Water Engineer

CH2M was founded in 1946 in Corvallis, Oregon by Oregon State University civil engineering professor Fred Merryfield and three of his students: Holly Cornell, James Howland and Thomas Burke Hayes (the firm was named after the founders, with Howland and Hayes making up the H2 portion).

• Lead project teams on the delivery of wastewater treatment facility and conveyance designs and related studies.
• Assist or lead the investigation and review of technologies, equipment, and decision analysis.
• Perform sophisticated and complicated designs and calculations in accordance with established standards
• Supervise, train, and mentor less experienced project engineers and designers
• Support procurement activities including supplier qualifications, bid reviews, review of design drawings and supplier documents, successful resolution of manufacturing discrepancies, support for installation, generation of as-built drawings, and onsite support
• Participate in the development of engineering studies and cost estimates
• Participate in construction support activities including responses to requests for information (RFIs), submittal reviews, construction site visits, and design revisions/ management of change, startup and commissioning and trouble-shooting.
• Prepare design milestones and schedules, staffing schedules and man-hour estimates
• Prepare and/or supervise the preparation of engineering reports, studies, calculations, and check sets
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and vendor bid evaluations.
• Participate in the generation of proposals, scopes, schedules and budgets.
• Pursue new work as proposed project manager and/or design manager on competitive pursuits, including positioning, proposing, and negotiating contracts

• BS in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• Professional Engineer in the State of Hawaii, or the ability to obtain reciprocity within 3 months of start date
• Five (5) years experience in working with municipal clients in engineering or project management roles
• Five (5) years of experience in written and verbal communication of project plans and presentations
• Five (5) years of experience with design of municipal wastewater facilities and/or conveyance infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• Adept at interpersonal relationship building, conflict resolution, and leading diverse teams
• MS in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• Ten (10) years experience working with municipal clients in engineering or project management roles
• Ten (10) years experience in written and verbal communication of project plans and presentations
• Experience leading and managing project teams on consulting projects
• Experience in serving municipal clients involving a wide variety of planning, consulting, design, and construction services
• Understanding of the business and political environment in Hawaii

Experience using at least one of these softwater packages:

AutoCAD, Civil3D, Microstation, InRoads, HEC-RAS, ArcMap