Project Engineer (Project Management) - Water + Environment Market

Gresham Smith's water experts navigate changing regulations, aging infrastructure, and emerging technologies to address clients' present-day challenges while providing resiliency and flexibility for the future.

From maintaining clean drinking water and treating wastewater to managing stormwater, we invite you to join us in designing solutions that improve essential infrastructure to keep communities healthy and thriving.

Our Memphis, TN office has an opening for a Project Engineer/Project Manager to support the planning, design, and delivery of water and sewer infrastructure projects.

This role will focus on managing individual projects - coordinating schedules, budgets, and teams - while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, solid project management skills, and the ability to work closely with clients, regulatory agencies, and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver practical, innovative solutions that strengthen community infrastructure.

Our projects are engaging, challenging, and have a meaningful impact on the communities we serve.

Come join us!

Responsibilities:


* Manage planning, design, and evaluation of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including collection, treatment, conveyance, pumping, distribution, drainage, and relocation projects.


* Support overall management of a Consent Decree Sewer Program, including planning, scheduling, reporting, and ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates.


* Coordinate with internal teams, external consultants, contractors, permitting agencies, and utilities to align goals, deliverables, and timelines.


* Assist with prioritization of sanitary sewer projects based on regulatory drivers, asset condition, capacity needs, and client objectives.


* Prepare and review engineering design documents, calculations, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports for accuracy, constructability, and adherence to program standards.


* Manage and provide technical direction to external consultants for capital improvement project design and delivery.


* Support procurement of design and construction services, including scope development, proposal evaluation, and contract negotiations.


* Provide engineering services during construction to ensure compliance with codes, permitting requirements, and best practices.


* Mentor and support junior staff, fostering professional growth and technical development.


* Participate in recurring client, regulatory, and stakeholder update meetings; deliver presentations and progress reports.

Minimum Qualifications:


* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or related engineering field.


* Professional Engineer (P.E.) license required.


* Minimum 10 years of professional design experience in water/wastewater engineering in a consulting environment, including developing plans, leading client meetings, and prep...