Description
Design and oversee potable water supply, wastewater and sewage systems, and flood-mitigation projects. Prepare environmental and regulatory documentation, manage and analyze data, conduct field investigations, and perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.
- • Design water storage tanks and related storage facilities.
- • Design stormwater runoff collection networks, supply channels, and distribution networks.
- • Design water and wastewater lift stations and wells.
- • Design potable and non-potable water distribution systems.
- • Design sludge treatment facilities.
- • Design pumping systems, pump stations, pipelines, force mains, and sewers for wastewater collection.
- • Design domestic and industrial water or wastewater treatment plants, including advanced facilities with sequencing batch reactors (SBR), membranes, UV disinfection, digesters, and headworks.
- • Evaluate operations and maintenance of water and wastewater systems to improve efficiency.
- • Design or select wastewater processing equipment to meet regulatory standards.
- • Conduct water quality studies to identify and characterize pollutant sources.
- • Write technical reports and publications on water resources and water-use efficiency.
- • Review and critique proposals, plans, and designs for water and wastewater treatment systems.
- • Provide technical support on water resource and treatment issues to government agencies.
- • Direct or supervise junior engineers and CAD or technical staff.
- • Identify and evaluate design alternatives for new water resources.
- • Develop plans for water resource projects and efficiency programs.
- • Perform mathematical modeling of groundwater and surface water, including floodplains, rivers, and wetlands.
- • Perform hydrologic analyses with 3D simulation to model water movement and pollutant dispersion.
- • Perform hydraulic analyses of water supply and distribution networks to assess flow, pressure losses, and risk mitigation opportunities.
- • Oversee construction of decentralized or on-site wastewater systems and reclaimed water facilities.
- • Gather and analyze water-use data to forecast demand.
- • Conduct feasibility studies for water supply systems, runoff collection networks, treatment plants, and collection systems.
- • Prepare environmental impact studies for water and wastewater collection, treatment, and distribution.
- • Conduct cost-benefit analyses for water and wastewater infrastructure.
- • Analyze efficiency of water delivery structures, including dams, gates, canals, pipes, penstocks, and cofferdams.
- • Analyze stormwater and floodplain drainage to control erosion, stabilize banks, restore channels, and design crossings.
- • Evaluate and recommend sludge treatment and disposal methods.
- • Evaluate and recommend chemical, biological, or other wastewater treatment processes for domestic or industrial use.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
