Join Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, as a Project Engineer I Water & Wastewater. As a rewarding career, you will help improve the environment and protect natural resources. Essential Utilities delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.
Requirements
- Facility planning to identify future capital improvements necessary to maintain proper water and wastewater service and to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Implements annual capital improvement plans and the budget, under the supervision of State Operations Manager, to identify and prioritize capital projects, including selecting design approaches and estimating project costs.
- Supervises and/or performs the design and construction of regional capital and maintenance projects, including preparation of contract documents and development of cost estimates, utilizing both in-house and contract resources, as required.
- Prepares cost estimates for capital projects, and construction schedules for the work. Oversees design and construction activities to achieve budget and schedule compliance.
- Coordinates design and construction phases of projects with personnel of all regional divisions and of other departments, outside contractors, and suppliers to ensure all operational needs are addressed, and obtain all needed inputs for design.
- Prepares or directs the preparation of permit applications for construction of assigned capital projects. Applications cover a wide range of land development, zoning, construction, and environmental approvals, at the local and State levels, and at times, at the Federal level.
- Represents the company at various federal, state and local levels. Establishes and maintains positive public relations with key customers, local officials, state and federal regulators, other state agencies, elected officials and industry groups.
- Provides engineering due diligence services for company acquisitions by identifying capital improvement needs for candidate systems, and estimate the costs and timing of needed improvements.
- Provides engineering due diligence services with developer projects including agreements and easements, as well as perform due diligence on acquisitions of new systems.
- Oversees maintenance of water system maps, records, and electronic data (i.e. hydraulic models, standard specifications, etc.).
- Maintains standard design and materials specifications for water and wastewater infrastructure.
- Assists in the review and updating of ongoing operations programs such as plant maintenance and safety as assigned. Provides and/or assists in training efforts associated with these programs.
- Assists in the review and applications of new technologies that would improve water quality or service to customers.
- Attends study forums conducted by various government agencies and professional organizations.
- Performs other assignments as required.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
