Water Systems Planning Engineer

California Water Service Company; Bakersfield (CA); Presencial; USD 113.000 - 157.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

California Water Service Group (Cal Water) invites you to advance your civil engineering career as an intermediate level Engineer within our capital planning team. You will assess district water systems, develop planning-level solutions, and coordinate with operators and other disciplines to support capital projects.

Based in Bakersfield, CA, the role requires strong data analysis, cost estimation, and regulatory understanding, with opportunities to present findings to leadership and regulators

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible engineering experience in water utility engineering, hydraulic modeling, system planning, operations engineering, infrastructure planning, engineering design, or related fields.
• California Engineer in Training certification preferred
• California Professional Engineer registration preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to diverse stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Assesses district water systems to identify current and future infrastructure needs related to supply, storage, demand, pressure, fire flow, growth, water quality, reliability, asset condition, and operations.
• Collects and analyzes system data and demand scenarios to identify operational, regulatory, and reliability deficiencies and determines necessary infrastructure improvements.
• Leads cross-functional planning meetings to evaluate and prioritize capital projects for inclusion in rate case filings, balancing system needs, regulatory requirements, risks and customer affordability.
• Develops and evaluates reasonable project alternatives and recommends planning-level solutions with clear justifications and cost estimates.
• Develops conceptual engineering solutions and planning-level scopes for water infrastructure projects including preliminary facility requirements and supporting calculations.
• Documents data sources, calculations, and assumptions to provide traceable support for planning decisions and GRC filings.
• Prepares project tables, exhibits, summaries, and justification materials for capital budgets, GRC applications, and CPUC review.
• Supports CPUC rate-case proceedings by assisting with data requests, testimony support, and other capital-related information requests.

Conocimientos

Civil Engineering

Hydraulic Modeling

Regulatory Knowledge

Project Management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

InfoWater

GIS

Descripción del empleo

California Water Service Group (Cal Water) invites you to advance your civil engineering career as an intermediate level Engineer within our capital planning team. You will assess district water systems, develop planning-level solutions, and coordinate with operators and other disciplines to support capital projects.

Based in Bakersfield, CA, the role requires strong data analysis, cost estimation, and regulatory understanding, with opportunities to present findings to leadership and regulators