Hydraulic Engineer

City of Grand Rapids; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision starting-1

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Parking

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

The City of Grand Rapids is seeking a Senior Civil/Utility Engineer to lead and mentor staff while guiding the design and operation of water and wastewater utilities. You will evaluate existing systems, manage data, and provide guidance on engineering projects and capital improvements.

Ideal candidates hold a PE license, have 5+ years in water/wastewater engineering with supervisory experience, and can oversee plan reviews and asset management programs within the Utilities Engineering unit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Civil or related Engineering field.
• Five (5) years of experience in professional engineering related to water or wastewater systems, including supervisory experience.
• PE license required.

Responsibilities

• Manages staff and information to ensure City water and sewer utilities and private utilities are designed to serve customers' needs.
• Evaluates existing water and sewer utilities and records; provides guidance.
• Acts as working engineer on Hydraulic System Models, Plan Reviews, Asset Management of Systems and Facilities.
• Directs, schedules, manages, oversees, and evaluates project engineers and engineering assistants.
• Participates in rate study data gathering, calculations, and reporting.
• Evaluates and recommends capital improvement projects and asset management strategies.
• Ensures records are properly recorded and accessible in databases.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Hydraulic System Modeling

Plan Reviews

Asset Management Systems

Job description

The purpose of this job is to manage staff and information to ensure that the City's public water and sewer utilities and private utility services are designed appropriately to serve the needs of the customers. Evaluates existing water and sewer utilities and records and provides guidance. Acts as a working engineer on Hydraulic System Models, Plan Reviews, Asset Management of Systems and Facilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Communicates information regarding City utilities and services to City staff, engineers, consultants, developers, contractors, and customers to ensure adherence to standards and codes
• Performs and coordinates the review of public utility extensions or improvements to water, sanitary sewer, or storm sewer systems. Provides guidance to staff regarding private connection issues
• Provides assistance with troubleshooting a variety of problems and issues
• Directs, schedules, manages, oversees, and evaluates project engineers and engineering assistants
• Participates in Rate Study data gathering, calculations, and reporting
• Evaluates and provides recommendations and guidance on capital improvement projects
• Participates in asset management and evaluation of condition and capacity of water and sewer utilities.
• Assists the Assistant Manager for Utility Engineering and Asset Planning in prioritizing projects for capital replacement
• Reviews and evaluates utility records
• Assists the Assistant Manager for Utility Engineering and Asset Planning to ensure records are properly recorded in the various databases, ensures accessibility to data, and resolves issues in historical data
• Performs related work as required

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Civil or related Engineering field

--AND--

• Five (5) years of experience in professional engineering related to water or wastewater systems or closely related work, including supervisory experience

--OR--

• Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities

Required License

• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license

Preferred Licenses

• State of Michigan EGLE S-2 Drinking Water Operator License OR Wastewater Treatment Operator Class B license

We Offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision starting on Day 1
• 6% employee 401a contribution with employer matching (6% or 7% based on bargaining unit)
• Employee & Employer contributions to Retiree Health Savings Account
• Voluntary benefits such as term life insurance, flexible spending accounts, accidental insurance, disability insurance, and deferred compensation plan options
• Twelve Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Parking (if applicable)
• Employee Home Ownership Incentive
• Tuition Reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program with free mental health counseling
• Comprehensive Wellness program with a health and wellness incentive
• Employee Discounts and Perks

Should an applicant need any disability related accommodation or other consideration in the application or selection process, please notify the human resources department upon submittal of application

The City of Grand Rapids does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Please Note:

This position is subject to the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement and all relevant civil service rules. For additional information, links to union agreement and Civil Service Rules are provided below.

Collective Bargaining Agreements

Civil Service Rules