Drinking Water Engineer

Hazen and Sawyer · Sacramento, CA, US · First seen 2026-11-02

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  • Full-time
  • Work permit not stated
  • $135k–$175k USD/yr
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employment types
ATS employment type: full_time
locations
ATS location: Sacramento, CA, US; Concord, CA, US
salary
ATS pay range: 135000–175000 USD per year

Job description

Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a Drinking Water Project Engineer for our Sacramento, California 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 2,400 employees in 90+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.

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

- The Sacramento Hazen office is a growing team including young professionals and senior staff that participates in several outside-the-office activities throughout the year.

- The office is centrally located allowing easy access to surrounding communities, providing several options on where to live.

- Easy access to both the San Francisco, Bay Area and Lake Tahoe.

Key Responsibilities:

- Your role will include, project engineering/management, design, planning, operational support with a focus on drinking water/reuse projects (e.g., surface water, groundwater, and recycled water treatment).

- Serve as task lead and deputy project manager on projects under the supervision of the project manager.

- Supporting proposal development.

- Mentor junior staff and provide review of their work products.

- Coordination and collaboration with clients.

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

- Manage project tasks, scope, and schedules for smaller projects or specific components of larger projects to meet client requirements

- Prepare comprehensive construction documents including drawings and specifications for water treatment projects

- Lead technical writing for technical memorandum, master plans, basis of design reports and preliminary design reports

- Provide engineering services during construction, including responding to RFIs (Request for Information), reviewing submittals, and conducting site visits to observe progress

- 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 (California preferred)

- 5-12 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.

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