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WSSC Water · 2 weeks ago

Principal Environmental Engineer

Laurel, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$122K/yr - $207K/yr

5+ years exp

WSSC Water is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable water services to its 1.9 million customers. They are seeking a Principal Environmental Engineer to manage environmental engineering work focused on water and wastewater management, including environmental assessments and compliance with regulations.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Participates in the formulation and the implementation of long-range plans for various environmental programs such as enhancement of water supply, transmission, distribution, and wastewater collection and treatment facilities including biosolids management

Prepares, negotiates and manages engineering consulting contracts of a complex nature and prepares task orders, scope of work, cost estimates, change orders and task amendments

Creates and reviews environmental studies and investigations related to water supply, wastewater treatment, and biosolids management

Consults with various groups of the Commission and provides an effective level of internal and external coordination

Collaborates with operations departments to evaluate and optimize performance

Performs technical analysis of proposed federal and state regulations and prepares comments and recommended responses to protect Commission interests

Provides technical expertise for interactions with government and regulatory agencies

Identifies emerging environmental issues with potential for significant impact on the Commission

Proposes technical responses for these issues

Keeps the division manager advised of environmental regulations and policies that impact the Commission

Participates effectively in the regional and national efforts related to the environmental issues

Analyzes relevant technical and operational reports, including process and systems efficiency data

Identifies causes of non-routine events; recommends process and systems control strategies and adjustments to variables affecting the quantity and quality of process effluent

Identifies how adjustments in one unit process impact other unit processes and overall plant performance

Recommends practices to ensure that processes and systems meet or exceed Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, and other federal, state, or local regulatory/environmental requirements

Designs and implements innovative solutions to enhance water treatment processes, water distribution systems, wastewater conveyance systems, and water resource recovery processes

Develops conceptual level designs for water and wastewater treatment systems

Reviews and interprets design drawings, plans, and specifications for proposed changes in existing facilities and for construction of new processes and systems; evaluates designs for functionality, safety, operability, maintainability, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance with industry practices

Performs detailed analysis to identify inadequacies, ambiguities, errors, and potential problems

Supports water and wastewater process and systems technology evaluation and selection

Supports and works with scientists, engineers and other employees in the study and development of a variety of environmental projects

Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business

Qualification

Environmental EngineeringWater Supply ManagementWastewater TreatmentBiosolids ManagementProject ManagementTechnical AnalysisRegulatory ComplianceCollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or related Engineering field

5+ years of experience/research in the practice of professional environmental engineering related to water supply and treatment, wastewater collection and treatment, and/or biosolids treatment and disposal

2+ years of experience in planning and managing difficult senior engineering projects or planning/leading related research

Preferred

Master's degree in Environmental Engineering or related Engineering field

Professional Engineering registration in the State of Maryland

Company

WSSC Water

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Established in 1918, WSSC Water is currently among the largest water and wastewater utilities in the nation, with a network of nearly 6,000 miles of drinking water pipeline and over 5,600 miles of sewer pipeline.

Founded in 1918

Laurel, Maryland, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.wsscwater.com

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