Job Description

RCS Staffing has an immediate need for a Water/Wastewater Pipeline and Pump Station Senior Engineer / Project Manager in Phoenix, AZ. This is a full-time, direct-hire, office-based assignment with our client. This position offers a competitive compensation package including benefits, vacation, and holidays.

Overview of YOUR role as a Water/Wastewater Pipeline and Pump Station Senior Engineer / Project Manager:

Our client is seeking a highly skilled engineering professional to lead, deliver, and manage water and wastewater projects including pump stations, lift stations, stormwater systems, large diameter pipelines, and utility work. This role will provide leadership and technical expertise to maintain and expand the company’s water market presence while managing projects through study, design, and construction phases.

As a Water/Wastewater Pipeline and Pump Station Senior Engineer / Project Manager YOU will:

• Independently develop detailed designs, plans, specifications, and estimates for pipelines and pump stations.
• Lead planning, evaluation, and design of potable water and wastewater conveyance projects, serving as technical or design lead.
• Oversee engineering and process design, project coordination, specifications, and reporting while working directly with clients and regulatory agencies.
• Serve as project manager on utility projects, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams through all project phases.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery, budget compliance, and high-quality results.
• Conduct QA/QC reviews of designs and implement quality assurance procedures.
• Track financial aspects of projects and adjust work efforts to meet budget and schedule goals.
• Support client relations, marketing efforts, and proposal development, including RFP/RFQ responses.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to staffing, workload planning, and team development.
• Participate in professional associations, presenting papers and building industry presence.

YOU are the ideal Water/Wastewater Pipeline and Pump Station Senior Engineer / Project Manager candidate if you have:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Proven regional and technical expertise in water pump stations, wastewater lift stations, and large/small diameter pipeline design.
• Strong client relationship management skills and a professional network in the water/wastewater industry.
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills, including technical writing.
• Demonstrated leadership ability with design teams and project management.

It’s a BONUS if you have:

• Master of Science (MS) degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Active participation and leadership in organizations such as AWWA and WEA, with experience presenting at conferences.
• Experience in smart water systems, asset management, or risk/resiliency consulting.
• Proven ability to develop marketing plans, proposal preparation, and workload/staffing strategies.

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.