About ADC Water

ADC Water is a fast-growing water and wastewater engineering firm serving public and private clients across Arizona, the Southwest, and the Pacific Northwest. We combine practical engineering, field experience, and a high-touch approach to solve the real infrastructure challenges our clients face. As we bring more design capability in-house, we are building a team that can produce strong work today and improve how that work gets done as we grow.

The Opportunity

ADC Water is seeking a senior, hands-on CAD Designer to own mechanical and piping production for water, wastewater, and related industrial infrastructure projects. You will work directly with engineers, field teams, vendors, and project partners to turn P&IDs, field information, equipment data, and design direction into coordinated, constructible drawing packages.

This is a production role with real ownership. The right person is comfortable opening the files, tracing the process, routing piping, laying out equipment, resolving routine coordination issues, and flagging discrepancies before they become rework. You will also help ADC strengthen the standards, templates, libraries, and checking practices that support a scalable in-house design function.

What You Will Own

• Mechanical and piping production. Develop plans, sections, equipment layouts, piping layouts, isometrics, details, schedules, and related construction documents for pump stations, treatment facilities, and equipment-intensive infrastructure.
• P&ID translation. Read and interpret P&IDs and process schematics, understand system flow and component function, and translate design intent into accurate model and drawing work.
• Equipment integration. Incorporate vendor drawings and submittal information, including actual dimensions, nozzle locations, orientations, elevations, access requirements, and service clearances.
• Field-informed design. Use site information, existing drawings, scans, measurements, and field verification to model real conditions and identify missing or conflicting inputs early.
• Multidisciplinary coordination. Coordinate mechanical and process work with civil, structural, electrical, controls, architectural, and construction stakeholders.
• Drawing quality. Check your work for accuracy, consistency, completeness, constructability, and alignment across plans, sections, details, schedules, and referenced documents.
• Issue recognition and escalation. Resolve routine drafting and coordination questions independently; when source documents conflict or design direction is unclear, stop, document the issue, and confirm the governing direction with the engineer.
• Project lifecycle support. Update drawings through design development and construction, support RFIs and submittals, and incorporate approved field and vendor information into the record.
• CAD systems and standards. Help build and maintain templates, layer and object standards, libraries, file structures, naming conventions, review workflows, and document-control practices.
• Team development. Share practical knowledge with less-experienced designers and drafters while remaining actively involved in production work.

What We Are Looking For

• Roughly seven or more years of progressive CAD, piping, mechanical, or industrial design experience, with substantial recent hands-on production work.
• Strong AutoCAD capability in a professional production environment. Experience with Plant 3D, Revit, Civil 3D, or another relevant 3D design platform is valuable, but direct process-mechanical judgment matters more than any one software package.
• Demonstrated ability to read P&IDs and mechanical drawings; follow process flow; identify pumps, valves, reducers, instruments, and equipment connections; and understand how those elements translate into layouts and details.
• Experience with piping routing, equipment layouts, mechanical rooms, pump systems, utility systems, or other equipment-intensive facilities.
• Sound constructability judgment, including awareness of fabrication, installation, operations, maintenance access, and field constraints.
• The ability to identify missing vendor or field information, catch inconsistencies across documents, and know what to resolve independently versus what to elevate to an engineer.
• Strong drawing organization, document control, QA/QC habits, and attention to detail.
• Clear communication and the ability to move assigned work forward with limited oversight while collaborating closely with engineers and project teams.
• An associate degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. A bachelor's degree is not required.

Especially Valuable Experience

• Water or wastewater treatment facilities, pump stations, lift stations, industrial water systems, or utility infrastructure.
• Industrial piping environments such as gas transmission, chemical or process manufacturing, pulp and paper, power, mining, oil and gas, HVAC or process utilities, or rotating-equipment facilities.
• Hands-on maintenance, fabrication, construction, startup, commissioning, or field troubleshooting experience that informs design decisions.
• Creating or improving CAD standards, templates, symbol and detail libraries, file structures, checking routines, training, or document-control systems.
• Working directly with equipment manufacturers, contractors, field teams, and engineers to produce construction-ready deliverables.

How Success Will Be Measured

First 90 days

Learn ADC's project conventions, contribute to active drawing packages, demonstrate reliable P&ID and piping judgment, and establish trust with engineering and field teams.

