact within project teams and with clients, direct activities of less experienced staff and demonstrate effective written and oral skills.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical and dental.
• Company-paid life, short, and long-term disability.
• 401k match, tuition assistance, and more.
• Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.
• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.
• Working with the best and brightest in the industry.
• 2,000+ employee national firm with 70+ locations across the US.