Project Engineer - Water/Wastewater Utility
About The Position
Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, is seeking a Project Engineer to manage water and wastewater capital projects. This role, reporting to the Engineering Manager, will oversee personnel responsible for projects from planning through design, bidding, and award. The Project Engineer will also manage projects directly and independently, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure compliance, growth, and operational efficiency. This position is crucial for addressing the significant capital workload in the 2025 5 YP, including PFAS treatment systems, lead service line replacement, growth, rehabilitation, and SCADA implementation over the next 10 years and beyond.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required.
- Selected candidate must be a Registered, Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey or the ability to obtain PE license within 12 months from hire date.
- 4+ years of relevant experience is required.
- Experience working within water, wastewater and buried utilities is required.
- Valid NJ Drivers License required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills; communicate effectively (clearly, concisely and professionally) with internal customers.
- Strong customer service skills.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for planning engineering projects in multiple divisions.
- Manage the design of both water and sewer improvement projects (e.g., tanks, boosters, lift stations, WTP projects, WWTP projects, regulating vaults, etc.) as needed.
- Work with hydraulic modeling team to evaluate and mitigate system-wide challenges.
- Responsible for submittal of any required permits and approvals.
- Prepares and/or supervises the permit applications for selected projects and ensure all required permits are obtained with necessary approvals.
- Coordinates and manages construction projects including bidding, scheduling, and cost estimating.
- Enforces contract requirements and performs construction administration on assigned projects.
- Work with consultants to necessary easements for all assigned projects.
- Negotiates and prepares property easements and oversees the preparation of property descriptions, survey and legal recording as required.
- Responsible for managing project financials (e.g., work orders, purchase orders, invoicing etc.).
- Collaborate with various departments state wide: operations, engineering, accounting, customer service.
- Responsible for Due Diligence for possible new acquisitions.
- Responsible for reviewing water main extension plans to ensure the plans are in compliance with the Aqua NJ design standard.
- Assists with other tasks or projects as assigned.
Benefits
- Competitive and comprehensive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
