SUMMARY
We are seeking a Process Mechanical Water Design Group Leader which will be responsible for building, leading, and managing a group of engineers. This position will allow mentorship to team members as it will provide the opportunity for hands-on design in high-volume, custom plant projects, to be directly involved with internal and external clients, and actively participate in marketing and business development initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Providing personal technical contribution, team leadership, and management necessary for taking projects from conceptual planning to construction-ready documents including; facility and equipment layouts, design calculations, equipment vendor coordination, management and coordination of discipline activities, coordination with regional offices and regulatory agencies, as well as quality assurance and control.
- Design major process facilities for a wide variety of water and wastewater treatment facility projects.
- Have a working knowledge of associated systems including pumping, piping, control system strategies, PIDs, HVAC requirements, life safety, fire protection, plumbing, and yard piping systems.
- Responsible for recruiting top talent for the process mechanical team.
- Leading the detailed design through coordination with other disciplines.
- Managing project teams including developing detailed plans and specifications.Planning, leveling, managing, and executing process mechanical workload
- Quality program compliance, including ensuring delivery of quality work products.
- Process mechanical standards and tools development, procurement, and training.
- Manage multiple projects & multi-disciplined project budgets including the development of detailed project instructions, scope of work, level of effort, and associated man-hour estimates.
- Keep accurate and up-to-date project accounting on all assigned projects.
- Conduct written and oral project reporting for clients and Team Leader. Reporting will include project design status, upcoming milestones, project accounting, percent completes, progress reports, etc.
- Lead internal and external project workshops.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental, Civil Engineering or related degree.
- 10 or more years of similar technical experience with no less than 2-year experience in project/team leadership.
- Technically competent in process engineering design.
- Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to attain a Texas PE in 6 months.
- Previous experience as a manager in charge of process and process mechanical design, including detailed plans and specifications, for major water and wastewater treatment plant improvements projects.
- Overall understanding of water and wastewater treatment plant systems in a campus-wide environment
- Basic understanding of the multi-disciplined practices (i.e. process, surveying, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & control) required for the implementation of water/wastewater infrastructure improvements
- Demonstrated experience performing process equipment evaluation, sizing, and cost estimating
- Experience giving presentations for clients and professional organizations
- Strong teaching and coaching skills adaptable to various experience levels
- Cost estimation experience
- Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Project and Outlook
- Passionate about the contribution of water and wastewater facility design in the protection of the public health and welfare and community sustainability
- Capable of flexible and enthusiastic collaboration with Owners, Facility Staff, Contractors, and other involved parties and water professional to provide outstanding service and project results
STAND OUT - PREFERRED SKILLS
- NCEES Registration.
- Experience with Autodesk software to include AutoCAD, Revit, and Civil 3D.
- Master’s degree in civil or environmental engineering.
- Proficiency in process modeling software GPS-X, Simba, Sumo, BioWin or similar.
- Previous experience with plumbing, fire protection, life safety, and building mechanical systems typical to water and wastewater facilities designed for occupation.
- Active participation in water-related professional organizations such as AWWA, WEF, WRF.