Chesterfield County · 1 day ago
Principal Engineer
Chesterfield, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$83K/yr - $127K/yr
5+ years expChesterfield County is a public water and wastewater utility dedicated to delivering high-quality service to its customers. The Principal Engineer will manage a team focused on utility engineering to support community development, including plan review and capital project management.
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Responsibilities
Manage a team of Senior Engineers and Senior Engineering Assistants in all facets of utility engineering needed to support community development within the county
Represent the county as part of a project team to manage impacts to the utilities systems associated with land development proposals in close coordination with the county's Economic Development, Planning, Environmental Engineering, CDOT, and Building Inspector's Office
Evaluate and make recommendations for improvement to the water distribution and wastewater collection systems using engineering analysis, field data, and standard engineering practices
Prepare and review monthly reports, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and contracts
Interact with the public and collaborate with other agencies, consulting firms, internal and external customers
Host or attend meetings and presentations with diverse groups of internal and external customers pertaining to the design and construction of the public water and wastewater systems
Supervise a team of senior engineers and senior engineering assistants providing the training, guidance, and responsibility for reaching the departments goals and expectations for project completion
Perform other work as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field
five years of engineering experience in water or wastewater systems
Professional Engineer (PE) designation
strong technical aptitude
excellent technical writing and oral communication skills
proficient knowledge of water and wastewater systems
proficient in Microsoft Office applications
ability to develop positive working relationships
Pre-employment drug testing
FBI criminal background check
education/degree verification
Preferred
water modeling experience
project management experience
supervisory experience
Benefits
Virginia Retirement System
Paid-time off
Flexible work schedules
Remote work opportunities
Career development plans
Tuition reimbursement program
Award-winning Learning and Performance Center programs
Opportunities for advancement within the organization
Company
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield County is a government administration organization.
1001-5000 employees
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