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Staff Engineer - 106698-7893
Unclassified - Belleville, IL
posted 3 months ago
About the position
The Staff Engineer at American Water is responsible for managing engineering projects related to pipeline operations, including project management, engineering design, bidding, and construction management. This role involves overseeing consulting project engineers and ensuring that projects meet company standards for quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. The position requires a blend of technical expertise and project management skills to deliver effective engineering solutions.
Responsibilities
- Prepare technical, bidding and contractual documents associated with delivery of capital investment projects.
- Establish project budgets and scope.
- Manage multiple projects and perform varied engineering assignments associated with planning, design or construction.
- Ensure scope and quality of work achieve the intent of all Design Concepts and Company standards for capacity, performance, reliability, safety and regulatory compliance.
- Develop technical information and concepts into feasible and effective engineering approaches.
- Provide technical expertise on engineering and operational issues.
- Supervise field and contract personnel to ensure timely completion of assignments, within budget and adherence to standards.
- Support the pre-qualification and selection of consulting and construction organizations for projects using negotiation or competitive selection processes.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 - 5 years' experience in water resources design, construction, and/or project management.
- Engineering Bachelor's Degree.
- Engineering Master's Degree preferred.
- Engineer in Training (EIT) strongly preferred.
Nice-to-haves
- Demonstrated knowledge of engineering design theory and practice, project management, construction and contract management, water resources, water/wastewater facilities and utility operations.
- Knowledge of current trends in water quality and treatment and other aspects of the regulated and non-regulated water industry.
- General understanding of US regulations (commercial and environmental), legislation and trends impacting the water industry.
- Process, project and program management skills.
- Sound business acumen and judgment.
- Fluency in report writing and presentations.
- Effective people management skills.
- Interpersonal skills such as persuasion, negotiation, listening, cooperation, tact, diplomacy, problem solving, internal consulting.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and health benefits package.
- Opportunities for career development and growth.
- Focus on health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.
