City of Richmond, Virginia ยท 6 hours ago
Engineer, Principal (Process Engineer)
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expThe City of Richmond is committed to nurturing talent and fostering growth opportunities within its workforce. They are seeking two Principal Engineers for Water and Wastewater operations to develop targets, monitor process performance, and support improvement projects in water and wastewater treatment plants.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Meets and responds to changing regulatory drivers:
Monitors regulatory trends and plans for future process impacts, recommends improvements to process and equipment to meet future challenges
Sets targets and makes process recommendations to maintain compliance with water and wastewater permit requirements
Communicates regularly on process performance to internal stakeholders
Sets early warning parameters, troubleshoots, and identifies corrective actions to avoid process upsets
In coordination with leadership, reviews and revises internal process sampling plans and monitoring programs to ensure efficient plant operations
Leads and manages internal operational database, ensures data quality, supports data requests from internal and external partners
Supervises the development of and reviews regulatory reports to ensure data quality and timely submission
Optimizes plant processes:
Leads strategy and manages instrumentation used for process monitoring
Performs in-depth analysis to support optimization of liquids and solids processes
Sets process target goals and measures performance towards goals
Sets targets, monitors, and reports on chemical and energy use. Supports testing of alternative chemical products and development of specifications
Develops seasonal process plans to most efficiently use chemicals and energy while meeting process parameters most efficiently
Leads research and pilots in collaboration with internal and external partners
Develops, reviews, and provides technical comments on standard operating procedures to support plant performance
Supports process infrastructure projects:
Provides technical input into the development of Capital Improvement Plan to ensure timely upgrades and renewal of equipment to meet process goals
Reviews and provides technical comments on engineering project specifications, designs, and timelines
Serves on project advisory committees to support design and construction of infrastructure projects
Develops scopes and manages contracts for external vendors to support plant process
Performs other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in engineering
Five years of professional engineering experience in water or wastewater treatment operations
Virginia Professional Engineering (PE) license or ability to obtain within one year of employment
Accountability and Dependability
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
Decision Making: ability to prioritize infrastructure and process improvements and workloads
Initiative: Self-motivated with the ability to work collaboratively and independently
Safety Awareness
Teamwork: ability to work with and integrate the work of O&M and Engineering
Advanced understanding of processes and instrumentation associated with municipal water and wastewater treatment
Ability to perform mass, energy balance, chemical, and hydraulic calculations
Understanding of state and federal regulatory requirements related water and wastewater facility permits
Experience reading and commenting on process control narratives for programming of process control systems
Ability to understand and explain piping and instrumentation diagrams
Knowledge of business and management principles to support the development of annual budgets and process plans
Proficient with Microsoft (MS) Office Suite, Database Management, SCADA
Benefits
Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
Language Incentive
Referral Bonus
Tuition Assistance Program
Company
City of Richmond, Virginia
City of Richmond, Virginia
1001-5000 employees
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