Water Supply Engineer

Austin, TX

Posted: 08/27/2026 Industry: Engineering Job Number: 38353

Job Description

Location: Austin, TX 

Position Summary:

We are seeking a senior engineer to support a rapidly growing commercial water business. The candidate must be highly motivated and work well in a professional and team-oriented environment. The candidate must manage a heavy workload, occasionally travel to project sites or client site meetings (less than 30%), and possess strong communication and organizational skills.

Essential Job Functions:
The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:
  • Interacting with clients to identify needs, develop a scope of work, prepare a budget, and execute projects, leading small teams.
  • Leading meetings with clients to review project progress.
  • Leading engineering and design teams on single and multi-disciplined projects.
  • Reviewing team deliverables and performing quality control reviews.
  • Perform periodic quality control reviews.
  • Monitoring and updating project budget and schedule.
  • Overseeing the preparation of permit applications related to water supply projects.
  • Meeting with regulatory agencies.
  • Interfacing with vendors, equipment suppliers, contractors, and subcontractors.
  • Reviewing bid packages and making recommendations to clients for the award of contracts.
  • Writing proposals and Work Orders.
  • Traveling to client locations, both project sites and offices (must be able to drive and pass a motor vehicle records check).
Required Qualifications:
  • Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Civil or Environmental)
  • A Professional Engineer (PE) License
  • 10+ years of experience planning, designing and managing water projects
  • Knowledge of environmental and water laws and regulations
  • Experience with Texas Regional Water Planning or similar state planning activities
  • Experience coordinating meetings, conducting effective presentations, preparing written reports

Meet Your Recruiter

Nadia Nkansah
Account Manager

Born in Italy and raised in Georgia, Nadia Nkansah is an Account Manager at Selectek, specializing in engineering and technical recruiting. A graduate of Kennesaw State University with a degree in Exercise Science, she began her career in IT staffing and business development before transitioning into engineering recruiting and account management.


Nadia enjoys partnering with clients to understand their hiring goals and helping them identify top talent across engineering, architecture, manufacturing, data center, and other technical disciplines. She is passionate about building long-term relationships and serving as a trusted resource for both clients and candidates throughout the hiring process.


Outside of work, Nadia enjoys volunteering in her community, traveling, hiking, attending live music events, DJing, watching reality TV, and spending time with family and friends.

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