Professional Civil Engineer - AECOM

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

How will you make your mark?

At AECOM, our work in providing access to clean water enables communities to thrive and ecosystems to flourish, contributing to a resilient future. As a global leader in infrastructure consulting, we are at the forefront of significant water projects, with over 6,000 of the industry’s best minds driving innovation and technical excellence. Together, we develop solutions that are not only best in the world, but best for the world.

With an acceleration in infrastructure investment, your bold ideas and global expertise have never been more crucial. Join our dynamic team, where innovation, career growth, and collaboration are celebrated. Enjoy the freedom to grow with customizable career paths, water-specific technical and professional development and the potential to contribute to transformational projects worldwide.

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Wastewater: We specialize in advanced wastewater treatment solutions, offering everything from primary treatments to complex, advanced systems, including enhanced nutrient removal and advanced biosolids processes. Our focus on energy efficiency not only lowers costs but also improves services for our clients. Join us in delivering sustainable wastewater management, integrating your innovative ideas into projects that make an impact.

AECOM Water is actively seeking a highly talented and motivated Professional Civil Engineer to join our Central California team out of our Bakersfield office. The new position will support the growth of the Central California Department whose work emphasis is on meeting the engineering needs of our local Special District and Municipal clients as well as supporting other Regions within the Water Business Line.  We are seeking an individual with technical experience in water/wastewater and other civil engineering projects.  Our team is involved with all phases of a project from planning, design, bidding, and construction administration. 

Typical assignments include;

• Planning including preparation of funding applications, environmental, right-of-way acquisitions, preliminary engineering studies, basis of design reports, master planning, and rate and connection fee studies.
• Design including preparation of construction drawings and technical specifications as well as cost estimating.
• Bidding including attendance to pre bid meetings, answering requests for information, preparation of addenda, and bid opening and analysis.
• Construction which may include engineering services only such as review of requests for information and shop drawings submittals or full construction administration including inspection services.

Minimum Requirements: 

• BA/BS + 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• CA PE License

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 5 years of municipal and special district engineering experience.
• Experience in design and construction administration.
• Water / Wastewater treatment process engineering experience
• Water / Wastewater conveyance systems experience
• Storm Drainage / Hydrology experience

• Due to the nature of the work U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Relocation is not available for this position.
• Regular project site travel is required. (up to 25%)

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.