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Senior Associate- Water/Wastewater

Verdantas

Folsom, CA · HybridFull-time$140–185K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$140–185K/yr
Location
Folsom, CAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

California PE Registration, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Verdantas seeks a Senior Engineer for its water and wastewater team in Folsom, California. The role performs civil and water-resource planning and design for drinking water, wastewater, recycled water, and stormwater projects. It includes technical leadership, project delivery, client engagement, and coordination across project phases. The position is hybrid and offers a salary range of $140,000–$185,000, along with medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid leave, and other benefits.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Water Resources Engineering, requiredHydraulic Modeling, requiredGIS, requiredAutoCAD, requiredCivil3D, requiredTeam Leadership, requiredLevee Design, nice to haveStormwater Design, nice to haveStormwater Master Planning, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Civil or Environmental Engineering, requiredCalifornia PE Registration, required10+ Years Water/Wastewater Experience, required

Benefits

Parental Leave
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Hybrid

Folsom CA

Full time

R-101336

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will perform a variety of civil and water resource planning and design tasks. Our team specializes in developing innovative and cost-effective solutions for our clients’ most challenging water resources, drinking water, wastewater, and recycled water projects.

Join us to power the shift toward cleaner, smarter environmental solutions. Apply today and make a lasting impact.

What You'll Do:

  • Perform engineering design for water supply infrastructure projects, including pipelines, pump stations, storage tanks, well sites, and related facilities.

  • Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling using tools such as HEC‑RAS, HEC‑HMS, HEC‑FDA, InfoWater, and other industry-standard software.

  • Prepare technical calculations, design drawings, specifications, and reports to support project deliverables.

  • Lead the planning and design of potable water treatment facilities, distribution infrastructure, and system master plans.

  • Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate subconsultants throughout all project phases, from planning and design through commissioning.

  • Manage conveyance systems and oversee wastewater collection system design, including pipelines, lift stations, and associated infrastructure, and contribute to long-range system master planning efforts.

  • Provide technical leadership, quality review, and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineering staff.

  • Develop engineering analyses, design calculations, technical reports, drawings, and specifications to support project deliverables.

  • Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams to ensure design quality, regulatory compliance, and effective project execution.

  • Engage directly with clients to define project needs, present technical solutions, and support long-term relationship development.

  • Contribute to project management activities, including scope development, scheduling, budgeting, and oversight of project deliverables.

  • Actively participate in relevant professional organizations

What You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related engineering field with a focus in water resources, environmental, or hydraulic engineering

  • PE Registration in California

  • 10+ years of experience in water/wastewater, stormwater planning, design, and construction administration as a lead design engineer or project manager

  • Strong team leadership experience or proven potential, including managing project delivery expectations, prioritization of tasks, and mentoring

  • Experience with GIS, AutoCAD, and Civil3D

  • Experience with levee design efforts, including evaluation, analysis, and preparation of engineering design documents is preferred

  • Stormwater system design projects, including drainage infrastructure, and comprehensive stormwater master planning are preferred

Salary Range:

$140,000-$185,000

Benefits:

  • Flexible Work Environment

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life and AD&D Insurance

  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

  • 401(k) with Company Match

  • Paid Time Off + Holidays

Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,233 open Senior Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$140–185K/yr
  • California median$150–229K/yr119 salary ranges
  • US median$112–190K/yr920 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $163K, is 12% below the California median midpoint ($186K) — in the middle half of Senior Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 145 open Senior Engineer jobs in California and 1,233 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Senior Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,164 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 797 of the 1,233 open Senior Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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