Position Overview:

Building on our 60-year legacy and established presence throughout the western US, Forsgren Associates is experiencing steady growth. We are looking for an experienced and versatile civil engineer to help lead planning and design for water and wastewater treatment systems.

You’ll initially tackle projects we have in hand, working with our team to see them through to completion. You’ll work with our team to strengthen existing relationships and build new ones. You’ll support business development efforts, and in time, lead those efforts. You’ll become an integral part of a tight-knit team, help to grow that team, and in time, lead that team.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable taking an active role in business development and client care as we work together to continue to grow our Salt Lake City-based practice. This opportunity is ideal for a motivated self-starter looking to grow personally and professionally in the engineering industry.

We’re looking for someone who can step in and seamlessly work with our existing team to:

• Provide technical leadership to evaluate and design water and wastewater treatment systems, and to generate and review construction documents, master plan reports, and water-related technical studies for municipal and public works infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate with clients and regulatory agencies for permitting and compliance.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Support clients with services during bidding, contracting, and construction.
• Perform and/or lead construction observation and management.
• Communicate effectively with client, project team, and subconsultants to deliver successful projects.
• Strengthen existing client relationships with technical and business solutions that integrate innovative approaches, value, and risk
• Support business development by working with team to meet with clients, identify and evaluate opportunities, and prepare proposals. Grow into integral part of business development program.
• Support, and eventually lead development and implementation of business plans to help achieve office and corporate growth.
• Provide technical guidance and quality control, ensure sound engineering practices, ensure proper allocation of manpower and timely performance on regional projects.

We’re also looking for someone with the following Qualities:

• Great attitude! …and can maintain it under pressure.
• Strong aptitude for (and interest in) learning — about our work, our business, and our clients.
• Passion for solving problems — and engineering solutions.
• Detail and quality oriented. Believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right!
• Responsible — follows through on actions, meets deadlines, and communicates progress.
• Team player — comfortable coordinating with team to ensure project needs are met.
• Excellent communicator — knows what, when,and how to communicate.
• Entrepreneurial – recognizes good ideas and opportunities and pursues them.

And finally, we’re looking for someone with the following Qualifications:

• S. in Civil Engineering (or related field)
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Utah (or ability to obtain within 6 months)
• 5-10 years of engineering experience with water and wastewater treatment

Why join us?

Forsgren Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned, multi-discipline consulting firm. We provide planning, permitting, engineering, project management, and construction management services for municipalities, special districts, utilities, federal agencies, NGOs, and private companies throughout the West. We are a tight knit team of 100 engineers, scientists, and technicians, working collaboratively across 9 offices. Since 1962, we’ve promoted sustainable development by helping to improve civil infrastructure, while ensuring that the environment is protected, and restored.

Forsgren’s open and supportive culture and diverse range of challenging projects is guided by our core principle, “Engineering stronger communities”. We are driven by a passion to better the built environment with attention to quality of life, sustainability, and safety. We offer a full suite of employee benefits including health, dental, life insurances, PTO, and 401(k). We respect the personal needs of our team members and encourage a healthy career / life balance. We believe in empowering our team members to succeed and rewarding them for their success.

Join us and be a part of an exciting chapter in Forsgren’s 60 years of serving the Northwest.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!

Please submit a letter of introduction and resume to Succeed@Forsgren.com and reference the job title in the subject line.