Water/Wastewater Engineer

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Join Our Team as a Water/Wastewater Engineer!

Are you ready to make a significant impact on the future of municipal and utility systems? Foth is on the lookout for a self-driven and team focused Water/Wastewater Engineer to support innovative projects that enhance community infrastructure. The position can be based out of our Iowa office locations in Des Moines or Cedar Rapids.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform technical engineering discipline lead for water transmission, distribution, sanitary sewer collection, wastewater conveyance, and/or water system project designs and system analysis
• Provide technical consultation to municipal clients on their sanitary sewer system management, watershed planning, capital improvement plans, green infrastructure, pumping stations, and best management practices
• Develop water and wastewater system reports and community-wide master plans.
• Participate in capital improvement plans for growing Midwest communities.
• Lead a hydraulic analysis team for pressure pipe modeling, transient analysis, pump station analysis, and gravity sewer modeling.
• Prepare design plans, specifications, and bid documents for water and wastewater systems.
• Provide construction support services, including shop drawings, pay estimates, progress meetings, and construction services.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License.
• 3+ years of experience in utility system analysis, sanitary sewer collection, drinking water systems, and /or wastewater conveyance municipal infrastructure improvements. Technical report writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in municipal engineering, wastewater, sanitary sewer, and/or municipal projects as a technical producer, project manager, and/or client contact.
• Experience with sanitary and drinking water master planning and modeling software (e.g., SewerGEMS, WaterGEMS, XPSWMM, ArcGIS).
• Experience with software such as ESRI ArcGIS, Bentley MicroStation OpenRoads, and/or AutoCAD Civil3D.

All Foth Companies are equal opportunity employers, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qualified women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. All locations are tobacco-free. Subject to applicable state law, all applicants who have received a written offer of employment and a copy of Foth's Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Program Policy, will be required to undergo testing for commonly abused controlled substances. Applicants must complete the required drug testing within two business days of offer acceptance. Foth will pay for all drug testing, which will be conducted by a licensed independent medical laboratory that follows testing requirements in accordance with applicable state law.

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