Three to six months

Independently own defined mechanical and piping packages, surface missing inputs and conflicts early, and deliver coordinated work with limited oversight.

Six to twelve months

Operate as a dependable senior production resource across multiple projects, strengthen CAD standards and checking practices, reduce avoidable rework, and help develop the broader design function.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Direct involvement in critical water and wastewater infrastructure from early design through construction and startup.
• Meaningful ownership of both project production and the systems that make a design team effective.
• A visible path to broader technical or design-function leadership based on demonstrated impact.
• A hybrid work environment, competitive compensation, benefits, and profit-sharing opportunity.

We welcome candidates from adjacent industrial sectors when their experience shows strong piping and mechanical fundamentals, current hands-on CAD capability, sound field judgment, and ownership through construction.

Equal Opportunity

ADC evaluates candidates based on their ability to perform the work and contribute to the team. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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About ADC

ADC Water is a growing water and wastewater engineering firm built for clients that need senior judgment, practical execution, and direct accountability. The team works across municipal, commercial, and industrial environments on projects ranging from package treatment systems and lift stations to larger municipal infrastructure and complex water needs supporting data-center development.

ADC operates with a lean, experienced team and gives technical leaders meaningful ownership of projects, close access to company leadership, and the ability to shape standards as the business scales. This is an opportunity to help build the technical backbone of the next stage of the firm—not to become another layer in a large approval structure.

The Opportunity

ADC is hiring a Senior Water/Wastewater Technical Lead who can own project outcomes day to day and become a long-term technical center of gravity for the firm.

This person will take responsibility for work that currently reaches senior leadership for technical and mechanical review. The role combines hands-on engineering judgment, multidisciplinary design leadership, QA/QC, client communication, permitting, construction-phase support, and plant startup. It is designed for a proven engineer who has carried entire projects—not only one technical piece of them—and who wants more ownership, variety, and influence.

The near-term mandate is to produce excellent work, learn ADC's clients and standards, and progressively take responsible charge of assigned projects. Over time, this person may grow into the firm's principal technical leader as the current Principal Engineer transitions toward mentoring and standards oversight.

What You Will Own

• Lead water and wastewater projects from client definition and scoping through design, permitting, bidding, construction support, startup, and closeout.
• Serve as the day-to-day technical owner for assigned projects and make sound decisions without requiring a separate project manager, CAD department, or QA layer to keep work moving.
• Perform and oversee process and treatment engineering for both wastewater and water systems, with particular depth in wastewater.
• Review mechanical and multidisciplinary design work, including redlines, markups, calculations, specifications, plan sets, and QA/QC.
• Coordinate civil, mechanical, process, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and SCADA considerations into coherent project solutions.
• Seal plan sets and assume responsible charge for projects within your areas of competence.
• Manage permitting and regulatory coordination and represent technical work clearly to clients, regulators, contractors, and municipal stakeholders.
• Support construction administration, field issue resolution, commissioning, and real-world plant startup.
• Provide technical direction and practical mentorship to engineers and designers while raising the quality and consistency of the team's work.
• Communicate responsively, meet deadlines, and identify risks early enough for the team to act.
• Help ADC establish repeatable technical standards and increase the number of concurrent projects the firm can deliver confidently.

