Lead Hydraulic Engineer – Water & Sewer Systems

City of Grand Rapids, MI; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision starting

6% 401a contribution with employer

Retiree Health Savings Account

Tuition Reimbursement and professional

Job summary

The City of Grand Rapids, MI seeks a licensed Professional Engineer to manage staff and information for water/sewer utilities, provide guidance on hydraulic models, plan reviews, and asset management. You will supervise project engineers and engineering staff, contribute to capital projects, and ensure data integrity across city databases.

Qualified candidates have a Civil Engineering degree, PE license, and at least five years in water/wastewater engineering with supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or related Engineering field.
• Five (5) years of experience in professional engineering related to water or wastewater systems or closely related work, including supervisory experience.
• Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or related Engineering field

Job description

The City of Grand Rapids, MI seeks a licensed Professional Engineer to manage staff and information for water/sewer utilities, provide guidance on hydraulic models, plan reviews, and asset management. You will supervise project engineers and engineering staff, contribute to capital projects, and ensure data integrity across city databases.

Qualified candidates have a Civil Engineering degree, PE license, and at least five years in water/wastewater engineering with supervisory experience.