**This position is open until filled. Applications received by February 2, 2026, will receive first consideration.

The City of Tacoma's Environmental Services Department has exciting opportunities for entry level and experienced engineers to join our Capital Delivery Team designing and delivering diverse and challenging engineering projects. We are a dynamic and fun engineering group that supports a wide variety of projects for the wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste utilities with an annual $30M average capital budget. Environmental Services currently has two openings which may be filled with Associate Engineers, Engineers, Senior Engineers, or Professional Engineers, depending on experience, certifications, and licensure. The Capital Delivery Group provides a unique opportunity for engineers to work on a wide variety of complex projects covering the full spectrum of municipal infrastructure improvements and may include work in civil, environmental, electrical, and mechanical engineering disciplines. Our capital projects may include wastewater treatment process improvements, storm and wastewater sewer pipe improvements, pump station upgrades, building upgrades, and stormwater green infrastructure projects. The below video links provide an overview of the award winning, exciting, and diverse engineering projects we often work on: Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Flood Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp0BiB5w8{tabindex="0" rel="nofollow"} Process Control System Upgrade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQPWWadONfU&list=PLHN0JO4Eyqcc9RtkqmwBT3XcZpYheNCQ7&index=48&t=14s{tabindex="0" rel="nofollow"}

Jefferson Avenue and Hood Street Surface Water Interceptor Project

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The applicants selected for these positions will work in the Center for Urban Waters{tabindex="0" rel="nofollow"} facility located adjacent to Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma with a variety of dynamic and creative engineers, scientists, and technicians. Primary Responsibilities: (may vary in complexity and responsibility depending on hired classification level):

Perform full cycle project management for multi-million-dollar capital projects from planning through construction.

Prepare technical specifications, calculations, engineering designs, and plans for engineering projects.

Coordinate closely with stakeholders, including public and private agencies, internal City stakeholders, and team members to ensure successful and efficient project delivery.

Monitor scope, schedule, budget and workload of team members during design and construction.

Manage the work of specialty engineering consultants as needed to supplement in-house engineering knowledge and expertise.

Perform engineering quality control reviews of work products, technical reports, letters, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and as-built drawings.

Qualifications

Associate Civil Engineer Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or directly related field*

Senior Associate Civil Engineer Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or directly related field*

2 years of engineering-related experience; or possession of Washington State EIT*

Principal Associate Civil Engineer Qualifications:

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