Drinking Water Treatment Technologist

Want to change the world? Challenge Accepted! Join Jacobs - Shape the Future of Water and make a lasting impact with us.

Water is Life. At Jacobs, we’re redefining what’s possible in water. From advanced treatment to potable reuse and desalination, we deliver the critical resources communities and industries need to thrive. At Jacobs, we take a triple-bottom-line focus and a OneWater mentality to tackle emerging contaminants of concern, including PFAS.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join the firm that is ENR-ranked #1 across multiple categories and recipient of the Stockholm Industry Water Award for leadership in potable reuse and public acceptance. With over 9,000 water professionals worldwide, we’re expanding and seeking senior-level drinking water leaders. Help us drive innovation, deliver impactful projects, and shape the future of water.

Choose Your Path

As a seasoned water professional, you have options. At Jacobs, you’ll lead transformative projects—large and small—across planning, design, and delivery (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and Design-Bid-Build). With a robust local and global backlog, you’ll have the flexibility to grow into leadership, technical excellence, or client-focused roles—your path, your choice.

As part of our team, you’ll engage as a subject matter expert in drinking water and reuse treatment technologies. You’ll leverage your expertise in process, pilot scale evaluations, treatment technologies, and applicable regulatory frameworks to collaborate with our team to strategize and deliver meaningful solutions for water treatment project challenges locally, nationally, and across the globe.

Grow Your Career

We invest in your success. With formal mentoring, dedicated training and conference budgets, and personalized career planning, you’ll thrive in a culture that values both technical mastery and project leadership, inclusive of subject matter experts—many based right here in the Northwest.

Our Denver office is home to some of the industry’s top talent. You’ll work side by side with global leaders in water innovation, gaining exposure to cutting-edge technologies and best practices that keep you at the forefront of the field.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical preferred)

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive process engineering and project delivery experience in drinking water treatment, including process planning, evaluations, piloting, modeling, and detailed design

• Proven experience working on drinking water treatment projects

• Demonstrated understanding of drinking water supply, master planning, and/or treatment processes and technologies

• Familiarity with State and Federal government regulatory frameworks related to water treatment

• Self-motivated, initiator; demonstrated through professional society involvements or related activities

Ideally, you'll also have:

• Master’s or other graduate degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical preferred)

• Professional Engineering license

• A strong network with local municipalities or other water/wastewater clients

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