Principal Civil Engineer (Water)

Our Sacramento/ Davis office has an opening for a self-motivated engineer with 8-12 years of experience to work on projects related to groundwater wells, drinking water, water reuse and stormwater. When you join Brown and Caldwell, you will find that we offer a non-hierarchical and collaborative work environment intended to support you in doing your best work. You will be trusted and supported to produce quality work by our project managers and given the flexibility to manage your work efforts to achieve project objectives. The work we do is interesting, challenging, and impactful for the communities we live in.

 

Responsibilities   

• Deliver projects through planning, design, and creation of civil engineering plans, specifications, and reports. 

• Supervise the maintenance of BC’s project management delivery requirements. 

• Direct and implement project risk mitigation strategies. 

• Lead quality assurance and quality control efforts for project deliverables. 

• Verify compliance and resolve apparent conflicts with relevant codes, laws, and permits to ensure regulatory adherence in all tasks performed. 

• Serves as a lead technical resource for multiple client service teams. 

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of BC Standards. 

• Engage on multiple top Area pursuits by providing technical contributions for proposals and presentations. 

• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs. 

 

Preferred Requirements 

• Manage projects and tasks for projects related groundwater wells and drinking water supply projects.
• Participate in business development as part of a client service team.
• Conduct technical evaluations to support planning and well and water system design related activities.
• Assist with the preparation of calculations, technical memoranda, reports, drawings, specifications, and miscellaneous contract documents.
• Check performance or conformity with plans and specifications as part of engineering services during construction.
• Assist with submittal reviews, requests for information, correspondence, change requests, and change orders for construction projects.
• Conduct field work as necessary for various projects.
• Communicate effectively and coordinate with project teams including other disciplines (drafters, designers, and other engineers).
• Successfully manage and deliver assignments on time and on budget.
• Adhere to Brown and Caldwell’s QA/QC process.

 

Mentorship 

• Provides mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles. 

 

Skills and Competencies 

• Project ability to direct and organize civil teams to complete multiple tasks. 

• Proven ability to effectively manage team communications. 

• Proven capability to solve complex, undefined problems. 

• Expertise in the design and planning of civil engineering projects. 

• Keen understanding of regulatory compliance for relevant codes, laws, and permits and impacts of changing regulatory environments. 

• Understanding of delivering complex projects and multiple delivery alternatives. 

 

Experience  

• Typically, a minimum of 10 years of work experience in civil engineering or related field. 

• A history of leading large-scale projects and initiatives with strategic importance. 

• Professional