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Experienced Water / Wastewater Process Engineer

Geosyntec Consultants
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Oct 2025
💰 $116,485/yr($89,605/yr$116,485/yr)

About the role

Overview

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better? 

 

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Water / Wastewater Process Engineer to join our team in Lakewood, Colorado. In this position, you will contribute to advanced water and wastewater treatment projects by managing tasks such as evaluating systems, designing solutions, conducting tests, overseeing implementation, handling permits, and supporting construction phases. In this role, you will support project management, taking on tasks or managing projects based on your experience and the specific scope of work. Additionally, you will help expand our practice in the region by participating in business development efforts, including attending conferences, visiting clients, and assisting in proposal development.

 

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

 

We invest in our people.  Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too.  We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

 

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 

  • Performing and overseeing detailed water/wastewater process engineering design on a variety of project types and geographies.
  • Applying innovative treatment processes for mitigating polluting contaminants, including emerging contaminants.
  • Developing construction documents, including bid forms, drawings, and technical specifications.
  • Developing report plans for sampling, feasibility study, and design basis.
  • Developing technical reports, including feasibility studies and treatment process evaluation.
  • Developing engineer’s cost estimate analysis for treatment systems.
  • Performing permitting support with local, regional, and national permitting agencies.
  • Conducting or overseeing field investigations and construction support services.
  • Managing multi-disciplinary project teams, including internal and external.
  • Interacting with client representatives and regulatory representatives.
  • Task and project-level responsibility for scoping, performing, managing and delivering multiple concurrent project assignments.
  • Consistent with our sell-manage-do business model, play a role supporting lead generation, business development, staff development, and mentoring.
  • Help broaden our reputation via publishing and visibility at prominent industry conferences.
  • Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.

Education and Licensure

  • Bachelor's degree in chemical, environmental, or civil engineering, with emphasis on process engineering or closely related discipline. (required)
  • Advanced degree in the same. (preferred)
  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration or the ability to obtain P.E. registration within 1 year. (preferred) 

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of direct environmental consulting experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (required)
  • Experience with multi-disciplinary project teams. (required)
  • Demonstrated success in the management of clients. (required)
  • Proven leadership skills. (required)
  • Experience with modeling and design software tools such as InfoWater, WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, GPS-X, Biowin, and AutoCAD. (preferred)
  • Experience working on a variety of project types and in a variety of roles (e.g., project engineer and project manager) within the water/wastewater industry (preferred)
  • Excellent writing and communication skills. (required)
  • Regular fieldwork and overnight travel. (required)
  • Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing may be required.
  • Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)

 

This opportunity will be posted for at least five days. Below are the potential compensation ranges that we in good faith believe are applicable for this role at the time of this posting and are only applicable for jobs to be performed in the specified location(s) belo

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