Part Time Senior Utility Management Engineer - Water/Wastewater at Dewberry
Fairfax, VA
About the Job
Dewberry is seeking an experienced, Part-Time Water/Wastewater Senior Engineer to lead and execute modeling and master planning projects for public utility clients. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join a team of energetic, highly engaged professionals in Dewberry's Mid-Atlantic Water Group, which includes our Fairfax, Virginia Beach, and Richmond, VA, Baltimore, MD and Raleigh, NC offices. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills to lead engineers and other professionals on a variety of projects, which may include but are not limited to:
With support from the enterprise, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team to execute highly technical projects. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills and be capable of pursuing new opportunities, assisting with technical proposals, and preparing project work plans and fee estimates.
This position offers flexibility and may be in any of our offices with the potential for teleworking.
Dewberry is a privately held, family-owned business with a proven history of providing professional services to a wide variety of public- and private-sector clients. Established in 1956, Dewberry is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. At Dewberry you will have the opportunity to engage in strategic initiatives, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and contribute to interesting projects that transform communities. We invest in our employees and offer extensive career development opportunities as well as a comprehensive compensation package and healthy work-life balance.
Responsibilities
Required Skills & Required Experience
Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry's background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
- Sewer Collection System Modeling
- Wastewater Master Planning
- Asset Management
With support from the enterprise, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team to execute highly technical projects. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills and be capable of pursuing new opportunities, assisting with technical proposals, and preparing project work plans and fee estimates.
This position offers flexibility and may be in any of our offices with the potential for teleworking.
Dewberry is a privately held, family-owned business with a proven history of providing professional services to a wide variety of public- and private-sector clients. Established in 1956, Dewberry is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. At Dewberry you will have the opportunity to engage in strategic initiatives, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and contribute to interesting projects that transform communities. We invest in our employees and offer extensive career development opportunities as well as a comprehensive compensation package and healthy work-life balance.
Responsibilities
- Manage a variety of water/wastewater modeling/master planning projects for public utility clients.
- Manage the planning phase of projects while interfacing and coordinating with other engineering disciplines, technicians, inspectors, and permitting specialists.
- Contribute to the continued growth of our Mid-Atlantic Water Group through performing business development and client management activities, including proposal preparation and client interaction through active participation in professional associations.
- Effectively understand and communicate project expectations to the project team and client.
- Conduct QA and QC reviews of other projects.
- Provide technical assistance and mentoring of junior staff.
- Employ earned value management principles to prepare and monitor project work plans, schedules, and budgets.
- Expand technical knowledge and professional network by attending seminars, workshops, and conferences, reviewing professional publications, and actively participating in State and/or National professional associations through committee involvement and technical presentations.
Required Skills & Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering. Master's degree preferred.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in the water/wastewater field.
- Thorough knowledge and ability to apply theories, principles, concepts, and practices of civil and environmental engineering to the planning of water, wastewater, and reclaimed water conveyance and treatment systems.
- A successful track record of managing projects, including scope, schedule, and budget.
- A successful track record in managing clients and developing new business.
- P.E. in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, or Washington DC, or the ability to obtain them through reciprocity within one year of the start date.
- Must have proven and strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Programming and/or scripting experience is preferred.
Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry's background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
