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CHA Consulting seeks a Project Engineer to support the design and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Richmond, Virginia. The role offers hands-on project experience, collaboration with senior engineers, and mentorship while contributing to infrastructure improvements for communities. Work combines office collaboration and field exposure, with occasional travel.
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Join Us:
Build Your Future as a Project Engineer — Gain Experience, Drive Progress, and Build Lasting Solutions
Ready to put your engineering skills to work on projects that make a visible difference? Join a team that's improving critical water infrastructure for communities across the region while giving you the opportunity to learn, contribute, and grow from day one.
CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking aProject Engineerto join ourWater Teamin Richmond, VA. In this role, you will support the design and delivery of critical water infrastructure projects that help communities thrive. This is your opportunity to gain hands-on experience, collaborate with industry professionals, and build the technical foundation for a successful engineering career.
What You'll Do:
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Assist in the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for water/wastewater infrastructure projects
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Support senior engineers in preparing technical reports, contract documents, and cost estimates
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Perform calculations and design tasks using industry standards, regulatory guidelines, and best practices for water/wastewater systems
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Join field assignments with senior staff to gain hands-on experience in assessment, planning, and improvement of water/wastewater infrastructure systems
What You Bring:
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Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required
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No experience required; however prior internships and/or relevant coursework are preferred
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Strong theoretical foundation and familiarity with engineering software (Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.)
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office
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Excellent communication skills and a desire to work in a collaborative team
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Participation in professional engineering society/organization preferred
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Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification a plus
Why You'll Love It Here:
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Accelerate your career with hands-on project experience and mentorship from industry experts
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Enjoy a dynamic role that combines office collaboration, field exposure, and occasional travel
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Be part of meaningful projects that strengthen water infrastructure and create lasting community impact
Curious about the impactful work our Water team is doing? Learn more about how CHA supports water, wastewater, and sewer systems through innovative planning, design, and sustainable infrastructure solutions: CHA Water/Wastewater (https://www.chasolutions.com/solutions/water-wastewater-sewer/) .
Salary Range:
$74,000 - $78,000
Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.
Culture/EEO Statement:
At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is forward leaning , welcoming , and always pushing the limits of what is possible.
We as an organization celebrate the values of belonging and collaboration , and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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LocationUS-VA-Richmond
Job ID 7900
Positions 1
Category Water/Wastewater
How this job compares
Set against the 5,141 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$74–78K/yr
- Virginia median$92–131K/yr138 salary ranges
- US median$96–145K/yr2,727 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $76K, is 32% below the Virginia median midpoint ($111K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 166 open Project Engineer jobs in Virginia and 5,141 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (3,979 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,112 of the 5,141 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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