Senior Planning Engineer

Nexus Water Group • Sugar Land, TX

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About The Position

The Sr Planning Engineer is responsible for strategic long-term water and wastewater system planning and recommending projects or approaches to address complex issues related to source of supply, treatment, storage, pumping and transmission of water and wastewater.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 8+ years' experience in water resources planning.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license required.
• Driver's License required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with engineering modeling software for water and sewer systems, industry asset management practices, and general project management is preferred.
• Experience with water and wastewater system modeling software such as WaterCAD (or equivalent software) is desired.
• Experience using GIS map viewer software, and field data collection devices such as GPS, valve operating data, etc. is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordination and preparation of strategic water and wastewater system planning studies (comprehensive or targeted, issue-based studies as appropriate) as assigned.
• Preparation and maintenance of asset investment plans and strategic capital expenditure plans as assigned.
• System capacity evaluations, analysis of source, treatment, distribution/collection, pumping & storage, or other system deficiencies as assigned to support ongoing operations, service extension requests or regional growth opportunities.
• Serve as a competent technical resource on Water and Wastewater System Planning matters including capital planning, safe yield analysis, demand/load projections, treatment adequacy, collection, transmission and distribution adequacy, computerized hydraulic modeling and analysis, water conservation, regionalization, and other pertinent subjects.
• Present results of engineering analysis to interested parties within and outside of the company, including presentations to Regulatory agencies and Senior Management.
• Establish and update Risk and Resilience of systems and regularly update risk matrices to determine relative importance of projects.
• Visit system sites for condition assessments and coordinate with operations staff on system performance and issues.
• Provide recommendations and guidance within Engineering and to Area Supervisors based on system modeling for capacity needs for pipelines, wells, storage, and treatment facilities.
• Prepare hydraulic analysis and water flow calculations and provide analysis for new and future developments.
• Rank relative importance of projects through matrices and other methods to aid with the annual and long-range capital budget.
• Promote safe working conditions and assure that safety standards are followed.
• May oversee work of contracted consultants depending on business needs.
• May have other job-related duties assigned by management.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: Starting at 3 weeks annually along with 11 company-paid holidays and 2 floating holidays.
• Health and Wellness Benefits: Access to health, dental, prescription and vision benefits from the first day of the month after your start.
• 401(k) Program with Matching Contribution: 100% match on contributions up to 4% of your salary, plus an additional 3% employer contribution.
• Professional development opportunities through training, professional certifications, and education allowance.
• Company provided life insurance and Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree