Senior Civil Engineer – Municipal Water & Wastewater

OWN Inc. is an engineering firm that believes in the power of employee-ownership. Our talented team builds futures while helping shape the built environment across the country from our offices in Missouri Kansas and Arkansas. We serve the Private Development and Public Infrastructure markets with core offerings of Civil Engineering Land Surveying and Field Services. No matter the project or scope our clients enjoy problem-solving and service that goes beyond the expected.

We are seeking a licensed Senior Civil Engineer specializing in municipal water wastewater and stormwater this role you will lead complex utility projects from preliminary planning through construction administration.

A primary responsibility of this position includes guiding municipal clients through the capital funding landscapehelping draft preliminary engineering reports (PERs) securing state and federal grants/loans (e.g. SRF USDA CDBG) and maintaining long-term relationships with local government agencies.

Technical & Design Leadership

• Water & Sewer Design: Lead the engineering and design of municipal water distribution towers wells gravity sewer collection systems force mains pump/lift stations booster stations and treatment facility upgrades.
• Hydraulic Modeling: Perform and review hydraulic hydrologic and pipe network modeling for water and sewer networks.
• Quality Control: Oversee the development of construction plans technical specifications engineers cost estimates and contract documents (QA/QC).

Infrastructure Funding & Capital Planning

• Grant & Loan Administration: Identify write and submit funding applications for municipal projects via key programs including:
  • Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) & Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
  • USDA Rural Development Water & Waste Disposal Loans/Grants
  • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)

• Planning Studies: Prepare Preliminary Engineering Reports (PERs) Master Plans Facilities Plans and Environmental Information Documents (EIDs) required for funding eligibility.
• Funding Agency Coordination: Serve as the main liaison between municipal clients state funding and review agency personnel and federal funding administrators to shepherd projects through approval cycles.

Client Management & Mentorship

• Client Engagement: Attend city council public utility board and regulatory agency meetings to present project updates funding strategies and engineering plans.
• Team Leadership: Supervise mentor and review the work of junior engineers designers and CAD technicians.
• Construction Services: Provide senior oversight during construction including reviewing submittals processing change orders and resolving field issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or related field from ABET accredited program.

• Experience with designing systems for collecting treating and disposing of wastewater.

• Technical background and experience with design and function of wastewater treatment facilities and products.

• Experience with AutoCAD or other related software.

• Active PE license.

• 5 years of experience in wastewater engineering and design.

  
  

When you join us you can find your OWN way through:

1. Community. Giving of time treasures and talents to fulfill personal passions and show up in your community.

2. Empowerment. Our employees are given full reign and the trust to make decisions in the best interest of their clients and teams.

3. Flexibility. The freedom to be a professional. The freedom to be a person.

4. ESOP. Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is owned 100% by employees equitably a fact most employee-owned firms cant claim.

5. Having fun. Laughing jokes high fives celebrations we take our work seriously but not ourselves.

6. Teamwork. A sense of belonging learning from those around you and feeling like youre on the winning team.

It is the policy of OWN Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to their race age color physical handicap or disability military service record religion sex national origin or any other categorization protected by law and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive continuing program.