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Engineer C - Austin Water

Austin, TX · On-site

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The utility draws water from the Colorado River into three regional water treatment plants, Handcox, Davis, and Ullrich, which have a combined capacity of 335 million gallons per day. Austin Water ...

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Engineer C - Austin Water

Austin, TX

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The utility draws water from the Colorado River into three regional water treatment plants, Handcox, Davis, and Ullrich, which have a combined capacity of 335 million gallons per day. Austin Water ...

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$22.25 - $28.50/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country when it comes to water quality. We ... Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus four (4) years of experience in the ...

City of Fargo

Water Utility Regulatory Manager

Fargo, ND · On-site

$88K - $115K/yr

The position will be responsible and accountable for regulatory compliance of rules from various ... The Water Utility Regulatory Manager is responsible for the quality and accuracy of his/her own ...

City of Auburn, WA

Water Utility Engineer

Auburn, WA · On-site

$131K - $161K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Be able to work well with field staff and office staff from all different divisions. * Have solid ... Have potable water utility engineering experience * Have a PE certification within one year of ...

City of Auburn

Water Utility Engineer

Auburn, WA · On-site

$131K - $161K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

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  • PTO

Be able to work well with field staff and office staff from all different divisions. Have solid ... Have an EIT Have potable water utility engineering experience Have a PE certification within one ...

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AspectFrom Home Austin Water UtilityAustin Water Treatment Operator
Work EnvironmentRemote or from home, with occasional site visitsOn-site at water treatment facilities
Required CredentialsTypically includes certifications in water treatment or related fields, but may varyState certification as a Water Treatment Operator is required
Employer & Industry UsageUsed by utility companies offering remote work optionsCommonly employed directly at water treatment plants

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Engineer C - Austin Water

City of Austin

Austin, TX • On-site

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Medical, Retirement, PTO

Posted 2 days ago

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City Of Austin (Texas) rating

8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

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277th of 846 rated public administrative organizations

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About This Position
ABOUT AUSTIN WATER
For over 100 years, Austin Water has been committed to providing safe, reliable, high-quality, and affordable water services to our customers.
Today, we serve over 1,000,000 people in the Austin metropolitan area, across more than 548 square miles.
The utility draws water from the Colorado River into three regional water treatment plants, Handcox, Davis, and Ullrich, which have a combined capacity of 335 million gallons per day.
Austin Water has two wastewater treatment plants, Walnut Creek and South Austin Regional, that can receive up to 150 million gallons per day of sewage to treat. Wastewater is cleaned into high-quality effluent that is safely returned to the Colorado River to augment environmental flows.
More than a billion gallons of this high-quality effluent are reclaimed each year for outdoor irrigation, industrial cooling, manufacturing, and other uses.
Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country when it comes to water quality. We also treat, return, and recycle wastewater in ways that protect environmental resources. Austin Water exceeds federal and state requirements for clean water and environmental compliance at our water and wastewater treatment plants.
Job Description:
Purpose:
  • Under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment, this position performs highly complex engineering functions that include designing, planning, and overseeing work in support of construction, maintenance, and alteration of structures, facilities, processes, equipment, and systems.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  • Approves, processes, and seals plans, specifications, or construction documents by applying engineering standardization of practices and principles of highly technical and complex calculations for applied discipline within Local and State regulatory requirements.
  • Manages engineering projects that are technically complex, highly visible, priority projects or programs. These projects require a high level of technical proficiency as well as coordinative and administrative responsibility.
  • Identifies, evaluates, and provides improvement recommendations with preliminary and final designs and design criteria for assigned program or projects that may be complex and non-routine. Assists in the preparation of preliminary and long-range plans, schedules, estimates, budgets, detailed final plans, specifications, special conditions, and agreements. Provides technical oversight of project progress from design through completion.
  • Develops cost estimates, tracks expenditures, and prepares cost estimates and engineering and feasibility reports and studies for projects. Prepares and assists with preliminary contract documents, specifications, and plans. Prepares final plans, specifications, special conditions, and agreements and coordinates and oversees work of contractors, affected public agencies, and utilities. Writes complex technical specifications for construction contracts.
  • Reviews plans and approves permits by applying complex engineering standardization of practices and principles for applied discipline within Local and State regulatory requirements.
  • Inspects and monitors projects for legal compliance by reviewing work completed by contractors and ensuring compliance to specifications by completing complex calculations that are used to further provide analysis of preliminary results of a project.
  • Develops cost estimates or tracks expenditures by reviewing and writing contract change orders in the area of technical expertise and negotiates and recommends financial arrangements for changes to contract.
  • Leads, as necessary, activities of a design team in the preparation of preliminary and long-range plans, schedules, estimates, budgets, detail final construction plans, specifications, and agreements.
  • Conducts field inspections of work done by contractors to ensure compliance with plans and specifications. Drafts and recommends approval of contract change orders.
  • Researches and performs statistical analysis for validation of reports and publication of results in various communication formats.
  • Develops standard operating procedures, policies, and ordinances for various contracts or projects. May provide analysis and recommendation of performance of various personnel assigned by contract or projects.
  • Is responsible for designing and maintain database systems for project or program areas.
  • Prepares and delivers presentations to public, City Council, or customers.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
  • May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of diversified, fundamental scientific and civil engineering concepts, phenomena, and relationships, and utilize such changes in solution of theoretical or practical civil engineering problems.
  • Knowledge of advanced mathematical techniques such as trigonometry, calculus, and coordinate geometry.
  • Knowledge of modern methods, materials, and techniques of assigned discipline.
  • Knowledge of one or more of the following disciplines: Civil, Environmental, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical, and/or Electrical engineering terminology and techniques.
  • Knowledge of City of Austin purchasing and contract policies and procedures.
  • Knowledge of applicability of established engineering principles and methods.
  • Knowledge of phases of the plans review and inspections processes.
  • Knowledge of preparation of cost estimates and engineering and feasibility reports.
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements within Local and State ordinances and laws.
  • Skill in oral and written technical or general communication including preparation of written reports.
  • Skill in negotiations and handling conflict resolution.
  • Ability to perform more complex engineering computations, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry, rapidly and accurately.
  • Ability to interpret and explain maps and other related documents.
  • Ability to interpret and make decisions not within established policies and practices.
  • Ability to coordinate the efforts of a multi-discipline, multi-agency project team to complete a defined assignment or CIP.
  • Ability to communicate and provide direction to peers and assigned personnel.
  • Ability to organize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate scientific civil engineering problems and provide practical, cost-effective solutions.
  • Ability to observe, compare, or monitor objects and data to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards.
  • Ability to use graphic instructions, such as blueprints, schematic drawings, layouts, or other visual aids.
  • Ability to use a personal computer, engineering applications, and data management software

