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Trinity River Authority of Texas · 3 months ago

Engineer, Plant III - Central Regional Wastewater System

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Trinity River Authority of Texas is responsible for managing water and wastewater treatment facilities, and they are seeking a Plant Engineer III. The role focuses on engineering design, management, and support for operations and maintenance, with responsibilities including supervising engineering staff, coordinating capital improvement projects, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Environmental EngineeringGovernment

Responsibilities

Supervise and train treatment engineering staff including Interns, Graduate Engineers and Engineer-In-Training positions and reviewing their work and deliverables to ensure they meet industry and quality standards

Utilize expertise in water and wastewater treatment to verify and review designs and process calculations for both internal designs and responsibilities and for review support of capital improvements projects

Assists in developing the NRE annual budget and maintains department cost controls in collaboration with the Management team

Prepares presentations, reports, memoranda, activity logs, and other communication materials related to engineering activities and projects

Evaluates and audits systems to ensure relevant asset maintenance data is being collected and helps with facilitating corrective actions

Designs modifications to new and existing systems and develops specifications for new systems and equipment purchases, assisting in long-range planning for facilities development

Coordinates activities, meetings, and communication for projects between Authority plant departments, Northern Region staff, PDCA, and consultant engineers, thereby ensuring that plant staff input is timely and technically based. Reviews Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) to coordinate treatment process changes. Recommends strategic treatment plant process improvements

Reviews plans, specifications, and contract documents prepared by consulting engineer for proprietary, adequacy, and accuracy; review designs, use permits, and site plans to assure compliance with TRA standards and specifications; answer inquiries regarding project and other engineering matters

Support the Manager in coordination with multiple departments at TRA related to ongoing capital improvements projects, operations and maintenance projects, and other improvement initiatives for all Northern Region facilities

Provide leadership responsibility and direction in the development, improvements, and execution of TRA’s asset management program in collaboration with staff from various departments, including Operations, Maintenance, and PDCA. Participate in the Authority’s computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) efforts. Engage in the development of policies, frameworks, and methodologies to ensure a team-based approach for the asset management program. Serve as asset management coach and change agent

Maintains and distributes project and asset record documents, including record drawings and O&Ms

Utilizes Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles and techniques to support the maintenance staff in optimizing the maintenance program

Perform project management responsibilities for multiple concurrent projects in various stages of design and construction, and keep the Manager updated on project status

May assist with the management and/or data collection for process models/schematics for the Plant or pipelines

Monitor legislation and federal, state, and local rules impacting water and wastewater treatment

Perform supervisory duties over Engineer-In-Training, Graduate Engineers, and Interns

Supervise and train SCADA and PCS engineering staff, including Interns, Graduate Engineers, and engineer-in-training positions, and review their work and deliverables to ensure they meet industry and quality standards

The positions will support the efforts of Network architects, PCS Automation Analysts, Applications Admin, and other IT support staff at all TRA Projects

This position is responsible for the operational interface of the physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes and instrumentation systems

The individual also monitors treatment performance and recommends operational changes to the Control Systems of the water/wastewater treatment plant. Oversees the training and activities related to process control operations, and exercises considerable latitude in using independent judgment. In addition, this position recommends process enhancements, including SCADA security, evaluations, and best practices for operations of liquids and solids treatment processes

Provide technical support for evaluating and improving water/wastewater treatment processes, including physical, chemical, and biological processes. Conduct evaluations including peak high flow conditions, sustainability, power, and chemical cost optimizations, and improvements to operations and maintenance

QA/QC process control system data, utilizing iFix databases, WIMS, power monitoring control system databases, alarming data, and change management system

Coordinates and provides oversight and guidance of modifications to the PLC and HMI programming, configuration, and integration through in-house optimization of the process control system

Coordinates troubleshooting, tuning, strategy modification, and training on the use of the process control system

Utilizes the treatment process and hydraulic models for plant optimization evaluations and troubleshooting variable loading events

Monitors and assists operations and maintenance staff on items related to the process control system and provides feedback on the functionality. Provides oversight of the collection and evaluation of treatment process data

Coordinates engineering and plant participation in the SCADA Control for Process and Telemetry Systems related to expansion and evaluation efforts, as well as directs process control enhancements, documentation, and training programs

Interfaces with other Authority departments, Northern Region staff, and engineers, coordinating meetings and ensuring that plant staff input is timely, technically based, maintaining records and written correspondence between Trinity River Authority and consulting firms

Participates in the development and review of plans and specifications related to the Authority’s process control system, including engineering design projects related to treatment process expansion and evaluations. Provides capital improvement plan recommendations related to these treatment process improvements and evaluations

Assists in developing the NRE annual budget and maintains department cost controls in collaboration with the Manager

Prepares presentations, reports, memoranda, activity logs, and other communication materials related to engineering activities and projects

Support the Manager in coordinating with multiple departments at TRA related to ongoing capital improvements projects, operations and maintenance projects, and other improvement initiatives for all Northern Region facilities

Perform project management responsibilities for multiple concurrent projects in various stages of design and construction, and keep the Assistant Manager updated on project status

Perform supervisory duties over Engineer-In-Training, Graduate Engineers, and Interns

Employees assigned to this position are classified as essential personnel. Essential personnel are required to report to work when scheduled during departmental and/or emergency situations, including, but not limited to, extended periods of inclement weather when travel may be difficult. This position is essential because, in the absence of sufficient personnel, the plant cannot operate safely

Qualification

Water/Wastewater TreatmentProcess EngineeringSCADA/PCSProject ManagementProfessional Engineer LicenseCMMSAutoCADArcGISMS OfficeBluebeam/RevuMaximoPowerBISharepointProjectmates

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Seven (7) years of progressive project management experience with responsibility in a related field, with 4 years of design management and/or operations and maintenance in the water/wastewater industry

Valid Texas driver's license

Possession of a Professional Engineer licensure for a minimum of five (5) years

Ability to obtain a Class C water or wastewater license within 2 years

Knowledge of water/wastewater operations

Must be able to evaluate situations and analyze problems to make decisions necessary for corrective measures with little direction

Typically guided primarily by established priorities and policies, along with professional standards and best practices to guide decisions and any direction or advice given to others

Preferred

Major preferred to be in environmental engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering

Specialty and focus on W/WW Treatment and/or Process engineering (A) or SCADA/PCS (B) is preferred

Knowledge of CMMS, AutoCAD, and ArcGIS is preferred, as well as plant human machine interface (HMI) and process controls

Knowledge in utilizing typical engineering software including but not limited to MS Office, Bluebeam/Revu, Maximo, PowerBI, Sharepoint, Projectmates and similar