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Wastewater Treatment Engineer

Jacobs

Location

Honolulu, HI

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/13/2026

Compensation

$91,400 - $159,900 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.3% approval+57% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The Wastewater Treatment Engineer role at Jacobs involves working on wastewater treatment projects in Hawaii and the broader Pacific region. The engineer will join a team of wastewater engineers and designers to tackle complex technical challenges. This position emphasizes innovative solutions and collaboration within a hybrid work environment. The focus will be on both treatment and process mechanical engineering.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license.
  • A minimum of 5 years of progressive process mechanical engineering and project delivery experience with water, wastewater, and/or industrial treatment.
  • Strong interest in treatment and/or mechanical system design and operation.
  • Proficient skills with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate treatment and process options to determine the best approaches to solve client challenges.
  • Understand and communicate complex problems and solutions with clients.
  • Design and implement pilot scale treatment systems.
  • Plan and design full-scale treatment systems and treatment plant improvements for construction.
  • Develop facility layouts and process & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
  • Write technical reports and support bidding and permitting services.
  • Provide construction services support and conduct field inspections of treatment/mechanical equipment.

Benefits

  • Employees at Jacobs are often offered benefits designed around physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing, including health and safety programs, mental health support, retirement and financial planning resources, flexible time off and initiatives that support a strong culture of caring.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

55

FY2026

Approval rate

98.3%

FY2026

LCA certified

32

FY2026

Entry-level share

18.8%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+57%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-80%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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