Job Description

RCS Staffing has an immediate need for a Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer in Des Moines, IA. This is a full-time direct-hire Hybrid assignment with our client. This position offers a competitive package including benefits, vacation and holidays.

Overview of YOUR role as a Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer

As a Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer, you will lead and deliver water, wastewater, and groundwater projects in the State of Iowa. This individual will be responsible for the development and management of all aspects of municipal water and wastewater utility system project planning, design, and services during construction. You will have expertise in one or more areas including water distribution, treatment, wastewater conveyance, pump stations, hydraulic modeling, asset management, and smart water system implementation.

As a Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer YOU will:

· Lead the team for delivery of water and wastewater projects
· Provide guidance and career advice for water and wastewater staff in the Iowa offices
· Assist in marketing business opportunities with key clients, including capture planning, proposal preparation, and interview preparation and participation
· Participate in local water and wastewater professional organizations
· Prepare, coordinate, and present market specific papers and presentations
· Manage all aspects of municipal water and wastewater utility system project planning, design, and services during construction
· Execute creative approaches to project delivery
· Develop and maintain close client and staff relationships

YOU are the ideal Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer candidate if you have:

· Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineering
· At least 7+ years of relevant water/wastewater engineering experience
· At least 5+ years of experience at the project manager level
· Iowa Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
· Technical management of water/wastewater project delivery experience
· Experience with the development and maintenance of close client and staff relationships
· Ability to execute creative approaches to project delivery
· Expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Water distribution, transmission, and storage
• Water treatment
• Wastewater conveyance and peak weather flow infrastructure
• Wastewater treatment
• Water Reuse
• Pump Stations
• Hydraulic modeling
• Asset management
• Risk and resiliency consulting and design
• Smart water system planning, design, and implementation

It's a BONUS if you have:

· Master of Science (MS) degree
· Membership in AWWA (American Water Works Association)
· Membership in WEF (Water Environment Federation)
· Experience with Iowa municipal clients
· Business development and capture planning experience

About Our CLIENT

Our client is an engineering consulting firm with over a century of success in the Water Market. Our data driven “smart water” future builds on our heritage and the skill and enthusiasm of the next generation of water professionals. Join a team where your ingenuity, creative thinking, and passion for the water industry will be collaboratively paired with seasoned engineers to address increasing client needs as they respond to megatrends like aging infrastructure, funding constraints, and the impacts of an increasingly variable climate.

Who WE Are

RCS Staffing is a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in the recruitment of professionals for best-of-class companies throughout the United States. Since 1994, RCS recruits top talent for direct hire, temp-to-perm and contract staffing positions and provides customized payroll services. Our Recruiting Specialties consist of all Engineering Disciplines, Project Management, Project Controls, Information Technology, Energy Efficiency and Business Professionals.

RCS is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. RCS recruits, hires, and promotes for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, genetic information or age. All terms and conditions of employment such as compensation, benefits, work assignment, availability of facilities and privileges of employment are administered on the same basis of equality.