Essential Utilities, Inc. · 9 hours ago
Project Engineer
Fort Worth, TX
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid Level
0+ years expEssential Utilities, Inc. is seeking a Project Engineer to perform planning, design engineering, and project management for water and wastewater system capital projects. The role involves preparing studies, coordinating capital plans, managing consultant engineers, and overseeing construction projects within the Texas region.
Natural ResourcesWaterWater Purification
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
Required
Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering or related engineering field required; Master's degree preferred
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
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
Benefits
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Vision insurance
Company
Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential provides natural resources for life.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-10-27Acquired
1981-06-05IPO
Leadership Team
Christopher Franklin
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Alexis Rodriguez
Director
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