Project Engineer - Design Build (Water Infrastructure)

We're looking for a motivated Project Engineer with 2-5 years of experience to join our Design-Build team supporting the delivery of a landmark water treatment facility in Farmington, New Mexico. This project will provide reliable drinking water to communities within the Navajo Nation, including areas that have historically never had access to treated potable water.

This role offers a unique opportunity to be involved in both project delivery and commissioning activities on a major municipal water infrastructure project. Working alongside experienced engineering, construction, and operations professionals, you will play a key role in coordinating design and construction activities while helping plan, execute, and document the startup and commissioning of a new treatment facility.

You will work full-time on-site with the Jacobs design-build team, subcontractors, vendors, and client representatives to support construction execution, technical coordination, system readiness, and successful project startup. As part of a fully integrated design-build team, you will collaborate directly with engineers, constructors, commissioning specialists, and operations staff to solve problems quickly and gain exposure to all phases of project delivery.

This position's initial assignment will support the San Juan Water Treatment Plant project outside of Farmington, New Mexico. Upon successful completion of this assignment, the selected candidate will have the opportunity to transition to another Jacobs Design-Build project. Future assignments are expected to be located elsewhere in the western United States or other U.S. project locations, providing continued opportunities for career growth and exposure to major infrastructure projects.

Here's What You'll Be Doing

• Support daily construction activities and coordination between engineering, construction, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Manage and track submittals, RFIs, and design changes to support timely project execution.
• Coordinate equipment procurement and delivery to support construction and startup milestones.
• Maintain project documentation, including as-built drawings and turnover packages.
• Assist with schedule tracking and coordination of assigned scopes of work.
• Support implementation of project quality, safety, and change management processes.
• Participate in development of commissioning plans, startup procedures, and system testing protocols.
• Assist with commissioning, startup, and performance testing of treatment processes, pumping systems, instrumentation, controls, and support facilities.
• Coordinate turnover from construction to commissioning and from commissioning to operations.
• Work closely with plant operations personnel to support training, operational readiness, and system acceptance.
• Help identify and resolve technical issues that arise during construction, startup, and commissioning.

Your Impact

Join a team delivering infrastructure that will have a lasting impact on communities. This is an opportunity to contribute to a project that improves public health, expands access to clean drinking water, and creates meaningful benefits for generations to come while developing hands-on experience in both design-build delivery and commissioning of a major treatment facility.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in construction, engineering, water/wastewater infrastructure, industrial facilities, commissioning, or related project delivery environments.
• Internship or professional experience supporting construction projects, field engineering, project engineering, or commissioning activities.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced field environment.
• Willingness to work full-time on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate across engineering, construction, vendor, and client teams.
• Experience with water, wastewater, industrial, process, or utility infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to commissioning, startup, operations, or O&M activities.
• Familiarity with project controls, scheduling, RFIs, submittals, and construction documentation.

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