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Senior Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer

Freese & Nichols
full-time
Raleigh, North Carolina | Atlanta, Georgia | Winston Salem, North Carolina | Charlotte, North Carolina | Duluth, Georgia
Posted 10/22/2026

Job Description

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager for water infrastructure engineering projects. Our preferred office locations for this role are Raleigh, Atlanta or Duluth. We are also open to considering candidates for our secondary locations in Charlotte or Winston-Salem, NC.

• Serve as senior project manager for water and wastewater treatment plant projects • Plan, execute, monitor, control and close projects using earned value management principles • Provide supervision of multi-discipline teams of engineers, engineering technicians, GIS analysts, designers, CAD staff, sub-consultants, etc. Coordinate assigned work to ensure continuity, consistency, quality and on-time delivery. • Ability to work independently and mentor junior staff • Maintain effective communication with client, client’s staff, regulatory agencies and within project teams • Participate in business development activities including engineering scope and fee preparation, proposal preparation, and marketing activities.  Also, interaction and a commitment to client service for both internal and external clients

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in water/wastewater engineering and project management • Bachelor’s degree in Civil and/or Environmental Engineering • North Carolina or Georgia Professional Engineer (PE) license • Demonstrated technical proficiency in hydraulics, water/wastewater treatment, industry standards, etc. • Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work on time and on budget • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's in Environmental and/or Civil • 10+ years of relevant experience

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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About the job

Job Type

full-time

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina | Atlanta, Georgia | Winston Salem, North Carolina | Charlotte, North Carolina | Duluth, Georgia

Category

Water / Environmental

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