Engineer, Principal

City of Richmond•1801 Commerce Road, VA

About The Position

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking for highly qualified candidates to fill Engineer Principal - Water Supply Planning and Modeling Engineer position. The selected candidate will support DPU with drinking water supply planning analysis and modeling to support updates to a regional water supply plan, as well as City capital improvement projects, system planning, and operations as needed. The select candidate shall be proficient with Geographical Information Technology (GIS) and common industry software used for watershed modeling, such as HEC-HMS (watershed hydrology), HEC-RAS (river hydraulics), and MODFLOW (groundwater) or equivalent modeling software and must possess relevant technical knowledge. Following more immediate efforts around regional water supply planning, the selected candidate will take on more responsibility with development and upkeep of other models at the City, including process and hydraulic models of the water and wastewater treatment plants, and the City’s water distribution system.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in engineering
Five years of professional engineering experience
Two years of supervisory experience preferred
Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Reading and interpreting GIS maps and AutoCAD plans
Mathematics including geometry, calculus, and statistics
Oral and written communication
Project Management
Managing and supervising others

Nice To Haves

Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in water supply planning analysis and hydraulic modeling.
Professional Engineering license in VA.
Five (5) years of experience working with municipal drinking water system.
Strong fundamentals of fluid mechanics, hydrology, and hydrolics.

Responsibilities

Develop or review models to support regional water supply planning efforts
Represent the City of Richmond in regional water supply planning efforts
Perform scenario assessment to support future growth evaluation
Coordinate with CIP and O&M teams to inform efforts with water supply planning information
Assist with additional modeling over time, including development, upkeep, and analysis using hydraulic and process models of the water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant
Perform other related duties as assigned