Job Description
Brown and Caldwell (BC) is currently looking for entry level Environmental Engineer to join our growing team in Portland, Oregon. When you join BC, you will enjoy a unique and welcoming culture. You will find that we offer a non-hierarchical, collaborative, and supportive environment, allowing you to do your best work. You will be trusted and supported to produce quality work by our project managers and external clients and given the flexibility to manage your own schedule to achieve this. The work we do is interesting, challenging and wide-ranging in nature, and so is our client base.
Note: this position is not scheduled to begin until May/June 2026 timeframe, although interviews are ongoing and a hiring decision is expected within the next month or two.
Detailed Description Our ideal candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills, be highly organized, and be capable of working in a diverse team environment and handling multiple tasks with competing priorities. You will be working with technical staff and executing the following:
Roles and Responsibilities: - Perform engineering work with our Municipal Design Discipline Team on water and wastewater projects, including treatment plants, pipelines, and pumping stations for municipal clients.
- Work with teams on engineering designs, preparing reports, construction drawings, specifications, calculations, and equipment selection for various projects.
- Perform preliminary design activities such as studies, data analysis, and alternatives analyses.
- Prepare technical memoranda, reports, and electronic deliverables.
- Check performance or conformity with plans and specifications through field inspections as part of engineering services during construction.
- Conduct field work, such as site investigations, as necessary for various projects.
- Communicate effectively and coordinate with project teams including other disciplines (Engineers, Designers).
- Coordinate project work with geotechnical, architectural, process, civil, mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical engineers and consultants.
Required Qualifications: - BS Degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical).
- Good technical skills with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts both visually and verbally.
- Strong interest in developing water and wastewater treatment design skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite including Word, Outlook, Project, Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with Bluebeam.
- Experience using engineering calculation software (MathCAD).
- Field/construction experience.
Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Location A: $58,000 - $79,000
You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.
Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.
About Brown and Caldwell Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit
This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
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