Senior Engineer - Process Mechanical

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Job Description:

At CDM Smith, technical leadership shapes the future of water infrastructure. If you’re driven by influence, autonomy, and solving complex municipal water challenges, this is a role where your expertise truly matters.

 

As a Process Mechanical Technical Lead, you will serve as a trusted technical authority on high‑impact municipal water and wastewater projects. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and translate complex challenges into practical, resilient solutions that benefit communities nationwide.

 

Make An Impact 

You will lead the process mechanical vision for projects from concept through delivery, setting standards for quality, constructability, and performance while collaborating closely with project managers, clients, and design teams.

 

How You Will Contribute

• Establish Technical Direction: Define and oversee the technical approach for complex municipal water and wastewater projects, ensuring design integrity, regulatory alignment, and delivery excellence.

• Deliver Advanced Facility Designs: Perform and review evaluations and designs for pumping and treatment facilities, including hydraulic and pump system analyses, process piping and equipment layouts, tankage, mechanical systems, and equipment sizing and selection

• Optimize System Performance: Develop alternative concepts and resilience‑focused solutions that improve reliability, efficiency, and lifecycle performance.

• Integrate Design Technologies: Partner closely with BIM specialists to coordinate models, resolve conflicts, and produce detailed construction documents.

• Support Contract Delivery: Prepare technical specifications, basis‑of‑design narratives, and front‑end contract documents for publicly bid projects.

• Analyze and Validate: Conduct water quality evaluations, process modeling, and system analyses to support informed engineering decisions.

• Ensure Standards and Compliance: Review technical deliverables for consistency with client requirements, regulatory frameworks, and CDM Smith quality standards.

• Develop Technical Talent: Mentor and train junior engineers, fostering technical growth and reinforcing a culture of rigor and accountability.

• Advance the Profession: Contribute to technical papers, industry publications, and conference presentations that advance firm and industry knowledge.

• Engage Strategically: Support proposal development and collaborate with clients to shape technically sound, forward‑looking solutions.

 

Why Engineers Choose CDM Smith

• Challenging, High‑Impact Work: Lead large‑scale efforts across Reuse, WTP, WWTP, Conveyance, Sewer, Biosolids, LSL, PFAS, and emerging treatment challenges.

• Technical Growth and Leadership: Expand your influence through mentorship, visible technical leadership roles, and exposure to complex delivery models.

• Culture of Technical Excellence: Work alongside engineers who value precision, innovation, collaboration, and professional integrity.

 

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Skills & Abilities:

What Sets You Apart

•Strong process mechanical design experience; Plant Hydraulics, Piping Systems, Pumping Systems, Blower Systems.

•Ability to lead technical teams and mentor others.

•Passion for innovation and commitment to excellence.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or related discipline. -Professional engineering (PE) license.
• 10 years of related experience.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
• The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Amount of Travel Required: 10% or less EEO Statement: We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Background Check and Drug Testing Information: CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as “CDM Smith”) reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing. Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Additional Compensation : All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position. Pay Range Min: USD $100,214.00 Pay Range Max: USD $175,365.00 Visa Sponsorship Available : No-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position