Engineering Technical Lead - Water / Wastewater

Do you enjoy the challenge of determining municipal water and wastewater technical solutions that will meet project goals, overcome system and constructability constraints, while delivering excellent results for clients? It’s taken years to build your skills to a competency level that is broad enough and deep enough to handle the challenges that comes your way. In our Engineering Technical Lead role, you will have the opportunity to share that expertise more broadly in a way that will benefits other engineers and technical personnel, projects, project teams, and clients. We are looking for someone to join our team in this role to support the continuous growth of our Water and Wastewater practice. Relocation assistance available.

Our Engineering Technical Lead role for water and wastewater treatment plant engineering combines the elements of a technical design lead and a quality assurance leader, with a focus on technical training and development of staff.

• Wide experience in the design and construction of:
• municipal wastewater treatment facilities
• municipal drinking water treatment and production facilities

• Interest and ability to mentor engineering staff on a wide variety of technical concepts

Quiddity Engineering’s 150+ person water/wastewater-related team focuses on a wide array of water & wastewater project types (new, expansion, rehabilitation, replacement) and sizes up to 100 MGD across the State of Texas:

• Water Conveyance– new and rehab water lines up to 108” diameter
• Water Treatment – groundwater plants, water wells, surface water treatment plants. Currently, specializing in facilities up to 20 MGD
• Wastewater Collection – new and rehab of sanitary sewer lines up to 72” diameter
• Wastewater Treatment – process analysis, wastewater treatment plants, sludge processing facilities, reclaimed water systems. Currently, specializing in facilities up to 20 MGD
• Pump & Lift Stations – sanitary lift stations, potable water pump stations, storm water pump stations up to 95 MGD
• Electrical & Instrumentation – low and medium power supply, monitoring, and controls for water & wastewater facilities, lighting design, generators, SCADA development, PLC programming
• Construction Management & Inspection – full time oversight of contractors working on public water & wastewater facilities that average total $400M in aggregate
• Municipal Permitting: TPDES permitting, MS4 program development and management, industrial user pretreatment program development and management
• Water & Wastewater modeling & planning – development of systemwide models to support development of CIPs and Master Plans
• Water District Management – supporting 100 water districts across Texas; consultation, utility extensions, sidewalks, parks, CIP development

Requirements

• Mentoring and training of staff on technical aspects of treatment processes, engineering processes, and construction methods
• Collaborating with project managers and technical design leaders; assisting project managers with technical solutions and innovation in design and construction
• Conducting quality control reviews of reports, calculations, and construction contract documents
• Shared responsibility for the oversight and execution of Quiddity's Quality Management Program and execution within the Water / Wastewater practice
• Working on design reports, feasibility studies, field assessments, preliminary engineering reports, detailed design and preparation of construction contract documents, construction administration, field project representation, construction management
• Providing oversight and management of project risks, claims and change orders
• Assisting and collaborating with the Business Development team across the Quiddity business areas
• Presenting internally and externally; participating in public meetings and proposal interviews
• Supporting client engagement

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas; or able to obtain license within 6 months
• 15+ years of progressive experience in municipal water and wastewater facilities treatment plant design
• Excellent communication skills with all levels; ability to speak and present publicly
• Well-versed in water and wastewater regulations
• Ability to travel within the Quiddity business areas
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite and BLUEBEAM or equivalent
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; we are unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa status at this time

About Quiddity
We are a Civil Engineering, Land Planning, and Survey firm with more than 600 employees in 10 offices across Texas serving the public and private market sectors. Quiddity has consistently been voted both a Best Place to Work by local and regional publications and an Engineering News Record Top 500 Design firm (#160 in 2024). Please visit www.Quiddity.com to learn more.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan 401k with match
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Other

EEO STATEMENT
Quiddity is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and its employees. The Company strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity or any other status or classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES: Please note that Quiddity does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Quiddity will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Quiddity explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Quiddity.