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Aqua · 2 days ago

Project Engineer

Fort Worth, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry, Mid Level

0+ years exp

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, is dedicated to providing reliable water and wastewater services. The Project Engineer will be responsible for preparing studies and reports, managing consultant engineers, and coordinating construction projects to ensure project objectives are achieved.

Business DevelopmentCustomer ServiceInfrastructure

Responsibilities

Prepares and/or assists in the preparation of studies and reports to guide company management in planning for future systems needs and improvements. Activities include developing cost estimates for capital budget planning and projects including modeling alternative evaluations, e.g. estimates costs, schedules, community impact and risks across projects in various municipalities throughout the service area

Drives and coordinates the long-term capital plan for the assigned division/system. Coordinates monthly capital meetings with operational personnel, tracking capital and reporting to senior management on capital

Coordinates and manages consultant engineers to ensure project objectives, goals, and deadlines are achieved

Models and reviews all waterline and sewer projects. Designs assigned aspects of projects i.e. tanks, boosters, lift stations, WTP projects, WWTP projects, regulating vaults, etc.) as needed

Uses the company applications such as Powerplant and SAP to create and manage capital projects. Updates, maintains, and researches information in a variety of company databases including the financial information system and capital budget system for project authorization and tracking. Ensures new equipment is logged into the appropriate maintenance system

Prepares and/or supervises the permit applications for selected projects and ensure all required permits are obtained with necessary approvals

Prepares contract bid documents, plans and technical specifications for capital projects and conducts the bid process. Negotiates and prepares property easements and oversees the preparation of property descriptions, survey and legal recording as required

Coordinates and manages approved construction projects including high level design, schedule and budget. Enforces contract requirements and performs construction administration on assigned projects

Assists in the preparation of year-end and ongoing financial accounting and record preparations including the processing of invoices. Completes all necessary paperwork needed for accounting to close the project

Conducts field investigations to gather information for project design. Participates in due diligence visits of potential acquisitions to develop capital investment plans

Assists with other tasks or projects as assigned

Qualification

Civil/Environmental EngineeringWater/Wastewater experienceModeling software proficiencyEngineer in Training (E.I.T.)Microsoft Office proficiencyCommunication skillsWork under pressureTeam player

Required

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering or related engineering field required

Engineer in Training (E.I.T.) or ability to achieve within 12 months of hire

0 -4 years of professional experience in Water or Wastewater and exposure to annual budgets

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Familiarity with modeling software platforms (WaterGems, WaterCAD, EPAet, InfoWorks / Infowater etc.)

Excellent written and verbal communications skills; communicate effectively (clearly, concisely and professionally) with internal customers

Ability to work well under pressure

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

A team player able to work effectively in a team fostered multi-tasking environment

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

GIS interest and experience would be considered a plus

Experience conducting field testing, data collection programs, and master planning for water distribution systems and sewer collection systems preferred