Minimum Qualifications

The following requirements are intentionally specific so qualified candidates can be evaluated consistently.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or another engineering discipline directly relevant to water and wastewater infrastructure.
• 12+ years of professional engineering experience, including substantial responsibility for municipal, commercial, or industrial water and wastewater projects.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE/P.E.) license in Arizona.
• Current NCEES Record supporting efficient comity licensure in additional states.
• Documented experience serving as Engineer of Record or otherwise sealing your own water or wastewater plan sets.
• Proven ownership of complete project lifecycles: client relationship, scope, design, permitting, bidding, construction-phase services, commissioning, and startup.
• Hands-on water/wastewater process or treatment engineering experience, with demonstrated wastewater depth and the ability to support water projects.
• Demonstrated mechanical-design review and QA/QC experience, including redlines, markups, calculations, specifications, and multidisciplinary plan review.
• Experience coordinating across civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and/or SCADA disciplines.
• Direct client-facing experience, including communicating technical decisions, resolving project issues, and maintaining accountability for schedule and outcomes.
• Field experience supporting construction, commissioning, or treatment-plant startup.
• Ability to work independently, respond reliably through email and Microsoft Teams, and deliver against deadlines in a lean operating environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience, with the judgment of a senior technical lead and the desire to remain close to delivery.
• Experience with several of the following: membrane bioreactors (MBR), onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS), wastewater treatment plants, water treatment plants, lift stations, pump stations, booster stations, water reuse, industrial water, data-center water infrastructure, or small-municipality systems.
• Arizona regulatory and permitting experience, including work involving ADEQ, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department (MCESD), municipalities, utilities, or similar authorities having jurisdiction.
• Experience presenting technical recommendations to city councils, utility boards, public agencies, or other nontechnical decision-makers.
• Existing PE licensure in one or more additional states, especially Washington, or demonstrated ability to obtain comity licensure quickly.
• Experience working in a small or mid-sized consulting firm where senior engineers personally own client, technical, schedule, and delivery outcomes.
• Experience on the utility-owner side reviewing consultant designs, combined with prior hands-on consulting or design responsibility.
• Experience mentoring engineers and designers, improving QA/QC practices, or creating technical standards.
• A record of increasing responsibility and reasonable career stability.

The Profile Most Likely to Thrive

You may be the technical backbone of a smaller Arizona firm and have reached the ceiling of what that environment can offer. You may be a strong engineer inside a mid-sized organization who is ready to move faster and own outcomes without layers of approval. Or you may work for a utility and miss designing, building, and starting up the systems you currently review.

What matters most is that you enjoy carrying the whole project. You want meaningful responsibility—not simply a larger title—and you are energized by moving between smaller, highly practical assignments and larger, more complex infrastructure programs.

Equal Opportunity

ADC evaluates candidates based on their ability to perform the work and contribute to the team. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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Position Summary

ADC Water is seeking a Proposal & Marketing Manager to lead proposal development, pursuit support, and marketing activities for the company’s water and wastewater business. Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, this position manages proposal submissions and interviews, supports strategic growth initiatives, maintains marketing content and systems, and strengthens ADC Water’s brand and market positioning.

This is a growing role that will initially support project and operations-related tasks to learn the company, projects, and staff while collecting information for project history, employee resumes, case studies, testimonials, and other proposal and marketing content.

This is a hands-on role requiring strong writing, organization, design judgment, and the ability to work effectively with executives, engineers, project managers, business development personnel, and teaming partners. The responsibilities listed below show a percentage of the time you’ll likely initially be spending on each focus. As the company and projects grow, you will transition into full time management of the marketing tasks.

Proposal Tasks (approximate initial focus = 25%)

• Review RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs; analyze requirements; create proposal schedules, outlines, compliance matrices, assignments, review milestones, and delivery calendars.
• Lead proposal submissions from kickoff through final delivery, including qualification packets, letters of interest, SOQs, proposals, leave-behinds, and related pursuit materials.
• Develop client-focused pursuit strategies, win themes, differentiators, key messages, proof points, case studies, and persuasive proposal narratives.
• Work closely with operations, technical staff, business development, graphics, subject matter experts, and teaming partners to gather technical content, resumes, project descriptions, organizational charts, graphics, schedules, and other information.
• Maintain proposal quality, compliance, consistency, version control, and on-time submission while ensuring content and visual storytelling meet strict submittal guidelines.
• Lead shortlist interview and client presentation preparation, including presentation development, team coaching, rehearsals, and alignment of messaging with client needs.
• Support strategic pursuits, client and competitor research, go/no-go evaluations, proposal tracking, lessons learned, and continuous improvement of the proposal process.
• Write, edit, and organize technical content into clear, persuasive proposal narratives.

Marketing & Branding Tasks (approximate initial focus = 25%)

• Maintain ADC Water’s brand, messaging, visual identity, document standards, brand guide, logos, templates, and related branded materials, including swag and merchandise orders.
• Support and improve external and internal communications, including the company website, social media platforms, newsletters, recruiting materials, corporate communications, conference materials, and award submissions and announcements.
• Maintain organized libraries of project experience, photographs, graphics, resumes, case studies, references, testimonials, and reusable marketing content.
• Track, coordinate, attend, and support ADC Water’s participation in industry conferences, client events, association activities, sponsorships, speaking opportunities, and other business development or market-facing events.
• Manage awards and recognition efforts, including identifying award opportunities, tracking deadlines and requirements, coordinating submissions, maintaining a record of awards received, and promotion of selected awards or recognition.
• Improve marketing processes, templates, systems, technology, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Help develop and supervise future marketing, graphics, and proposal resources as the company grows.

