Associate Engineer

SALARY RANGE: $63,600.00 - $97,900.00 Annually

JOB DESCRIPTION:

ENGINEERING (CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN / ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE / PLANNING)

Under the direction of a licensed Professional Engineer, perform beginning-level civil engineering work.

OPERATIONS

Under general supervision, perform beginning-level civil engineering work.

CONSTRUCTION

Essential Functions:

• Perform beginning level civil engineering work as part of a construction/contract management team responsible for the administration of the construction of collection system and/or facility improvement projects.
• Verify that the construction conforms to the contract documents.
• Evaluate/review change order requests, contractor submittals, and contractor claims.
• Prepare technical reports concerning complex construction and engineering problems and solutions.
• Perform construction observation.
• Make necessary field inspections to determine existing conditions.
• May meet with government officials, consultants, and the general public to help communicate District policies and responsibilities.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisors.

DESIGN

Essential Functions:

• Perform beginning level civil engineering as part of a design team responsible for the production of plans and specifications for the construction of District projects, OR as part of a consultant contract management team responsible for coordinating the plans and specifications for the construction of District projects.
• Compile data.
• Check layout of manholes, inlet structures, and pipelines, and calculate hydraulic properties of pipelines and drainage channels.
• Correlate information obtained from topographic and other maps and plans.
• Extend estimates.
• Process project information in preparation for construction bidding.
• Perform related civil engineering work.
• May investigate storm water, sanitary, and combined sewer complaints and recommend solutions to problems.
• May make necessary field inspections to determine existing conditions.
• May meet with government officials, consultants, and the general public to help define District policies and responsibilities.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisors.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

Essential Functions:

• Perform beginning level civil engineering as part of an environmental compliance team.
• Assist in review of Engineering submittals for plan review for pretreatment pollutant control technologies and designs to ensure customers’ compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Review significant industrial users’ reports and prepare permits.
• Assist with inspections of sanitary and storm pollution control equipment.
• Review, evaluate, and summarize federal, state, and local environmental regulations which may impact the District or its customers.
• Advise District operating units and customers on environmental requirements and coordinate with them to ensure District compliance with requirements.
• Review or prepare required regulatory reports, applications, and plans.
• Enforce compliance with District Ordinances.
• Keep detailed records and prepare administrative and technical reports.
• Perform industrial and other facility wastewater billing investigations.
• Secure, update, and process information from industries relating to the volume and strength of wastewater discharges and determination of appropriate billing factors.
• Document and maintain discharge data.
• Assist in the daily operation of the District's hauled waste program.
• Process and approve/deny special discharge applications.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisors.

PLANNING

Essential Functions:

• Perform beginning level civil engineering with a development review team; review plans for sewerage and drainage facilities to ensure compliance with regulations and engineering design requirements.
• Provide technical assistance to consulting engineers, developers, and customers on sanitary and storm water drainage facilities.
• Compile data.
• Calculate drainage areas.
• Check layout of manholes, inlet structures, and pipelines, and calculate hydraulic properties of pipelines and drainage canals.
• Correlate information obtained from topographic and other maps and plans.
• Perform related civil engineering work.

OR

• Perform beginning level civil engineering with a program planning team planning for the system needs and capital improvements in the following areas: collection systems (sanitary and combined), wastewater treatment, stormwater, pump stations, and green infrastructure.
• Perform hydraulic modeling.
• Coordinate with various groups within the District including Operations, Design, Construction, and Development Review.
• Monitor project schedules.
• May investigate storm water, sanitary, and combined sewer complaints and recommend solutions to problems.
• May make necessary field inspections to determine existing conditions.
• May meet with government officials, consultants, and the general public to help define District policies and responsibilities.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisors.

OPERATIONS

Essential Functions:

• Investigate customer complaints with regard to sewer backups, sewer separation requests, storm water problems, erosion, flooding, and other related issues.
• Provide information to the public or governmental officials regarding the collection systems.
• Manage the Sewer Separation Program and initiate work orders for installation of devices to alleviate sewer backups in buildings.
• Provide CCTV review and coding for quality assurance of in-house CCTV inspections.
• Investigate sewer problems dealing with such issues as backups and overflows, and make recommendations for maintenance and rehabilitation corrections.
• Provide technical engineering support to Operations staff members.
• Attend watershed meetings and coordinate communications between other divisions within MSD.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

ENGINEERING (CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN / ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE / PLANNING)

Training and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or in the final year of coursework towards a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in engineering.
• Note: In either case, MSD requires proof of graduation on or before the first day of employment.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of principles and practices of civil engineering.
• Comprehensive knowledge of District regulations and procedures applicable to sewer construction.
• Problem-solving and communication skills necessary to work effectively with contractors, engineers, and MSD staff to ensure the successful completion of these projects.
• Considerable knowledge of spreadsheet, word processing, and design software.
• Extensive skill in reading and interpreting complex engineering plans and specifications.
• Exceptional skill in maintaining records and preparing technical reports.
• Thorough skill in analyzing and integrating data.
• Considerable skill in communicating effectively both in oral and written form.
• Exceptional ability in forming and maintaining effective working relationships.

OPERATIONS

Training and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or in the final year of coursework towards a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering.
• Note: In either case, MSD requires proof of graduation on or before the first day of employment.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Good knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering.
• Skill in the use of basic engineering tools.
• Working skill in making engineering computations.
• Working skill in reading and interpreting engineering plans and specifications.
• Working skill in analyzing and integrating data.
• Working skill in maintaining records and preparing reports.
• Skill in following oral and written instructions.
• Ability to deal effectively and courteously with associates and a wide variety of external contacts including the general public, outside agencies, consultants, and vendors.
• Skill in communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Skill in performing effectively as a member of the team in carrying out the District's mission and philosophy.
• Skill in performing essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of others.

BENEFITS:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Legal Services Plan
• Lifetime Life
• Voluntary Benefits
• Accident
• Hospital Indemnity
• Critical Illness
• Lifetime Insurance
• Pet Insurance

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

• Must possess a valid driver’s license issued by the state in which the employee resides.
• Pursuant to MSD's "Substance Abuse Policy and Procedures," this position has been designated as non-safety sensitive, and candidate must pass a Non-D.O.T. Drug Test for this position. Employees occupying this position are not subject to Federal (D.O.T.) Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations.