Senior Engineer (Plant Design)

At the Orange County Sanitation District our Core Values form the framework of our organization and reinforce our professional work ethic. We aspire to the highest degree of integrity, inclusion, honesty, and respect in our interaction with each other, our suppliers, our customers, and our community. We strive to demonstrate leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving in our actions, commitments, and service. We are committed to excellent customer service, transparency, and accountability, acting in the best interest of our stakeholders. We continuously develop ourselves through resiliency, innovation, and learning, and are committed to providing a safe work environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical leadership over team members, technical and administrative staff, and customer service in the development, design, commissioning, and construction of projects.
• Perform and manage diverse, large, and complex assignments, projects, and analyses requiring advanced knowledge of wastewater treatment concepts and practices.
• Assist OC San staff in resolving complicated or urgent issues through field investigations, troubleshooting, engineering analyses, and research of as-built engineering data and industry solutions.
• Research and evaluate complex problems by conducting engineering-related studies.
• Participate in the development of requests for proposals and scopes of work, review proposals, and select consulting engineers.
• Provide technical oversight and monitor consultants' designs for compliance with scope of work, engineering standards, design quality expectations, and stakeholder needs.
• Coordinate designs with operations and maintenance staff through teamwork and collaboration.
• Lead and participate in design workshops and constructability reviews.
• Assist construction staff to ensure projects are constructed in compliance with contract documents, review construction submittals, and develop recommendations for project problems during construction.
• Provide technical training on the operation of new facilities or changes to existing facilities.
• Ensure established engineering standards, policies, procedures, and best practices are applied consistently.
• Establish, manage, and update engineering policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and technical specifications to meet current best practices and design requirements.
• Attend professional group meetings to stay abreast of new trends and innovations.
• Research emerging products and enhancements and their applicability to OC San needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in civil, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or environmental engineering or a related field.
• Six (6) years of increasingly responsible professional engineering work experience.
• Valid California Class C Driver’s License.
• Valid registration as a professional engineer (P.E.) in the State of California.

Qualifications

• A strong background in civil/environmental engineering, methods of wastewater treatment, and odor control.
• Previous experience overseeing the design, replacement, rehabilitation, and abandonment of plant process areas to protect public health and the environment.
• Previous experience in collections system infrastructure/pipelines and pump stations.
• Previous experience with the design, replacement, rehabilitation, and abandonment of civil utility systems, wastewater collections system pipelines, and pump stations.
• A master's degree in civil/environmental engineering (desired).

Pay

$164,424.00 - $199,846.40 Annually (starting salary within $164,424.00 – $181,292.80 based on qualifications).