Senior Engineer - Water Resources

Job Details

Job Location:
State College, PA

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level:
Graduate Degree

Salary Range: $104000.00 - $172000.00 Salary/year

Job Shift:
Day

Job Category:
Water Resources

As an employee of Buchart Horn Inc., the Senior Environmental Engineer - Water Resources shall be committed to working in accordance with the Mission, Vision, Core Values and Guiding Principles of the Company.

SUMMARY:

While working as a technical lead or project manager with a team of engineers and/or designers, a Senior Environmental Engineer - Water Resources is responsible for the design and development of complex projects in support of water and wastewater distribution, collection, and treatment systems.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply established Environmental Engineering principles to plan, design, and develop systems or processes with minimal supervision.
• Maintain strong technical knowledge/expertise of water and wastewater design techniques and procedures.
• Complete studies and system analyses such as Needs Assessments, Available Facilities’ Analyses, Capacity Evaluations/Modeling, Environmental Impact Assessments, etc.
• Develop the process design of large scale systems to support water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and distribution and collection systems.
• Perform independent complex engineering calculations.
• Conduct project related site surveys to confirm existing conditions and gather project data.
• Develop front end/contract specifications and technical equipment and performance specifications.
• Develop Construction Cost Estimates and Sequences of Construction.
• Complete shop drawings reviews.
• Develop the design of complex projects from the Pre-Schematic Phase through the development of Construction Documents.
• Complete project bid phase and construction tasks such as responding to contractor RFI’s, preparing addenda, construction site inspections, and review of contractor change orders.
• Gather needed data and complete permit applications for client compliance of all local, state, and federal environmental regulations and construction requirements.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Interns, EIT’s, and other appropriate employees.
• Support the project manager with proposal development, work plan development, coordination of multi-discipline projects, monitoring of schedules and budgets, attendance of project client and team meetings to assist with coordination and development of project requirements.
• If assigned as Project Manager (PM), perform PM responsibilities per company procedures including, but not limited to, the following:
  • Client Liaison which may or may not include attendance at regular authority/municipality meets in support of the client and seeking out future opportunities for BH while meeting the clients’ needs.
  • Development of proposals
  • Primary Point of Contact between client and project team
  • Coordination and direction of multi-discipline project team
  • Project encoding
  • Project Work Plan
  • Project Kick-off and periodic team coordination meetings
  • Regular communication to team in regard to project budgets, schedule, and expectations of Deliverables
  • Invoicing
  • Client Progress Reports
  • Prompt responses to monthly variance and project loss reports
  • Scheduling of client review meetings with project team
  • Project closeout
  • General profitability and overall success of the project
• Perform QA/QC procedures and enforce quality control procedures throughout project development.
• Assure compliance with corporate procedures relevant to project design and implementation.
• Actively participate in corporate seller/doer efforts.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or similar major (must be from an ABET accredited program)
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Minimum of 15 years experience

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Advanced leadership skills as either a technical leader and/or project manager of complex projects
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit/BIM software
• Working knowledge and application of Sewer and/or Water GEMS software
• Knowledge of Civil 3D software
• General knowledge/ability to develop Construction Cost Estimates
• General…