Manager, Engineering

Henry County Water Authority; McDonough (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry County Water Authority (HCWA) seeks an experienced Engineer to lead the Engineering Division, coordinating plan review and design tasks for development projects. The role oversees the technical work of staff, conducts reviews of water and sewer system plans, and ensures compliance with HCWA standards.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 5+ years in water/wastewater engineering, and 3+ years in project management with supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a closely related field and five years of related water/wastewater experience.
• Minimum of five years hands-on engineering design experience with water distribution and wastewater systems.
• At least three years in planning and project management with two years of supervisory experience.
• PE preferred but not required; possess or pursuing PE certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day plan review, design, and technical work of the Engineering staff.
• Oversee construction drawings for water/sewer projects and perform technical design reviews.
• Analyze and resolve design and operational issues across water and wastewater systems.
• Lead field activities to verify hydraulic conditions and data for models and designs.
• Represent HCWA at interagency and design meetings and communicate policies and standards.
• Develop rehabilitation and replacement projects in collaboration with staff and management.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project management

Plan review

Water/wastewater design

GIS data handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental/related field

Georgia Professional Engineer (PE) - preferred

Level 2 Sediment & Erosion Control Certification

Confined Space Certification

Competent Person Certification

Georgia Driver's License

Tools

GIS

Water distribution modeling

Job description

Summary:The individual in this full-time position works under the general supervision of the Engineering Division Manager. The Engineering Manager is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activities associated with the plan review and design tasks of the Engineering Department. The individual oversees and coordinates the overall development plan submittal process in addition to planning, supervising, and coordinating the technical work of engineering staff. Work requires a sound understanding of engineering design and systems operation methods and practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for planning, organizing, integrating, and evaluating the work of the engineering department staff to include developing, implementing, and monitoring work plans to achieve goals and objectives. Contributes and participates in developing, implementing, and evaluating plans, work processes, systems, and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives, and work standards.
• Responsible for overseeing water and/or sewerage system construction drawings for use by the Construction or Operations departments to include performing a technical review of system design plans or sanitary sewer basin evaluations developed by staff.
• Responsible for supervising and participating in the analysis and resolution of technical design issues and practical operational problems associated with the water distribution system and wastewater collections system; including reviewing and evaluating studies, designs, reports, and records generated by other departments and outside entities to identify probable causes and resolve problems encountered prior to and during construction, while ensuring that basic HCWA requirements are met.
• Responsible for the evaluation of the sources of water pressure issues, fire flow concerns, water quality concerns, and sanitary sewerage collections system issues; including scheduling and participating in field activities to verify, monitor, and resolve distribution system hydraulic, water pressure issues, and sewerage system issues. Often required to perform fire flow testing on fire hydrants, analyze data, adjust pressure regulating valves, deploy flow monitors, and provide necessary information for input into the water distribution model or sanitary sewerage system model.
• Responsible for performing or supervising the plan review process of engineered drawings submitted by developers and engineers for proposed development projects; including reviewing design submittals for accuracy, completeness, and conformance with HCWA standards and specifications. Also includes identifying submittals that have policy or political implications from routine submittals and discuss issues with management and recommends solutions.
• Responsible for detailed plan reviews for new developments, service connections, or system extensions. Duties include ensuring that adequate fire flow, water and wastewater treatment, and conveyance capacities are available. Duties also include determining requirements for special easements necessary to protect HCWA facilities in unusual circumstances.
• Responsible for representing HCWA at various interagency, pre-design, and pre-construction meetings, including conferring with consulting engineers, contractors, developers, and other agencies to explain HCWA policies, rules, fees, design and construction standards, and plan review procedures.
• Responsible for identifying and planning rehabilitation and replacement projects by coordinating with distribution and collection system staff and analyzing system data.
• Responsible for preparing and approving labor and material opinions and probable costs for engineered projects, providing estimated costs for the labor and material required to construct water or sanitary sewerage system projects.
• Responsible for tracking projects and the budgets of projects by utilizing and developing various computer databases and programs to generate a variety of special and recurring reports and to update and maintain a variety of system records and reports that can be linked and imported into the GIS system.
• Responsible for obtaining and writing various correspondences to city, county, and/or other governing agencies concerning customer issues, project releases, permitting, or other engineering activity correspondences.
• Responsible for developing, maintaining, implementing, and coordinating Emergency Action Plans within the department to ensure appropriate safety and security protocols are in place. Duties include identifying and developing procedures that target areas of risk and performing drills or tabletop discussions that raise awareness and train employees on how to appropriately respond to threats, risks, and emergency situations.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in a closely related field; five years related experience and/or training in the water/wastewater field; three years in a position of planning and project management with two years of supervisory experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of five years of hands‑on engineering design experience with water distribution systems and wastewater collection and conveyance systems.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:Valid Georgia Driver's License; Level 2 Sediment & Erosion Control Certification; Confined Space and Competent Person Certifications; and Certification as a Georgia Professional Engineer is preferred but not required.

Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside-weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Henry County Water Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.