Civil Project Engineer - Water

Company : Black & Veatch
Location : Kansas City, MO, 64101
Posted Date : 2 October 2025
Job Type : Other
Category : Project Management
Occupation : Project Engineer
Job Details
Civil Project Engineer - Water
Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.
Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.
The Opportunity
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Focus on large-scale water and wastewater infrastructure projects with a focus on the delivery of projects
- Hands-on involvement in developing reports or technical memos, completing studies, detailed designs, and specifications
- Participation in scheduling, budgeting, and contract administration for infrastructure projects
- Coordinate with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects
- Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects
The Team
As part of BV Operations, your skills will be aligned to projects that support our three market sectors- Governments & Environment, Energy & Process Industries, and Connectivity & Commercial. In roles like Engineers, Technicians, and Skilled Specialists you will be engaged with exciting projects across the globe.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform design of projects from the conceptual and bid phase through design completion
- Assist the Engineering Manager in maintaining project schedules and budgets
- Assist the Engineering Manager in managing sub-consultants
- Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, interface directly with the client or sub-consultants
- Support business development through writing of technical approaches, scopes of work, and presentation to clients
- Utilizes knowledge of regularly used civil concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within the water engineering industry
- Applies knowledge to complex projects, find and develop non-standard design solutions to better serve clients project specifications
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to less experienced engineers
- Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines and project team
- Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables
- Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
- Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles. Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
- Plans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria
- Reviews engineering work and/or assignments of early career professionals. Is responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
- Licensed PE or ability and interest to obtain PE and/or be in active pursuit of registration
- Thorough understanding of water and wastewater design
- Ability and motivation to lead portions of complex projects with guidance and mentorship
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing
- Minimum of 5 years related work experience
- All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements
Certifications
- Professional engineering registration is preferred or in active pursuit
Work Environment/Physical Demands
- Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment
- Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards, atmospheric conditions, sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds
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