Project Support Tasks (approximate initial focus = 50%)

• Support team members in preparing, compiling, tracking, and submitting project documents to state, county, and local agencies.
• Support project billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, vendor invoices, consultant costs, and other project expenses.
• Maintain projects in ClickUp and other project management systems, including project setup, organization, updates, task tracking, deliverables, deadlines, permitting milestones, and follow-ups.
• Organize project records, submittal packages, approvals, correspondence, and final project documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, journalism, English, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of proposal, marketing, or communications experience in engineering, construction, architecture, or similar fields.
• Proven experience managing RFQ and RFP responses under deadlines.
• Water, wastewater, environmental, or public infrastructure experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and coordinate effectively with technical professionals and senior leadership.

Required Software Skills

• Microsoft 365: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, and OneDrive.
• Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Experience with video editing, web design, CRM, proposal-management, or digital-asset-management systems is preferred.

Key Attributes

A highly organized and hands-on writer and communicator who is comfortable working with senior executives and technical professionals in a growing organization to take ownership of pursuits and deliverables to meet deadlines.

Equal Opportunity

ADC evaluates candidates based on their ability to perform the work and contribute to the team. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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Role Overview

The Business Administrator is the person who keeps ADC's internal operations running. This is Sandy's replacement role, carrying the full scope of what that seat currently holds. The role owns HR, payroll, technology systems, insurance, licensing, contracts, bookkeeping, and the administrative coordination that keeps leadership focused on clients and projects. AR and AP are included here as transitionary responsibilities, shifting to a dedicated Project Coordinator once that position is filled. This person reports directly to the Principal and runs a wide range of business functions with significant day-to-day independence.

Key Responsibilities

HR & People Operations

• Own the full employee lifecycle: onboarding new hires from offer acceptance through Day 1 readiness, and offboarding departing employees cleanly
• Manage all personnel records, employment documentation, and compliance filings
• Serve as ADC's primary point of contact with Insperity. Own the PEO platform for payroll processing, HR administration, benefits enrollment, and 401k coordination
• Create, configure, and deactivate user accounts across all business systems when employees join or leave: no account left open, no new hire left waiting

Technology & Systems

• Own the IT relationship with Olympia, ADC's managed service provider. Coordinate support tickets, renewals, and service-level issues
• Manage all software subscriptions and seat counts across the firm's tech stack: renewals, user access, license audits, and new tool onboarding
• Coordinate phone setup, hardware procurement, and equipment tracking for new hires and replacements
• Maintain current documentation of all active platforms, vendor contacts, and access credentials

Insurance & Risk Management

• Own the firm's insurance program: general liability, professional liability (E&O), workers' comp, and any additional policies
• Manage the annual renewal cycle. The September 1 deadline is a hard date; preparation starts well in advance
• Issue and track Certificates of Insurance (COIs) for clients and project-specific requirements
• Maintain the relationship with ADC's insurance broker and carriers

Business Licensing & Regulatory Compliance

• Maintain ADC's business licenses, registrations, and certificates of authority in Arizona, Washington, and any additional states as the firm grows
• Own the compliance calendar: no renewal slips, no late filings
• Track individual PE license renewals by engineer and by state; coordinate continuing education requirements and renewal submissions
• Manage state filings, annual reports, and other regulatory submissions

Contracts & Legal Administration

• Manage client contracts from draft through execution: coordinate reviews, track redlines, and maintain fully executed copies
• Administer sub-consultant and subcontractor agreements. Issue, track, and store executed documents for every project that requires one
• Maintain a contracts log with key terms, expiration dates, and renewal notices
• Escalate non-standard terms or risk concerns to the Principal before execution

Finance & Bookkeeping

• Serve as ADC's liaison to Formulate, the firm's bookkeeping partner. Coordinate on monthly close, respond to questions, and deliver records as needed
• Manage the banking relationship: handle routine bank tasks, maintain authorized user access, and coordinate with Formulate on reconciliations
• Generate client invoices on schedule, track outstanding payments, and follow up on collections
• Enter vendor bills and coordinate payment approvals

AR and AP are transitionary responsibilities in this role. They will move to a dedicated Project Coordinator once that position is filled. The Business Administrator retains the Formulate liaison and banking coordination permanently.

