
Engineer, Water
Washington, DCFull-time$95–143K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
TYLin is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Water Engineer in the Washington, D.C. area to contribute to planning, design, and delivery of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. The role focuses on practical engineering solutions and may arise as new projects and hiring needs materialize over the next 3–6 months; this posting gathers expressions of interest rather than announcing an immediate vacancy.
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US | DC | Washington - 80 M Street Southeast
Full time
6713
TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.
Job Summary
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Water Engineer in the Washington D.C. area to join our growing team. This role is ideal for an engineer with a strong foundation in design who is eager to contribute to meaningful infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in the planning, design, and delivery of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, with a focus on producing high-quality, practical engineering solutions.
This posting is intended to gather expressions of interest from the Engineer, Water position for anticipated opportunities expected to arise over the next 3-6 months. While an immediate vacancy may not be available, we are building relationships with talented professionals who are interested in joining our growing Water Engineering team as new projects and hiring needs materialize.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Technical excellence in planning studies, preliminary designs, final designs, asset management, program management, bid assistance and office services during construction for water and wastewater infrastructure and facilities.
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Managing multiple technical tasks simultaneously to lead and support teams to complete assignments to the client’s satisfaction while following the contract requirements and maintaining budget and schedule
REQUIREMENTS
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Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering – Master’s degree is desirable.
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Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering consulting; civil/sanitary studies and design with water/wastewater conveyance and treatment focus; and business development.
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PE licensure is required; DC, Maryland, Virginia
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Demonstrated project delivery experience, including managing client expectations, technical teams, and project finances.
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Strong communication, interpersonal, and technical writing skills with attention to detail.
Additional Information
TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $95,200- $142,800 annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer. TYLIN is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities.
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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.
Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.
TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.
Our Global Infrastructure team, including TYLin (http://www.tylin.com/) , Introba (http://www.introba.com/) , Landrum & Brown (http://landrumbrown.com/en/) form the Infrastructure division of Sidara (http://www.dargroup.com/) .
Sidara is a leading, privately-owned professional services group with a diverse history and a global presence.
Sidara world-class planning, design, engineering, and project management firms are dedicated to achieving our clients’ ambitions and supporting sustainable communities worldwide.
The Global Infrastructure division is comprised of 5,000 people operating in 21 countries.
How this job compares
Set against the 454 open Water Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$95–143K/yr
- US median$118–177K/yr285 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $119K, is 18% below the US median midpoint ($145K) — in the lowest quarter of Water Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 454 open Water Engineer jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Water Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (405 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 355 of the 454 open Water Engineer jobs (78%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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