Project Engineer - Mechanical

At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston has continued to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.

Weston is seeking a Professional Mechanical Engineer with a background in mechanical or civil engineering required for water and wastewater treatment, conveyance systems, pressurized systems and piping design. The ideal candidate will have a broad range of experience in the installation, design of new as well as renovating existing systems and possess experience working at/with remediation systems, industrial treatment and manufacturing operations, and drinking water. The selected candidate will have a proven track record participating in teams both in multi discipline designs and field commissioning operations and have a strong sense of community learning and mentorship.

Location: Various Offices in Houston, Austin, San Antonio or Dallas, Texas; West Chester, PA; Chicagoland Area, IL; or Concord, NH (remote considered for very strong applicants only)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Minimum 7 years related experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer with active NCEES account and ability to quickly obtain registration in additional states as required.
• Knowledge and experience working for drinking water facilities, Wastewater treatment and conveyance experience remediation systems, energy providers, Federal, state and local government clients.
• Knowledge in conveyance piping design and pressurized piping design experience in manufacturing facilities including calculating pump sizes, transient pressures and forces, pipe flow and head loss.
• Familiarity with environmental consulting, permitting and compliance experience.

• In depth knowledge of analysis tools and modeling software to evaluate pipe networks and mechanical systems. Understanding CAD programs including AutoDesk Civil 3D, REVIT, and Plant3D is a plus.

• Experience preparing issuing, evaluating, and negotiating construction bids for private and government construction projects.
• Effective written and oral communication skills for report writing, proposal preparation, and engineering/construction cost estimates.
• Able to complete requests for subcontractor and vendor quotes, develop written scopes of work (RFP) for bid packages, obtain and evaluate quotes, and manage subcontractors and vendors.
• Able to respond to client RFPs with written technical approach and market competitive pricing for engineering, design, services during construction, and technical support during warranty periods.
• Able to communicate with engineering staff on design and technical tasks.
• Possess (or able to obtain) a security clearance for work at Federal facilities.
• Able to perform site visits and bid walks to project sites with effective note taking and clear field markups.

Expected Outcomes:

• The Professional Engineer is responsible for all engineering work requiring their engineer's seal or under their leadership. They are responsible for the direction, control and supervision of engineering and/or surveying work to assure that the work product has been critically examined and evaluated for compliance with appropriate professional standards by a licensee in that profession.
• The Weston Engineering Design Quality Manual will be adhered to for all works and the Professional Engineer will help Project Managers and project team members understand their responsibilities and set expectations for work.
• Participate as a leader in the competencies most aligned with their engineering proficiency and maintain continuing contact with mentees within the competency.
• Establish a company-wide contact list of project and program management personnel to facilitate organic outreach for support of project and proposal efforts.
• Review and perform various engineering related calculations and analyses of information in the application of the basic design criteria in conformance with Weston's Engineering Design Quality Manual and as necessary to complete assigned projects.
• Clear collaborate with peer engineers, CAD technicians, field technicians, designers, and other team personnel to complete projects efficiently and accurately.
• Assist and provide guidance to the Project Manager in estimating and tracking project costs, schedules and deliverables.
• The Professional Engineer should have a working knowledge of the procedures which are necessary to execute a sound and efficient project design, with the ultimate goal of developing other leaders in design within the organization.
• Coordinate and review data tabulation/evaluation and reports, engineering designs and specifications.
• Perform quality control (QC) checks on designs by peers.
• Lead proposal preparation efforts and development of project costs.
• Participate in professional societies and other similar organizations
• Interact with clients regarding project specific tasks.

We fully invest in our people: Weston provides a generous, comprehensive benefits package program that offers employees high value options with solid financial protection, meeting the personal needs of its people and their families.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with base and matching employer stock contributions.
• Paid time off including personal, holiday and parental leave.
• Life and disability plans.
• Critical illness and accident plans.
• Work/Life flexibility.
• Professional development opportunities.

Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors.