Hydraulic Engineer
Company: Veolia North America
Location: Hackensack
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
Company DescriptionAbout Veolia North AmericaA subsidiary of
Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of
water, waste and energy management services, including water, and
wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and
disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps
commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and
municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in
Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000
employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.
Please visit our website -www.veolianorthamerica.com.Job
DescriptionBENEFITSVeolia's comprehensive benefits package includes
paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision
insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate
in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. - Pay
and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in
their collective bargaining agreement. -Position Purpose: -This
position is responsible to develop, calibrate, operate, and
maintain the hydraulic models with the Engineering Department and
to assist or manage Engineering projects and may manage capital
improvement projects related to water and wastewater facilities. -
Responsible for developing modeling analysis and reports to be
provided to regulators, internal or external customers as required.
- Coordinates with the corporate master planning department to
assist in the development and updating of master plans. - Provides
training, technical assistance, and support for the distribution
system management and digital information application -
Participates in and actively contributes to short and long-term
system planning as assigned. - -The candidate works to ensure Asset
Owner satisfaction by delivering projects in accordance with the
success criteria defined in the project plan (i.e. operational
performance, budget, schedule, regulatory compliance, etc.)Primary
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing, operating, and maintaining the
hydraulic models with the Engineering Department. - Perform a
variety of engineering design calculations including the accurate
calculations of flows and pressures in water mains, booster station
capacity, and well pump evaluations and developing reports to
document the results. - -
- Lead the development of projects related to water delivery for
fire protection including the identification of available fire flow
to support design of customers' fire protection systems.
- Sizing of new and replacement water supply, feeder,
distribution mains, and water storage facilities.
- Support to customer service and operations during an emergency
water system outage. This will require availability during off
hours (overnight and weekends). - This will also require
coordination with GIS Group and customer service to determine
impacted customers. - -
- Support to water system operations (water main flushing, NO-DES
flushing, startup of supply wells). This includes the preparation
of detailed mapping, valve operations, and sequencing.
- Assist modeling efforts to support water quality and lower
pressure investigations.
- Work effectively and collaboratively on project teams serving
as subject matter expert on hydraulic modeling.
- Assist the design and management of a variety of capital
projects including tank design, pump station, well rehabilitation,
and treatment. - -
- Manage the project development, design (either internal or
external), and delivery of capital projects in accordance with
engineering guidelines and procurement policies. Support the
oversight of construction management personnel to ensure timely
completion of assignments, budget compliance, asset management
documentation and adherence to applicable standards.
- Ensure corporate Technical and Environmental Health and
Safety/Security standards are incorporated into the design
specifications.
- Drive efficiency into project delivery through the monitoring
of delivery metrics and utilization of alternate procurement and
delivery methods..
- Drive efficiency into project delivery through the monitoring
of delivery metrics and utilization of alternate procurement and
delivery methods.
- Participate in the development of engineering design and
delivery processes and standards.
- Provide technical expertise on engineering and operational
issues and support facility condition assessments for our
water/wastewater operations.
- Ability to work transversally with corporate and local business
units.QualificationsEducation/Experience/Background:
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Environmental
Engineering or a related field, commensurate experience may be
considered.
- 2-5 years of modeling experience preferred
- Engineer in Training (EIT) certification
recommendedKnowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and
organizational/time management skills are required.
- Knowledge of hydraulic modeling software (e.g., Bentley
WaterGEMS, EPANET, Mike Urban).
- Knowledge of the principles of hydraulic modeling
- Knowledge of SCADA systems
- Strong project management skills (initiating, planning,
executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing).
- Superior personal effectiveness skills, visible "leadership by
example" utilizing participative management involving employees and
teamwork whenever possible.
- Strong communication, presentation, and reporting skills.
- Experience utilizing alternate project delivery methods
(design-build, integrated project delivery) and contracting methods
(guaranteed maximum price, reimbursable)
- Computer skills (AutoCAD, WaterGEMS, ESRI Suite).Additional
InformationWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability or protected veteran status.Disclaimer:
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is
accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the
right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable
law.
Keywords: Veolia North America, Clifton , Hydraulic Engineer, Engineering , Hackensack, New Jersey
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