Job Details

The Position:

In this position, you'll play a key role in supporting the 140 employees who bring safe, clean, and reliable drinking water to nearly 220,000 customers. As a Project Engineer, you will be essential in the planning and delivery of our water system capital improvements and maintenance projects and supporting development review for new water system connections.

Priorities and Projects:

1. Executing capital improvement projects that enhance the resiliency and reliability of TVWD's water system infrastructure. These projects span a wide range—from replacing aging water mains to constructing new reservoirs, pump stations, and pressure-regulating facilities. You'll play a key role in planning, design coordination, and delivery of infrastructure that supports long-term system performance and community growth.
2. Long-range planning, including hydraulic modeling, to ensure our system can deliver water reliably to future generations of TVWD customers.
3. Development services, including construction plan review, establishment of new service connections, and construction inspection of expansion projects.
4. Supporting our operations team in troubleshooting system issues, planning and design of infrastructure improvements, and operational optimization.
5. Supporting readiness of the TVWD water system for integration with the Willamette Water Supply System (WWSS), anticipated to begin serving our customers in 2026.

TVWD Culture:

We believe a diverse workforce and inclusive environment adds quality and perspective to our service delivery. We strive to develop and maintain a diverse workforce that values and embraces change as we adjust our strategies to meet the needs of our customers and employees. Those changes can be difficult, and we are committed to leaning into tough conversations and learning from each other along the way. We're going through a lot of change at TVWD with our Willamette Water Supply Program (WWSP) and Customer Information System (CIS). Our already hard‑working employees are navigating these projects and more and we're becoming a stronger team as we manage through these changes. The culture at TVWD is changing with more transparency and openness with one another through effective communication, respect, trust, support, collaboration, investment in employees, creativity, and innovation. It's a great time to join TVWD!

Our Engineering and Operations Department Culture:

We are here to work together as a team, but we all can think independently. We all take initiative and responsibility for our tasks and projects, while working collaboratively with our Engineering and Operations team and internal customers. We are a great bunch of employees who like good humor and having fun.

Are You Our Ideal Candidate?

We're looking for someone with the following skills, experience, and traits to join our team:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Mechanical engineering, or related field.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Oregon, or ability to obtain this within three months of starting duties.
• At least four years experience working in an engineering role, with a preference for water resources and hydraulics experience.
• Familiarity with InfoWater Pro modeling software or equivalent software (WaterGEMS, HEC‑RAS, or EPANET)
• A committed professional who's passionate about public service and ready to build a long‑term career ensuring safe, reliable drinking water for our community.
• Desire to learn, ask questions, and develop their skills as an engineer.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, especially with our engineering consultants and internal construction and maintenance teams.
• Positive attitude with a good sense of humor.
• Ability to be flexible in changing work priorities and can perform independently or in a team.

Please review the job description for additional details.

Compensation/Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $98,841.60 – $148,262.40 per year depending on experience.

TVWD is proud to offer a valuable benefits package including:

• Participation in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Low‑cost medical/dental/vision insurance
• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, and holiday leave plus 40 hours of management leave each calendar year
• 12 weeks of paid family/medical/safe leave
• Work schedules that allow for every other Friday off
• Flexible work schedules and remote/hybrid options
• 3% 401(k) match and additional voluntary deferred compensation programs
• Free Tri‑Met pass
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Please reach out to ...@tvwd.org with questions regarding our benefits package.

Recruitment Process:

Please upload your cover letter and resume and complete the supplemental questions. The recruitment will be open until 20 qualified applications have been received or until 11/12.

We anticipate the following dates for interviews, which are subject to change depending on applicants:

1. Phone interview: 12/3
2. In‑person panel interview: 12/10
3. Executive interview: 12/11

The selected candidate would likely begin their duties in early 2026.

Additional Information:

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation (e.g., assistance listening device, etc.) to participate in the recruitment and/or selection process should contact the Human Resources Division.

We are proud to hire veterans.

If you qualify for veterans' preference, please attach a copy of your DD‑214 (certificate of release or discharge from active duty). If you need to request a copy of your DD‑214, click here.

TVWD prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at TVWD are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, age, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, ability, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state and federal law. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.