Water Operations Engineer — Hydraulics & Planning

Hetch Hetchy Water & Power; Jamestown (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) seeks to hire a 5207 Engineer to join the Water & Power Planning Group within the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Division. Based in Moccasin, CA, the role focuses on analysis of water and power data, developing hydraulic and hydrologic models, and supporting planning of pipelines, reservoirs, and powerhouse operations.

Minimum qualifications include three years of civil/environmental engineering experience and a California PE in

Qualifications

• Three years verifiable civil or environmental engineering experience.
• Current California PE in civil or environmental discipline.
• Substitutions: a Master’s degree may substitute for one year of work experience; a PhD may substitute for two years.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and calibrate hydraulic models for tunnel and pipeline flows.
• Use hydraulic models of pipeline and tunnel system to assist planning and operation of the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct.
• Assist with design and review of construction and maintenance projects affecting water and power operations.
• Collect, analyze, QA/QC and report HHWP water and power data on intervals from daily to annual.
• Compute and report on San Francisco’s water rights on the Tuolomne River.
• Use weather and streamflow forecasts to support reservoir and powerhouse planning.
• Regularly communicate and present technical information to stakeholders.

Skills

Data management

Utilities industry experience

Communication

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) California

Tools

MATLAB

Python

R

Visual Basic

C

Job description

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) seeks to hire a 5207 Engineer to join the Water & Power Planning Group within the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Division. Based in Moccasin, CA, the role focuses on analysis of water and power data, developing hydraulic and hydrologic models, and supporting planning of pipelines, reservoirs, and powerhouse operations.

Minimum qualifications include three years of civil/environmental engineering experience and a California PE in