Assistant Plant Engineer

About the role

Under direction, perform responsible engineering work in the operation and maintenance of a major wastewater treatment plant or pump stations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance in the installation, operation, maintenance, modification, modernization and protection of physical facilities and equipment in a wastewater treatment plant or pump stations;
• Assist Division Manager in prioritizing major system modifications within overall District Capital Improvement plan;
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities such as contractual engineering services, facility design, equipment selection, procurement and construction;
• Prepare specifications and plans for contracts, purchases of equipment and services;
• Oversee and supervise contractors;
• Use and maintain data in the computerized maintenance management system for equipment and buildings at a wastewater treatment plant or pump station facilities;
• Maintain records and prepare reports;
• Perform reliability engineering and root cause failure analysis as directed;
• Perform process optimization and efficiency analysis for utilities, chemical usages, etc.;
• Assist in the preparation of the annual O&M budget;
• May serve as Manager in his/her absence;
• Perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisor.

Requirements

Bachelor degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil, mechanical, chemical or electrical engineering and two years of progressively responsible engineering experience in plant and/or pump station operations.

Licensed Engineer‑In‑Training in the State of Missouri.

Valid driver's license issued by the state in which the employee resides.

Must pass a non‑DOT drug test per MSD's Substance Abuse Policy and Procedures (position is safety‑sensitive).

Skills

• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of engineering;
• Considerable skill in the use of basic engineering tools including personal computers and making engineering computations;
• Considerable skill in reading and interpreting engineering plans and specifications;
• Considerable skill in analyzing and integrating data;
• Considerable skill in forming and maintaining effective working relationships with consultants and contractors;
• Considerable skill in maintaining records and preparing reports.