Water & Wastewater Project Engineer 2

DOWL•Bozeman, MT

About The Position

The Water & Wastewater Project Engineer 2 provides advanced-level planning and design on large, complex water and wastewater systems including treatment plants, pipelines, pump stations, storage facilities, and other water-related facilities with limited oversight. Duties include attending site visits, calculating pressure, flow and capacities, designing underground and above-ground piping systems, selecting and specifying equipment, coordinating with government agencies and other stakeholders, and preparing plans, specifications and estimated costs for project bidding and construction with very little oversight. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, a desire to learn new design concepts, be willing to mentor others with less experience, apply sound judgement to project decisions, and have great organizational and communication skills. A Water & Wastewater Project Engineer 2 should demonstrate advanced proficiency with water/wastewater design software and be able to quickly apply design concepts to complicated projects. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Requirements

Advanced understanding of technical fundamentals.
Demonstrates expertise to others within and beyond market sector.
Provides unique solutions to complex technical challenges.
Leads internal mentoring.
Performs quality control of complex deliverables.
Team player and team leader with the ability to follow on large or complex projects.
Provides clear communication and direction, sets expectations, and takes responsibility for results of the team.
Familiar with instrumentation and controls, multi-discipline coordination.
Expertly interprets, selects from, and employs the following design codes: Governing state water/WW rules, AWWA standards (water), Uniform Fire Code, NFPA820 Fire Code for WW Facilities, 10 state standards, LT2 SWTR, NPDES permits.
Frequent direct communications with clients on large/complex projects.
Leads technical client project meetings.
Understands appropriate messaging and legal risks.
Participates in project interviews.
Primarily performs advanced technical tasks on complex, demanding projects for the market sector.
Operates with a high level of autonomy.
Reviews the work of others.
Mentors others with less experience.
May provide some project management services.
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Advanced.
Market Sector Software (C3D/P3D/GIS/WaterCAD/Innovyze/Hammer/Infosurge/BioWin) - Advanced.
Bachelor's Degree required.
10 years of experience required.
9 years of experience required with advanced degree.
PE required.
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes.
Regularly required to sit.
Required to talk and hear.
Regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands.
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

May be a supervisor: Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team.
Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks.
Recruits and hires new employees.
Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff.
Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa.
Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching.
Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees.
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Decides on reward and promotion based on performance.
Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.

Responsibilities

Provides advanced-level planning and design on large, complex water and wastewater systems including treatment plants, pipelines, pump stations, storage facilities, and other water-related facilities with limited oversight.
Attends site visits.
Calculates pressure, flow and capacities.
Designs underground and above-ground piping systems.
Selects and specifies equipment.
Coordinates with government agencies and other stakeholders.
Prepares plans, specifications and estimated costs for project bidding and construction with very little oversight.
Exercises a strong work ethic, a desire to learn new design concepts, be willing to mentor others with less experience, apply sound judgement to project decisions, and have great organizational and communication skills.
Demonstrates advanced proficiency with water/wastewater design software and be able to quickly apply design concepts to complicated projects.
Works well with others, absorbs and applies constructive criticism, and seeks guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.
Leads the production of and provides quality control for engineering reports, facility plans, and economic analysis for small- to mid-sized systems for water/sewer/pump station/treatment/storage components.
Performs equipment evaluation and selection.
Develops hydraulic profiles.
Familiar with instrumentation and controls, multi-discipline coordination.
Performs rate evaluations.
Prepares construction bidding documents.
Manages the construction phase of multi-discipline projects.
Prepares client presentations.
Develops budgets and schedules for complex projects in conjunction with the project manager.
Prioritizes multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.
Mentors others on scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Expertly interprets, selects from, and employs design codes.
Understands limitations of design codes.
Leads technical client project meetings.
Understands appropriate messaging and legal risks.
Participates in project interviews.
Performs advanced technical tasks on complex, demanding projects for the market sector.
Operates with a high level of autonomy.
Reviews the work of others.
Mentors others with less experience.
May provide some project management services.
May be a supervisor: Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team.
Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks.
Recruits and hires new employees.
Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff.
Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa.
Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching.
Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees.
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Decides on reward and promotion based on performance.
Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.