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering or in a field related to the job, plus eight (8) years of engineering experience acquired before and/or after licensing as a professional engineer.

Licenses and Certifications Required:
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas; or if currently licensed in another state, must have the ability to obtain a Texas P.E. license within six (6) months of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in public capital improvement project (CIP) planning and management, including working successfully with different city departments and governmental agencies in underground pressure pipeline design and construction.
  • Experience in working in a high-coordination and process-intensive environment, ability to multitask, and exhibit strong organizational skills.
  • Experience in planning, organizing, and collaborating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders within an organization to meet business objectives.
  • Experience in project planning, management, or sponsorship, while overseeing multiple projects simultaneously and proactively addressing challenges.
  • Experience in communicating technical information to audiences that may include non-technical stakeholders and customers.

Notes to Candidate:
Position Overview:
  • Austin Water is seeking a Professional Engineer to sponsor and execute large diameter potable water and reclaimed water pipeline projects. The growing reclaimed water system provides water supply for non-potable uses and is an instrumental part of Austin Water's Water Forward Plan, which will help ensure adequate water supply in the future. In addition to engineering design and review functions, this project sponsorship role includes aspects of project management by coordinating with multiple teams and departments to plan, design, bid, and construct system distribution and transmission main projects on time and on budget.

Pay Range:
  • $97,450 - $125,200 annually

Work Locations:
  • Waller Creek Center, 625 E. 10th St., Austin, TX 78701

Days & Hours:
  • Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm
  • May work other hours as required with the option to telework

Benefits:
  • Working with Austin Water provides a number of health and welfare benefits, such as medical, paid leave time, a great retirement plan, training opportunities and more - click HERE for more information.

When completing the City of Austin employment application:
  • A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position.
  • Provide each job title and accurate employment dates for all jobs included on the application.
  • Your work history should include the duties you performed, any supervisory or lead responsibilities, and any equipment and computer software used.
  • The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • A rsum is required but will not substitute for a complete employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • A cover letter is also required. In the cover letter candidates should describe, in concise detail, their interest in this position and highlight any prior experience that is relevant to this position.

If you are selected as a top candidate:
  • Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.
  • If you are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.

Critical Role:
  • This position has been designated as critical for the City of Austin. Critical positions are necessary and vital and support activities that impact City or department operations. Work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees may be reassigned to another area to provide essential services to support any extraordinary situations or emergency conditions.

Secondary Employment:
  • All Austin Water employees are prohibited from accepting or engaging in any secondary employment that might conflict or interfere with an employee's duty and responsibility to the Department.
  • Austin Water will review all secondary employment.
  • Employees are required to submit a Secondary Employment Application for review and approval upon being hired with Austin Water, as well as current Austin Water employees considering secondary employment.

EEO Statement for City of Austin:
  • The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
  • City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

Important Note to Applicants:
All Austin Water worksite locations are tobacco-free.
Use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes is not permitted on any AW worksite - including construction sites, parking lots, garages or in any personal vehicle located on the premises.
Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.
We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.
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