Water / Wastewater Project Engineer (St. Charles)

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

What’s in it for you:

Woodard & Curran offers a unique opportunity to join our Midwest Water team to provide high-quality drinking water engineering services to municipal clients across the firm’s geographies and core markets.

Who are we looking for:

Woodard & Curran offers a unique opportunity to join our Water team to provide high-quality water, wastewater, and/or recycled water services to municipal clients across the firm’s geographies and core markets. The successful candidate will have technical expertise in environmental engineering and an in-depth understanding of the engineering concepts associated with water and/or wastewater infrastructure. The candidate will have experience preparing design documents (including calculation sheets, drawings, and specifications), engineering reports, and contract documents for bidding and construction and overseeing the construction of water and wastewater projects in the field.

The successful candidate will work in a project team setting and report to Project Managers and Technical Managers, who provide project leadership and direction by coordinating and mentoring team members, setting the project schedule, and controlling the execution of project tasks.

Location: Must be located within a 2-hour distance of St. Charles but primarily work Remote

Travel Yes - To St. Charles, MO 1 week a month (For team & client meetings)

What you will be doing at Woodard & Curran:

• Coordinating your work and the work of other junior engineers.
• Developing and monitoring schedule and budget components of larger projects.
• Demonstrating strong and proactive communication skills to keep the Project Manager regularly updated on all issues and work progress on projects.
• Experience leading the design or portions of the design.
• Experience working with and coordinating discipline work (civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, HVAC, Geotech, survey, etc.) internally and through sub-contractors.
• Experience in Construction Administration, including coordinating and conducting submittal reviews, reviewing contractor requests for information (RFIs), and reviewing contractor payment applications.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD software and guiding designers/drafters on design drawing production.
• Making decisions independently or with appropriate oversight on engineering problems and methods.
• Working on multiple projects simultaneously and meeting the needs of each project in a professional, reliable, and organized manner.
• Mentored and directed staff on technical assignments and reviewed technical work completed by engineers under supervision.
• Ability to connect and work with external suppliers and subcontractors to quote and furnish materials and services.
• Interacting with clients and representing the firm in a professional manner.
• Spending time in the field or on construction projects, as applicable to the project.
• Coordinating with contractors and clients in the field during construction to ensure that projects are executed in compliance with the specifications and drawings.
• Interfacing with local and state Department of Environmental Protection so that projects meet code and permit requirements
• Assisted with proposal development and pursuit of new opportunities.
• Participation in professional organizations.
• Have a genuine interest and enthusiasm for water and the environment.

What you need to succeed:

• 4-8 years of engineering experience.
• B.S. Degree in Civil or Environmental or Chemical Engineering.
• A registered professional engineer is a plus, as is the ability to obtain a Missouri P.E. license within one year of employment.

$90,000 - $110,000 a year

This position’s anticipated pay range is provided above; final exempt salary or non-exempt hourly pay will be dependent on experience level as well as considering a % based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials are used to recognize and reflect cost of labor differences between geographic markets.

Benefits & Wellbeing

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Time away from work:

• Vacation time is provided to regular full- and part-time employees. Vacation is accrued based on the number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.
• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees absent due to their non-work-related illness, injury, or medical procedure.
• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

The company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books, and fees up to $5250 per year for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Woodard & Curran is an equal-opportunity employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Woodard & Curran believe that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provide the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.