Senior Project Engineer – Water/Wastewater

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an experienced water and wastewater engineer to support preconstruction design and project delivery efforts in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. This role will provide technical leadership through QA/QC reviews of engineering designs, help coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, and identify issues that could affect construction, cost, schedule, operability, or regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will bring broad water infrastructure experience and the judgment to review design work across project stages.

Relevant work may include water and wastewater treatment facilities, sanitary sewer systems, pump stations, and water distribution. The role will also draw on experience in design coordination, construction administration, project management, and oversight of technical resources. What you’ll do

• Lead or perform QA/QC reviews of design packages for water and wastewater infrastructure projects before construction.
• Review plans, specifications, design calculations, technical memoranda, reports, and other engineering deliverables for completeness, accuracy, coordination, and consistency.
• Evaluate designs for conformance with applicable codes, client criteria, permit conditions, regulatory requirements, and Jacobs quality procedures.
• Assess design details for constructability, safety, maintainability, and effective operation over the project life cycle.
• Coordinate reviews across civil, environmental, electrical, process, geotechnical, survey, and other technical disciplines.
• Document review comments, track their resolution, and work with designers, project managers, clients, and other stakeholders to close technical issues.
• Identify design risks, gaps, and potential conflicts early; recommend practical actions to protect project quality, scope, cost, and schedule.
• Support design coordination meetings, technical workshops, value engineering reviews, and preconstruction planning.
• Provide engineering input on project scope, design schedules, alternatives, and potential cost or schedule effects of design changes.
• Support project managers with technical oversight, work planning, resource coordination, and progress reporting.
• Apply construction administration experience to help assess RFIs, submittals, change documentation, and field questions when design support is needed.
• Maintain clear project records, review logs, and technical documentation in accordance with project and organizational requirements.
• Promote Jacobs’ commitments to safety, quality, ethics, and continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Electrical, or another related engineering discipline.
• Extensive professional experience in water and wastewater engineering, including design, design review, or construction administration.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing or delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects, such as treatment plants, sanitary sewers, pump stations, or water distribution systems.
• Ability to assess engineering deliverables, coordinate technical input, and communicate clear, actionable review comments.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, written and verbal.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. Ideally, you’ll also have
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, preferably in Puerto Rico, or the ability to obtain licensure in Puerto Rico.
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certification.
• Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and technical resources.
• Experience with environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, permitting, or regulatory coordination for infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with project scheduling, financial and profitability analysis, cost controls, audits, and project recordkeeping.
• Experience in a consulting engineering, program management, or owner’s representative environment. #LI-DL1 Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.

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