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Water/Wastewater Engineer

POSTED 03-10-2026

Albany, NY

Williamsville, NY

Buffalo, NY

Syracuse, NY

Rochester, NY

Wendel is currently seeking an Engineer to join our growing Water and Wastewater Engineering team. This position offers flexibility in the candidate’s location, and we offer a hybrid work schedule. Our corporate headquarters is in Williamsville, NY. This position is open in our Buffalo, Williamsville, Syracuse, Albany, and Rochester NY offices.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Lead Engineer for medium to large scale design and construction project efforts including distribution and collection system improvements as well as water and wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation work.
  • Support project management staff with inter/intradisciplinary coordination to meet project timeline and budget compliance.
  • Mentor junior engineering and technical staff.
  • Join client meetings and business development events (as needed) to help sustain and grow client relationships.
  • Prepare technical & design documentation including:
    • Reports, Technical Specifications, Regulatory Documentation.
    • Hydraulic modeling of distribution, storage, and collection systems.
    • Process Modeling of Treatment Systems.

 

Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering or related fields is required, a Master’s Degree is preferred.
  • Candidate should have their EIT but PE is preferred, experience and background will be considered in place of licensing.
  • The ideal candidate has 6 – 14 years of experience in the water or wastewater discipline, however individuals seeking to leverage a broad portfolio of experience who are interested in becoming focused within the Water market will also be considered.
  • Experience with hydraulics, municipal water and wastewater treatment plant design, process instrumentation and controls.
  • Working experience with CAD and REVIT (BIM) software is preferred.
  • Strong management and leadership skills.
  • Willing to work outdoors in various weather at times.
  • Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and be available to travel to job sites and client meetings. Occasional overnight travel may be required.

 

What we offer

  • Employee-focused company culture and work environment.
  • Work-life balance including:
    • Hybrid work policy
    • Flexible work
  • Great benefits including:
    • Medical, dental, and vision
    • 401k match
    • PTO
    • Life insurance
  • HSA and FSA options.
  • Career advancement opportunities with Career and Professional Development.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Parking reimbursement.
  • Wellness programs and health stipend.

 

Salary range

$87,000 – $130,000

Wendel is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. Salary offered will be determined based the successful candidates’ relevant education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary offered will also take into consideration regional adjustment factors.

 

Hear from Our Team

We asked our employees to share what they love most about working at Wendel, and the overwhelming response was that everyone loves working in an environment where the team has each other’s backs. They also liked our flexible, hybrid work policy. With nationwide project and office locations, Wendel presents the opportunity to work on an exciting variety of projects with a diverse group of clients. They said they like our respect-based and team-oriented culture, and our transparent communication philosophy.

Helping our employees reach their professional goals is important to us, and we take pride in providing a variety of professional development opportunities. We utilize an annual career development process, for every employee that ensures career mobility, growth, and company ownership potential.  If you are looking to make a real impact, challenge the status quo, and achieve high-performing results, Wendel is the place for you!

Details

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Wendel is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a drug free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, pregnancy, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. We are a VEVRAA federal contractor and request priority referrals of all protected veterans.

 

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