Planning Engineer Ii - Iii at Fairfax Water

Description

Under supervision of the Chief, System Planning, assists with the engineering studies, hydraulic analysis, and other tasks necessary to support operation of and long-range planning for Fairfax Water's transmission and distribution facilities.

Examples of Duties

• Conducting preliminary engineering studies and hydraulic analysis to establish the need, feasibility, function, and priority of various system improvements such as pumping stations, storage facilities, or transmission mains.
• Supporting update and maintenance of Fairfax Water's Water system hydraulic model, including:
  • Performing updates from Fairfax Water's enterprise GIS using automated methods.
  • Validating model performance against historical SCADA information.
• Performing detailed studies and analysis aimed at providing a justification for capital improvements to existing and future water supply facilities, including evaluation of alternative scenarios.
• Preparing cost and justification information for Fairfax Water's Capital Improvement Program.
• Supporting update and maintenance of Fairfax Water's System Master Plan.
• Reviewing design documents to include plans, specifications, project schedules, expenses, and reports on assigned projects.
• Supporting design activities with various consulting engineering firms.
• Furnishing consultants with hydraulic system information as needed.
• Assisting Short Range Planning with fire flow analysis and review of site development plans.
• Identification of opportunities to coordinate Fairfax Water system improvements with planned highway or other construction projects.
• Updating Fairfax Water's demand projections, including obtaining population information, trending historic water use, and evaluating various approaches to developing demand projections.
• Providing information to develop operating guidelines to support optimization of Fairfax Water's transmission and distribution system.

• Preparing and updating project tracking spreadsheets, databases, and schedules.

• Attending meetings, conferences, and preparing reports.
• Performing other duties as assigned or required.

Typical Qualifications

• Graduation from a four year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental or Infrastructure Engineering or related field and a minimum of three years progressively responsible experience in the planning and design of public water supply facilities, or any equivalent combination of education, experience and knowledge.
• Possession of an F.E. (Fundamental of Engineering) certificate is preferred.
• Considerable knowledge of the theory and practices of civil engineering relating to the design and construction of public water supply facilities.
• Considerable knowledge of hydraulics, GIS, and computer modeling techniques.

• Considerable working knowledge of hydraulic modeling software for water utility design, including but not limited to the following software packages:
  • Bently WaterCAD, Bently WaterGEMS, Innovyze InfoWater, Aquanuity AquaTwin, Autodesk InfoWorks WS, EPANET.

• Ability to write reports, specifications and contract documents.
• Ability to make accurate computations and notes.
• Ability to collect and compile research data.
• Ability to work proficiently in hydraulic analysis.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Possession of a valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Must pass a controlled substance (drug) test for employment.