About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Water & Wastewater Engineering (Environmental / Water Resources).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Position Summary

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Assistant Engineer I to join their Raleigh, NC office. This role supports design and process teams working on water and wastewater projects — including treatment facility upgrades, conveyance systems, wellfields, stormwater management, reuse projects, water resources, and asset management. Ideal candidates are motivated, organized, and eager to build technical skills in process modeling, hydraulics, field investigations, and engineering design.

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Key Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing engineering deliverables: sampling studies, condition assessments, process modeling, hydraulics calculations, and design reports
• Manage and validate data used for process modeling and design work
• Attend client and internal project meetings and support project management tasks
• Coordinate with manufacturers and vendors to select equipment and prepare submittals
• Support multiple projects through planning, design, and construction phases
• Participate in fieldwork and site visits (mostly in-state travel)
• Perform self-quality checks and follow QA/QC procedures before submitting deliverables
• Add responsibilities as required by specific project needs

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental, civil, chemical, or mechanical engineering
• 0–2 years relevant experience in the water/wastewater industry (internships and co-ops included)
• Strong interest in water/wastewater engineering and environmental infrastructure
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong communication skills, self-motivation, organization, and attention to detail
• Willingness to participate in fieldwork and site visits

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Preferred Qualifications

• EIT certification or working toward EIT
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in environmental, civil, chemical, or mechanical engineering
• Experience with process modeling tools, hydraulics analysis, GIS, or CAD
• Demonstrated QA/QC habits and the ability to perform self-reviews

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What We Offer

• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
• Short- and long-term disability, and employer-paid life insurance
• Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO)
• Employer-contributed 401(k) with additional financial planning resources
• Professional development: tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and support for professional licensure and memberships
• Starting pay for this position depends on skills, experience, education, and geographic location (Confidential Client provides a competitive package)

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Location & Work Arrangements

• Based in Raleigh, NC (office-based with project- and site-related travel mostly in-state)
• Fieldwork expectations vary by project; candidates should be comfortable with site visits and occasional travel

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Keywords & Skills (for search / matching)

• Assistant Engineer I Raleigh NC
• Entry-level water engineer
• Water/wastewater treatment, process modeling, hydraulics
• EIT, CAD, GIS, field investigations
• Environmental engineering, conveyance systems, stormwater

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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