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How do you navigate the engineering, regulatory and operational demands of modern water infrastructure?
Meet Quitterie, a senior project manager and environmental engineer at Jacobs who leads multidisciplinary teams through complex treatment expansions and reuse programs, delivering solutions that are technically robust and built for long-term reliability.
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With 28 years of experience in wastewater treatment, conveyance design, water supply, biosolids and effluent reuse, Quitterie leads complex infrastructure programs that integrate environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, and long-term operational performance.
Based in Portland, Oregon, she brings a powerful combination of technical expertise and strategic leadership to every engagement — from planning biosolids reuse programs to managing half-billion-dollar treatment expansions. Her work consistently aligns infrastructure investment with regulatory certainty and system reliability.
Collaboration defines her approach. She builds and leads high-performing multidisciplinary teams, guiding subconsultants, stakeholder engagement efforts and permitting negotiations across federal, state and local agencies. Her ability to navigate complexity while maintaining alignment keeps large programs moving forward through open communication and thoughtful organization.
Get to know Quitterie
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28 +
years of experience in conveyance, reuse and wastewater engineering
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$ 1 B
in water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades
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20 +
major municipal and industrial wastewater projects led across the U.S.
Solving complex challenges across the globe
Quitterie’s experience spans municipal, industrial and agricultural systems across the western United States and South America. From feasibility studies and engineering design to construction management, Quitterie applies innovative thinking to solve complex client challenges and strengthen long-term outcomes.
In Oregon, she played a central role in managing the City of Portland’s $500 million Secondary Treatment Expansion Program from planning through design and construction. The program met critical regulatory deadlines while positioning the city for sustained system performance. Across her portfolio, she has advanced capital improvements that enhance reliability, strengthen operations and maintenance strategies, and support biosolids land application, treated effluent discharge and natural treatment systems.
Having lived and worked in France, Thailand, South America and the United States, Quitterie brings a global perspective to local infrastructure challenges. She understands how water systems operate within diverse political and economic environments — and translates that insight into practical, community-centered solutions.
“Preserving water quality for future generations isn’t just a goal — it’s a shared responsibility powered by thoughtful engineering and long-term planning.”
Quitterie Cotten
