Wastewater Facility Senior Engineer – Environmental Services Department

City of San Jose•San Jose - Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Department (ESD) is seeking to fill one (1) Wastewater Facility Senior Engineer position in support of the Regional Wastewater Facility’s (RWF) Capital Improvement Program (CIP) division. This role is a management classification and reports to a Wastewater Facility Principal Engineer. Wastewater Facility Senior Engineers work closely with the Program Management Consultant (PMC) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) staff in an integrated Program Management Office (PMO) to deliver a wide variety of capital improvement projects at the RWF. They serve as Project Managers or Electrical Subject Matter Experts (SME) through all phases of their assigned capital project(s) from project initiation to feasibility development, design, bid and award, construction, testing, start-up, commissioning, and post-construction. Responsibilities include preparing consultant procurement documents, conducting contract negotiations and administration, directing the preparation and approval of project deliverables, preparing and negotiating service orders, reviewing invoices, and preparing Council memos and presentations. As an Electrical SME, responsibilities include performing specialty engineering design, reviewing and permitting electrical building systems, and reviewing complex professional plans and calculations. This role also participates in resource planning, staff recruitment, and development, including the training, development, management, and supervision of professional engineering and technical support staff. Key upcoming projects include Digester Facility Upgrades, Primary Clarifiers Rehabilitation, Aeration Basin Modification, and Pump Station Improvements. This role may also support urgent, unscheduled miscellaneous process and infrastructure improvements.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or related engineering discipline.
Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional engineering experience in the wastewater treatment industry.
Possession of a Certificate of Registration from the State of California in a Civil/ Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical professional engineering discipline.
Possession of a valid State of California driver’s license.
Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies, and federal and state rules and regulations.
Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles as related to wastewater process and treatment practices, open/closed channel hydraulics, hydraulic modeling, pump design, wastewater collection design, and design of various wastewater treatment unit processes.
Demonstrates knowledge of state and federal regulations for wastewater treatment, biosolids, nutrient removal, and recycled water.
Demonstrates knowledge of fundamentals of engineering research and accepted research procedures.
Demonstrates knowledge of engineering mathematics and hydraulic principles.
Ability to apply engineering principles to the solution of sanitary engineering problems and to perform engineering studies and make evaluations.
Knowledge of emerging new technologies in wastewater treatment.
Knowledge of wastewater treatment process modeling.
Knowledge of various standard laboratory test methods for wastewater treatment processes.
Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills; displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts, prepares technical reports and council memorandums.
Demonstrates honesty, keeps commitments, and behaves in an appropriate manner.
Exhibits resourceful behaviors toward meeting job objectives; anticipates problems, is proactive, and avoids difficulties by planning ahead; displays willingness to assume extra responsibility and challenges; pursues continuing education opportunities that promote job performance.
Leads by example; demonstrates high ethical standards; remains visible and approachable and interacts with others on a regular basis; promotes a cooperative work environment, allowing others to learn from mistakes; provides motivational support and direction.
Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; determines the significance of the problem; collects information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Acts to align own unit's goals with the strategic direction of the organization; Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to meet those objectives.
Ensures support for projects and implements agency goals and strategic objectives.
Sets effective long and short-term goals based on a good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources; provides motivational support; empowers others; assigns decision-making and work functions to others in an appropriate manner to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness.

Nice To Haves

A Master’s degree is highly desirable.
A degree in Civil, Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with experience in the wastewater and/or water field is highly desirable.
Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

Serve as Project Manager or Electrical Subject Matter Expert (SME) through all phases of assigned capital project(s) from project initiation to post-construction.
Prepare consultant procurement documents (RFQs/RFPs).
Conduct contract negotiations and administration.
Direct the preparation and approval of project deliverables prepared by Consultants.
Prepare and negotiate level of efforts for service orders.
Review invoices.
Prepare Council memos and presentations for contract award.
Perform specialty engineering design (protective relaying, motor, and generator controls).
Review and permit electrical building systems.
Review complex professional plans and calculations to ensure sound application of engineering principles, compliance with building codes, best design and maintenance practices, and other ordinances and regulations as they relate to the RWF.
Participate in resource planning, staff recruitment, and development.
Responsible for the training, development, management, and supervision of professional engineering and technical support staff.
Support urgent, unscheduled miscellaneous process and infrastructure improvements.