**43671BR** **Requisition ID:** 43671BR **Business Unit:** TSU **Job Description:** As a Senior Environmental Engineer, you’ll play a key role in delivering high‑impact municipal water and wastewater projects across Kansas City and the surrounding region. You’ll partner with senior subject‑matter experts and project managers to shape project direction, solve complex design challenges, and bring sustainable solutions to life for our clients and communities. What You’ll Do Lead the design of water and wastewater treatment facilities, conveyance systems, pump stations, solid waste facilities, and other systems of moderate to high complexity. Review and sign off on design documents and reports to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Ensure all project work follows firm policies, quality standards, and best practices. Conduct site visits and field investigations to verify design conditions and refine project requirements. Update and adjust design criteria as needed based on project data or evolving conditions. Perform water quality analyses and modeling. Contribute to our firm’s technical knowledge base through white papers, design documentation, and specialized studies. Prepare and submit technical papers for publication and present at industry conferences and symposia. Collaborate with sales teams to develop proposals and respond to RFPs. Meet with clients to understand their current and future design needs. Support business development by helping elevate the firm’s visibility at conferences, workshops, and client engagements. Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior engineers; may supervise engineering staff on project assignments. **Job Title:** Senior Municipal Water/Wastewater Engineer **Group:** WSO **Certification/License Requirements:** Professional Engineer **Employment Type:** Regular **Minimum Qualifications:** Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related discipline (equivalent experience considered in lieu of degree) Professional engineering (PE) license. 10+ years of related experience in an engineering capacity, for water services. 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. **Preferred Qualifications:** Experience leading technical discussions and presenting solutions to clients. Experience with design, bidding, and construction services for municipal infrastructure projects. **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 is 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, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. **Why CDM Smith?:** Check out this video and find out why our team loves to work here! (https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/Video/Meet-CDM-Smith) **Join Us! CDM Smith – where amazing career journeys unfold.** Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it’s a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family. Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world. **Job Site Location:** Missouri - Kansas City **Agency Disclaimer:** All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Recruitment Center Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Recruiting Center Team (RCT) will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith will not be held liable to pay a placement fee. **Amount of Travel Required:** 10% **Assignment Category:** Fulltime-Regular **Visa Sponsorship Available:** No - We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position **Skills and Abilities:** Proficiency with CADD, 3D/4D modeling tools, and engineering design software Strong understanding of engineering design principles Skilled with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, etc.) Excellent verbal and written communication skills Working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations **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. **Additional Compensation:** All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position. **Work Location Options:** Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate. **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.