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Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we’re delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities.  If you’re looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

What We Offer

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Responsible for planning for assigned divisions/systems.
Manage the design of both water and sewer improvement projects i.e. tanks, boosters, lift stations, WTP projects, WWTP projects, regulating vaults, etc.) as needed.
Work with hydraulic modeling team to evaluate and mitigate system-wide challenges
Responsible for submittal of any required permits and approvals. Prepares and/or supervises the permit applications for selected projects and ensure all required permits are obtained with necessary approvals.
Coordinates and manages construction projects including bidding, scheduling, and cost estimating.  Enforces contract requirements and performs construction administration on assigned projects
Work with consultants to necessary easements for all assigned projects. Negotiates and prepares property easements and oversees the preparation of property descriptions, survey and legal recording as required.
Responsible for managing project financials i.e. work orders, purchase orders, invoicing etc.
Collaborate with various departments state wide: operations, engineering, accounting, customer service
Responsible for Due Diligence for possible new acquisitions.
Assists with other tasks or projects as assigned.

Requirements

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  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required.

  • Selected candidate must be a Registered, Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois or the ability to obtain PE license within three years from hire date.

  • Two or more years of experience in water and wastewater is preferred.

  • Must be computer literate and proficient with Microsoft Office applications, as well as other software applications used in the normal course of business

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills; communicate effectively (clearly, concisely and professionally) with internal customers

  • Strong customer service skills

  • Ability to work well under pressure

  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

  • A team player able to work effectively in a team fostered multi-tasking environment.        

  • Perform sedentary work- exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

  • Working conditions may include travel to work sites of Essential Utilities and/or other constituents within the State of IL

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $81,975.36 - $108,412.41

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.  If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).  
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

  • Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
  • Family members cannot work in the same department.

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July 7, 2026
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aquaamericaProject Engineer (Hybrid)