American Water · 7 hours ago
Principal Planning Engineer
St Louis, MO
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
12+ years expAmerican Water is responsible for providing water and wastewater services. The Principal Planning Engineer is tasked with strategic long-term planning for water and wastewater systems, overseeing project managers and engineers, and conducting system capacity evaluations to support service growth opportunities.
ConsumerWaste ManagementWater
Responsibilities
Coordination and preparation of strategic water and wastewater system planning studies (comprehensive or targeted, issue-based studies as appropriate) as assigned
Preparation and maintenance of asset investment plans and strategic capital expenditure plans as assigned. Plans to accurately address operational needs, operational efficiencies, asset management and strategic investment goals set by the State/Corporation based upon prioritization models
System capacity evaluations, analysis of source, treatment, distribution/collection, pumping & storage, or other system deficiencies as assigned to support ongoing operations, service extension requests or regional growth opportunities
Ability to serve as a competent technical resource on Water and Wastewater System Planning matters including capital planning, safe yield analysis, demand/load projections, treatment adequacy, collection, transmission and distribution adequacy, computerized hydraulic modeling and analysis, water conservation, regionalization
Support Company-wide performance goals and targets and Corporate Engineering initiatives established by senior leadership
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering required
12+ years' experience in water resources engineering
Professional Engineering (PE) license required
Demonstrated high competency in water/wastewater system comprehensive master planning and capacity, condition, and performance assessment of related facilities, pipeline system hydraulic modeling or equivalent water/wastewater system design experience
Broad knowledge of Engineering (planning, design, construction) related to water and/or wastewater
Strong knowledge of regulatory developments, new technology and current trends in water quality, treatment, and engineering economics
Applicable knowledge of water resources industry, business, and environmental regulatory field
Strong process, project, and program management skills
Strong quantitative skills (e.g., analytical, technical, problem solving)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (e.g., fluency in report writing and presentations)
Effective interpersonal skills (e.g., persuasion, negotiation, listening, cooperation, tact, diplomacy, problem solving, internal consulting)
Leadership presence (e.g., ability to deal effectively and maintain collaborative relationships with Company senior management and other key internal and external stakeholders)
Ability to influence the organization to drive operational work and resource planning activities
Demonstrated ability to effectively solve routine and non-routine issues, developing possible solutions to problems and challenges
Ability to execute with urgency, while also maintaining project management discipline and stakeholder engagement
Financial analysis skills, including budget management, business modeling, and basic accounting knowledge
Preferred
Environmental or Civil preferred
Advanced management or technical degree preferred
Company
American Water
American Water is a waste water utility company.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (12)
2024 (8)
2023 (14)
2022 (14)
2021 (15)
2020 (20)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900.57MKey Investors
Water Research Foundation
2024-02-21Grant· $0.57M
2023-06-27Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2017-11-29Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
John Griffith
President and Chief Executive Officer
Susan N. Story
President & Chief Executive Officer
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