Water Utilities District Engineer at Consor Engineers – Austin, Texas

Water Utilities District Engineer

US-TX-Austin

Job ID: 2026-6086
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Water-Wastewater
US-TX-Austin

Overview

As a Water Utilities District Engineer, you’ll serve as a technical and client-facing leader supporting municipal water and wastewater utilities across planning, design, and delivery of infrastructure programs. This role focuses on transmission and conveyance systems as well as broader municipal utility needs, blending hands-on engineering with coordination across operations, capital planning, and regulatory stakeholders. You’ll help utilities translate long-term system goals into executable projects, providing practical engineering judgment, clear communication, and steady oversight from concept through construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of water and wastewater transmission, conveyance, and distribution system projects for municipal clients
• Act as a technical advisor to utility staff, supporting capital improvement planning, asset management strategies, and system performance evaluations
• Coordinate with internal multidisciplinary teams, utility operations staff, and external agencies to advance projects through design, permitting, and construction
• Review engineering analyses, reports, plans, and specifications to ensure technical quality, constructability, and regulatory compliance
• Support client relationships through responsive communication, scope development, schedule and budget management, and participation in public or stakeholder meetings

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil, Environmental, or a related engineering discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 10+ years of related experience experience
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications
• Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
• This field job primarily operates in outdoor work environments that may include exposure to inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazards, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.
• While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee may include frequent talking, hearing, standing, moving, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, balancing, coordination, and occasional sitting or operating a company vehicle. This job may require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.