Design Manager (Water/Wastewater)

Carollo Engineers is a leading engineering firm dedicated exclusively to water. For over 90 years, we've specialized in the planning, design, and construction of water, wastewater, stormwater, and reuse facilities, bringing innovative and sustainable solutions to the water sector's most complex challenges.

We work with water agencies, municipalities, utilities, research organizations, and private companies across various industries, including technology, manufacturing, and beyond. These clients choose Carollo because we employ some of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the world. When you join our team, you'll work alongside industry leaders who are advancing the science of water, protecting public health, and building resilient communities.

Carollo's vision is to be the best water consulting firm and the best place for you to build your career. If you're passionate about making a difference in this critical field, we invite you to explore a career with Carollo.

• Plans, schedules, and conducts engineering work on projects of significant size and complexity, with full responsibility and authority for budget, schedule contractual obligations, and quality standards
• Negotiates critical and controversial issues with top-level engineers and officers of other organizations and companies
• May have overall responsibility for several projects concurrently
• Supervises team of several subordinates of project manager or senior project engineer level with multiple engineering or professional disciplines included
• Makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have a far-reaching impact on extensive engineering and relative activities of the company
• Demonstrated high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive engineering programs and activities of outstanding novelty and importance
• Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials of other organizations and companies, requiring skill in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues
• Has major responsibility for preparing proposals, conducting interviews, and negotiating contracts with clients after selection
• Develops and maintains significant relationships with client management personnel
• Identifies need for and directs subconsultants performing services on projects
• Active in professional associations, including presentations of technical papers, member of technical committees, and officer of local or national organization
• Identifies need for recruitment of new employees and participates in the selection process
• Travel required when requested

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering
• 12+ years of wastewater design experience in the field of environmental consulting engineering with an emphasis in hydraulics, physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes and treatment plant design
• Registration as a Professional Engineer
• Must have demonstrated experience with managing and designing medium sized projects with full responsibility for budget, schedule, contractual obligations and quality standards
• Ability to evaluate progress of staff and results obtained, and recommends major changes to achieve overall objectives
• Demonstrate creative, foresight and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented engineering problems
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and project team
• Deliver high quality services within budget and schedule constraints
• Familiar with a broad range of issues related to water systems, including master planning, collection and pumping, with an emphasis on water treatment plant design
• Demonstrated ability in physical, chemical, biological processes, hydraulics and principals of wastewater treatment plant design
• Knowledge of structural and geotechnical design concepts, and familiarity with codes and regulation related to wastewater
• Sensitive to political issues and client preferences
• Proficient in public speaking roles
• Proficient in MS Word and Excel
• Experience with Microstation or Autocad

• Master's degree in civil or environmental engineering

$140,000 to $200,00 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Carollo is committed to providing employees with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the support employees and their families need to lead healthy, productive lives. Carollo’s benefits package includes paid time off and holidays, comprehensive health insurance coverage, pre-tax savings account options for healthcare, dependent care and commuter expenses, disability insurance and life insurance options for you and your dependents. We also offer free Caregiver Support, Travel Assistance, counseling services, discount programs, and a Lifestyle Reimbursement Account. Other compensation that may be available includes: 401(k) company contribution matching, tuition reimbursement, discretionary bonuses, career advancement bonuses, professional registration bonuses, employee referral bonuses, and compensatory time for exempt employees. Flexible work arrangements may also be available.  Eligibility for benefits varies based on employment status.

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