What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planning Engineer Water & Wastewater position at American Water?
Requisition ID: 106424
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American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.
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Primary Role
Responsible for strategic long term water and wastewater system planning, including recommending projects or approaches to address needs related to source of supply, treatment, storage, pumping, and transmission of water and wastewater. The analysis and recommended solutions will affect the performance and operational integrity of
water and wastewater systems within American Water. A Planning Engineer also has technical and project management supervision over consulting Project Managers/Engineers, and/or project support engineers or technicians.
This position is also responsible for conducting or reviewing water and wastewater system capacity and service evaluations associated with water and wastewater service extension projects or other potential service growth opportunities using computerized hydraulic models. Engineer will prepare or assist in the preparation of detailed asset investment plans considering the cost, timing, prioritization, operational need and risk, strategic
investment fit, and other pertinent factors surrounding individual projects or investment programs.
Key Accountabilities
- Provide input and prepare strategic water and wastewater system planning studies (comprehensive or targeted issue based studies as appropriate) using computerized hydraulic modeling.
- Assess system capacity, asset condition, facility performance, resiliency level, and operational efficiency, and recommend associated improvements.
- System capacity evaluations, analysis of source, production, distribution, storage, or other system deficiencies as assigned to support ongoing operations, service extension requests, or regional growth opportunities.
- Ability to serve as a competent technical resource on water and wastewater system planning matters including capital planning, safe yield analysis, demand projections, production adequacy, transmission and distribution adequacy, water conservation, regionalization, and other pertinent subjects as needed to support operational and business needs.
- Pursue educational opportunities, professional development, and special assignments to enhance performance and contributions to the organization.
- Support Engineering initiatives established by the Engineering Directors(i.e., asset management or other operational excellence initiatives).
Knowledge/Skills
- Demonstrated competency in asset planning, water and wastewater system comprehensive master planning, distribution system hydraulic modeling or equivalent water / wastewater system design experience.
- Broad knowledge of Engineering (planning, design, and construction) related to water or wastewater facilities.
- Working knowledge of regulatory developments, new technology and current trends in water quality, treatment, and Engineering economics.
- Applicable knowledge of water resources industry, business, and environmental regulatory field.
Experience/Education
- Minimum 2 to 5 years experience in water resources planning / engineering. GIS and hydraulic modeling experience a plus.
- Bachelors in Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience required.
Work Environment
- 80% primarily in the office with occasional work in the field at water/wastewater facilities to conduct site investigations and hold on- site project meetings.
- Engineer in Training (EIT) preferred.
- Professional Engineering (PE) preferred, but not required.
- Valid Drivers License with clean MVR.
Travel Requirements
- Up to 20%.
Competencies
Champions safety
Customer obsessed
Cultivates innovation
Nimble learning
Drives Results
Collaborates
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