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The Birmingham Water Works Board - Birmingham, AL

posted 9 days ago

Full-time - Senior
Birmingham, AL
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Principal Engineer/Mechanical will perform professional mechanical design and engineering for capital construction and maintenance projects on motors, pumps, PRV stations, reservoirs, plants, and other organization's facilities and equipment. This role involves researching and planning future waterworks system and facility requirements, as well as overseeing a variety of professional mechanical water treatment process work. Responsibilities include designing, planning, and overseeing construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of projects such as liquid storage structures, bridges, piping, dams, and pumping stations. The Principal Engineer will establish design criteria, perform design calculations, write specifications, and manage contracts and projects. Additionally, the role includes managing a comprehensive asset management program and participating in the planning and budgetary process to identify critical assets needing replacement or upgrades.

Responsibilities

  • Perform detailed mechanical engineering for capital construction and maintenance projects on pumping stations, filter plants, storage facilities, reservoirs, and other water works facilities and equipment.
  • Coordinate closely with departments to identify, prioritize, and resolve reliability and quality issues.
  • Coordinate repair history analysis and recommend re-engineering, upgrades, and replacements.
  • Assist in repair and replacement decisions of major equipment and in judgments of extending maintenance intervals by analyzing reliability & performance data.
  • Review engineering specifications and design modification proposals to improve cost and performance requirements reliability.
  • Develop and implement condition monitoring programs to prevent premature failure of critical equipment and systems.
  • Ensure all plant equipment has a maintenance plan on file that matches the expected failure modes.
  • Design and provide project management of various projects such as liquid storage structures, pump stations, pressure-reducing stations, and water mains.
  • Prepare contract specifications and bid documents.
  • Perform bid openings, prepare bid tabulation, and make recommendations for the award.
  • Plan, coordinate, assign, train, review, and evaluate the work of other professionals, consulting engineers, and technical personnel.
  • Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
  • Champion, model, and administer a performance-oriented culture by demonstrating strong leadership and people development skills.
  • Responsible for demonstrating the Organization's Core Values and using performance management principles to continuously improve the department and organization's effectiveness.
  • Champion and ensure the administration of safe work practices and operations.
  • Maintain and protect sensitive and private information by keeping employee records confidential.
  • Perform all work safely in accordance with established safety policies and procedures.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited University required; advanced degree preferred.
  • Ten (10) years of experience in mechanical process engineering, maintenance, reliability, and quality required.
  • Two (2) years in a supervisory or project team lead capacity.
  • Expert knowledge and experience with BWW system operations.
  • Experience in quality programs and applications such as six sigma, lean systems, quality assurance, and quality control inspection.
  • Expert knowledge and experience managing multi-million-dollar water utility or related capital improvement and O&M cost programs.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project).
  • Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • health_insurance
  • dental_insurance
  • vision_insurance
  • paid_holidays
  • tuition_reimbursement
  • professional_development
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