District Engineer

Job Title: District Engineer

 

Summary

Plans and directs activities concerned with water utility systems installation, operation, maintenance, and service by performing the following duties personally or through others.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Provides engineering and technical direction for planning and design of water utility projects including,  pump stations, water mains, and other appurtenances.

Reviews utility plans submitted by developers  to determine whether they meet organizational requirements.

Calculate construction fees required for new developments.

Conducts studies such as economics of systems operation, water distribution, or relative equipment performance to determine most feasible approach to meeting organizational and technical problems.

Works with municipal, county, state and federal officials as well as private engineers, subdivision developers, property owners and others in coordinating District and special projects.

Responsible for operation and maintenance of District Project Tracking System.

Assists with water system locates in the office.

Assists with collecting and analyzing supply and demand data to determine annual rental water availability and future needs assessment.

Maintains a working knowledge of the District hydraulic model to ensure optimum system operation.

Assists with the development and maintenance of the District Geographic Information System (GIS).

Ongoing development of emergency action plan to meet customer needs during critical system failure.

 

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job currently has no supervisory responsibilities.

 

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.

Generates creative solutions; Uses feedback to modify designs; Applies design principles.

Develops project plans; Manages project team activities.

Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

Responds to requests for service and assistance.

Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

Writes clearly and informatively; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Exhibits confidence in self and others.

Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement.

Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process.

Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.

Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Is consistently at work and on time; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Follows instructions, responds to management direction.

Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university; and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

 

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

 

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of  Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD),  Geographic Information System (GIS), Hydraulic Modeling, Internet, Project Management, Spreadsheet and Word Processing software packages.  Familiarity with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is a plus.

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current driver's license

 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

 

Application & Additional Information

In addition to the online application, a completed ELCO employment application must be submitted prior to consideration for employment.  The ELCO application and additional information can be found at www.elcowater.org.