Project Engineer in Okatie

Energy Jobline ZR; South Carolina; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BJWSA in South Carolina seeks a project development engineer to support design and permitting of private development projects. Under limited supervision, you will coordinate activities to ensure timely design, permitting, and delivery while interfacing with federal and state agencies.

Responsibilities include managing land development or capital improvement projects, preparing reports and documents, and providing technical support and mapping; candidates should have PE or EIT and a

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in civil or mechanical engineering or related field.
• Must possess experience working with various computer applications and the BJWSA-specific software.

Responsibilities

• Provides management and assistance for BJWSA land development or capital improvement projects; coordinates projects with federal and state regulatory agencies.
• Responsible for the completion, submission, and review of documents including project status/progress requests, progress reports, plans, specifications, technical reports, and purchase orders.
• Represents the Authority at public committee meetings and governmental agencies to advance assigned projects.
• Maintains up-to-date files and technical manuals.
• Provides technical support for mapping systems and activities; supports grant-funded projects when required.
• Receives and responds to customers, vendors and suppliers in a professional manner.
• Operates and utilizes office equipment; performs other duties within scope of responsibility.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil or mechanical engineering or related field

Job description

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SUMMARY:

Under limited supervision, provides professional knowledge for project development, design and permitting of all BJWSA private development related projects. Coordinates activities to ensure all projects are designed, permitted, and delivered in a timely manner.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides management and assistance for all BJWSA land development or capital improvement projects. Uses independent judgment to ensure projects are developed, designed and permitted in a timely and cost effective manner. Coordinates projects with Federal & State regulatory agencies, as applicable.
• Responsible for the completion, submission, and review of various required documents including new project status/progress requests, progress reports, plans, specifications, technical reports, and purchase orders.
• Uses experience and discretion as a representative of the Authority at various public committee meetings, related groups, and governmental agencies in the development of assigned projects.
• Maintains up-to-date files and updated technical manuals.
• Works with the appropriate local government agencies to provide the technical support for all grant-funded projects, when required.
• Receives, considers, and responds in a professional manner to customers, vendors and, suppliers.
• Assists in the mapping efforts and provides technical support for mapping systems and activities
• Operates and utilizes related equipment and machinery to include a copier, plotter, computer, printer, etc.
• Performs other duties as required within the scope of responsibility.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in civil or mechanical engineering or related field. Must possess experience working with various computer applications and the ability to use BJWSA-specific software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-Training license, . Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Data Conception:

Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communications:

Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving assignments and/or directions to subordinates and receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor.

Ability:

Requires ability to read a variety of codes, regulations, policy and procedure manuals, maps, construction drawings, work orders, etc. Requires the ability to prepare routine reports, performance appraisals, records, etc. with proper format, punctuation spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence:

Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Requires the ability to apply influence systems in managing a crew; to learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques; to make independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.

Verbal Aptitude:

Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow and give verbal and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons from a variety of educational backgrounds using technical and non-technical terminology as required.

Form/Spatial Aptitude:

Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information.

Motor Coordination:

Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes using office machinery; to operate motor vehicles.

Manual Dexterity:

Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, buttons, switches, catches, tools, etc. Must have moderate levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Discrimination:

Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of .

Interpersonal Temperament:

Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing in uncomfortable physical conditions and under stress when confronted with emergency situations or tight deadlines. The worker may be subject to danger or risk to a slight degree and to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.

Physical Communications:

Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).