Administrative & Executive Coordination

• Schedule and coordinate internal team meetings. Own the calendar logistics so the Principal and project leads can stay focused on the work
• Manage delegated access to the Principal's inbox for routine administrative matters: system setups, vendor access codes, scheduling confirmations, and operational correspondence
• Serve as the point of contact for office administration needs that fall outside project operations: vendor relationships, general business accounts, and firm-wide coordination

What Success Looks Like

• Payroll runs on time every cycle without the Principal touching it
• No license expires, no insurance renewal is missed, no PE license lapses
• Every new hire has accounts, hardware, and access on Day 1 and every departure is fully offboarded the same day
• Contracts are signed before work starts and stored where anyone can find them
• Formulate has what they need every month without chasing anyone
• The Principal spends his time on clients and strategy, not on administrative bottlenecks

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years in a business operations, office manager, or administrative management role with broad responsibility across multiple functions, not narrowly specialized in one
• Direct experience with HR administration and onboarding; familiarity with PEO platforms is a strong plus
• Demonstrated experience managing business insurance programs and renewals
• Comfort handling contracts: tracking, coordinating execution, and maintaining records
• Experience working with an outside bookkeeper or accounting firm as the internal point of contact
• Strong organizational systems. This role touches many moving parts simultaneously and requires someone who creates structure, not just follows it
• High discretion. This seat has access to payroll, personnel records, contracts, and banking; trustworthiness is non-negotiable
• Clear, professional written communication; comfortable representing ADC in correspondence with vendors, agencies, and insurance contacts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a professional services, engineering, architecture, or construction firm
• Familiarity with Insperity or a comparable PEO platform
• Experience managing multi-state business licensing and compliance
• Background coordinating with managed IT service providers
• Exposure to construction or professional services contract structures (prime agreements, subcontracts, professional liability requirements)

A Note on This Role

This is not a support role in the traditional sense. The Business Administrator holds the functions that most firms split across two or three people, and handles all of it well. The right person takes ownership without being asked twice, knows when to escalate and when to just handle it, and runs their work with the same precision and professionalism ADC brings to its engineering projects. The firm depends on this seat more than most people realize. The person who fills it will too.

Equal Opportunity

ADC evaluates candidates based on their ability to perform the work and contribute to the team. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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ADC is seeking a motivated intern to join our team and gain hands-on exposure to multiple aspects of water and wastewater design. This role is ideal for a driven, detail-oriented student who thrives in a structured, fast-paced environment where organization, initiative, and efficiency are valued.The role involves organizing and leading design tasks through research, calculations, and documentation, as well as preparing agendas, taking meeting minutes, updating tasks, and providing feedback. At ADC, we serve our communities and protect the environment while working in small, fast-moving teams that value diversity, creativity, and initiative. This internship is for someone eager to accelerate their learning and make a real impact.

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Job Description:

• Conduct research and perform basic engineering calculations to support water and wastewater design tasks.
• Organize and maintain project documentation for accuracy and accessibility.
• Prepare meeting agendas, take minutes, and track action items.
• Update project task lists and provide feedback to keep work on schedule.
• Assist with client communications and coordination of project needs.
• Support field activities such as site visits and mapping as needed.
• Contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced team environment with creativity and initiative.

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Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a Civil, Environmental, or related Engineering program.
• A self-starter who takes initiative and thrives in a structured, process-driven environment.
• A willingness to learn and the ability to absorb information quickly.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to perform basic engineering calculations and conduct research.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with AutoCAD or similar software is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative, manage time effectively, and work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Commitment to environmental stewardship and community service values.

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Why This Internship at ADC

• Diverse water & wastewater projects
• Exposure to funding & regulatory processes
• Real-world project management experience
• Direct client communication
• On-site engineering coordination
• Mentorship from industry professionals
• Fast-paced skill development
• Foundation for engineering & operations careers
• Opportunity to make a tangible impact

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If you’re looking for more than just a job—if you want a path, a purpose, and a team that’s ready to invest in you—we’d love to hear from you. Please send your resume to paisley@adcwater.com for consideration.