Senior Principal Engineer

Job description

Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a Drinking Water Project Engineer for our Portland, ME office. As part of our design and process teams, you will be working on all phases of drinking water / reuse projects. Why Hazen and Sawyer:

- Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."

- Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.

- We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.

- We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.

- We currently have over 2,000 employees in 70+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.

- A flexible hybrid work schedule supports today's busy professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

- Your role will include, project engineering/management, design, planning, operational support with a focus on water reuse and drinking water projects

- Supporting proposal development.

- Mentor junior drinking water staff.

- Coordination and collaboration with clients.

- Coordination with internal technical specialists in all practice areas and discipline design professionals for project delivery.

- Supporting projects to meet client expectations, budgets, and quality requirements.

- Following internal Hazen processes to ensure quality delivery of engineering projects for clients.

- Technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments on small to medium projects.

- Performing planning, studies, design, and support of projects through design, construction, and operation.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering

- PE license in Maine is preferred

- 7-12 years of experience in municipal water treatment, water quality, water treatment technology, or manufacturing

- Experience in successfully delivering projects spanning multiple years in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams

- Proficient in all MS Office based computer software

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and capable of interacting effectively with staff, clients, and regulatory agencies

- Self-starter with attention to detail

- Strong organizational skills

- Must be capable of presenting complex issues to nontechnical people

Preferred Qualifications:

- Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in Civil/Environmental Engineering

What We Offer:

- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans)

- Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation

- Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance

- Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO)

- Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support

- Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and incentives for professional registration and professional organization memberships

- Starting pay range for this position depends on skills, experience, education and geographical location