Job Description
If you want influence, autonomy, and the chance to solve the toughest water challenges-CDM Smith is where you belong. Here, your leadership isn't optional; it's essential.
Your Impact
As a Project Technical Leader, you'll inspire and guide multidisciplinary teams, ensuring technical excellence across every deliverable. You'll mentor emerging talent, collaborate with project managers, and transform big-picture objectives into designs that make a tangible difference for municipalities and the people they serve.
How You Will Contribute
Lead with Vision: Set technical direction for complex municipal projects, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance.
Design with Purpose: Develop evaluations and designs for water and wastewater pumping and treatment facilities, including:
o Pump and hydraulic calculations
o Process piping layouts
o Tank and equipment sizing and selection
Innovate: Conceptualize improvements and alternative designs that elevate performance and resilience.
Collaborate: Work closely with BIM specialists to refine layouts and produce detailed drawings.
Deliver Excellence: Prepare technical specifications and front-end contract documents for publicly bid projects.
Analyze & Optimize: Conduct water quality analyses and system modeling.
Ensure Compliance: Review designs and reports to meet client expectations and regulatory standards.
Mentor & Grow: Provide guidance and training to junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
Advance Knowledge: Author technical papers, contribute to industry publications, and present at conferences.
Engage Clients: Support proposals, attend client meetings, and help shape solutions that meet evolving needs.
Why You'll Love Working Here
Impactful Projects: Large-scale projects including Reuse, WTP, WTTP, Conveyance, Sewer, Biosolids, LSL, PFAS and more.
Growth Opportunities: Advance your career through mentorship, leadership pathways, and exposure to cutting-edge projects.
Culture of Excellence: Join a team that values integrity, creativity, and collaboration.
Minimum Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
-Professional engineering (PE) license.
-10 years of related experience.
-Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
-Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
EEO Statement
We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Why CDM Smith?
Check out this video and find out why our team loves to work here!
Join Us! CDM Smith - where amazing career journeys unfold.
Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it's a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family.
Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.
Skills and Abilities
What Sets You Apart
Strong process mechanical design experience; Plant Hydraulics, Piping Systems, Pumping Systems, Blower Systems.
Ability to lead technical teams and mentor others.
Passion for innovation and commitment to excellence.
Background Check and Drug Testing Information
CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as "CDM Smith") reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing.
Additional Pay Range Information
The pay range for this position is listed above. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for this position based on the geographic location assigned to the position. Please note that pay ranges vary based on geographic location. In addition to geographic location, the company considers several other factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, the candidate's work experience, education/training and key skills.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
- Dice Id: 10119214
- Position Id: 1e74e4d37f793ede721b2d519d8024b5
- Posted 9 hours ago
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