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Senior Engineer (PE Required)
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Position Number: 4163950
Location: San Jose, CA
Position Type: Facilities Management

Senior Engineer (PE Required)

Valley Water

Salary: $153,441.60 - $196,414.40 Annually

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 01615-E

Location: CA, CA

Department: Water Utility Capital

Closing: Continuous

Description
Valley Water is searching for top-tier candidates to fill this exciting opportunity. Internal candidates will get first consideration.

Overview:
Do you have 6 years of Pumping Plant Design and Engineering experience and 2 years of lead or Supervisory experience? If so, check out this Sr. Engineer opportunity!

The Senior Engineer provides technical supervision and responsible charge duties for the review and preparation of engineering studies, reports, planning, design, and preparation of contract documents related to installation, rehabilitation, and improvements to transmission and pumping plant facilities and appurtenances. The Senior Engineer coaches, mentors, and trains employees in design and engineering and exercises full supervision of assigned staff.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Responsible of the preparation of engineering studies, reports, designs, and contract documents for compliance with engineering standards and principles; stamps and signs engineering plans, profiles, details, specifications, cost estimates, and other technical documents. Performs technical reviews of projects to ensure quality control and adherence to professional codes, standards, and specifications.
Performs complex engineering planning and design related to rehabilitation, maintenance, repair, improvements, and construction of transmission and pumping plants facilities to meet regulatory and code requirements.
Plans and manages and serves in a supervisory role for engineering projects through all phases including planning, design, construction, and close-out; supervises and participates in project control including schedule, budget, change management, project variances, and close-out; participates in project review meetings.
Provides and ensures engineering support during construction including reviewing and approving submittals, requests for information, change orders, and field inspections for conformance and compliance to contract documents.
Exercises full supervision of assigned staff; coaches, mentors, and trains employees in the field of Pumping Plant Engineering.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate's Background Includes:
Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education are considered ideal candidates for the position. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.

Ideal Experience:

Six (6) years of professional experience in the field of pumping plant engineering, including two (2) years of lead responsibility.

Ideal Skills and Abilities:

Design, manage, and deliver pipeline maintenance, rehabilitation, and repair projects according to established standards.
Determine asset lifecycle strategies.
Manage a large water utility's shutdown schedule including coordination with many stakeholders.

Ideal Knowledge:

Principles and practices of civil and mechanical engineering design such as fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, pipeline engineering, and pumping plant engineering.
Pumping plant and water infrastructure construction practices, methods, materials, specifications, and codes.
Principles and practices of transmission and pumping plant design, operation, and maintenance.
Asset management principles.
Engineering mathematics, economics, and statistical analysis.
Principles and practices of project budget development and administration, contract negotiation and management, and sound financial management policies and procedures.
Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations with specific emphasis on pumping plant engineering or pumping plant engineering such as American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), American Water Works Association (AWWA), Corrugated Steel Pipe Institute (CSPI), Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA), American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), CA Department of Water Resources (DWR), and CA State Water Resources Control Board's Division of Drinking Water (DDW).
Principles and practices of employee supervision, including work planning, assignment, review and evaluation, and the training of staff in work procedures.
Computer software applications, such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, ArcMap, Picasa, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), GIS, MAXIMO (CMMS Software), PeopleSoft (Timesheet and Financials Software), ICAM and LUXCARA (Asset Management Software), and Innovyze Hydraulic Modeling Software

Ideal Training and Education:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or mechanical engineering or a related field.

Required License or Certificate

Possess and maintain a valid license as a Professional Engineer issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license. Individuals who do not meet the driver's license requirement due to a disability will be considered for a reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Selected candidate may be required to successfully pass a medical examination.

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Pipelines Project Delivery Unit (Position Code 845)

COVID-19 vaccination requirement:
*To protect our most valuable assets, our employees, as well as the communities we serve, Valley Water requires all newly hired Valley Water personnel to be fully vaccinated (for COVID -19) or to be formally excused from the requirement through the **reasonable accommodation process (for details, see bottom of job posting)

Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking. Employment with Valley Water requires employees to live within 150 miles of their primary physical work location located in San Jose, California by their start date.

This position is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule, typically working 40% remote and 60% onsite,

This posting will close without notice. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration for this role.

Selection Process

(1) The selection process may include one or more of the following: application review, application assessment, performance exercise, written exercise and/or interview.
(2) The Employment Application, Qualifying Information Questions and/or Supplemental Questions will be evaluated based on the ideal candidate criteria listed above. Resumes are highly recommended.

NOTE: Position and start date is subject to availability of funds. Valley Water retains the right to repost this position as deemed necessary.
Consideration may be given to existing applicant pools within the same classification.
Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement:
Fully vaccinated means (1) it has been at least two weeks since a person has completed the entire recommended series of a COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) the person has provided proof of vaccination in a form consistent with the requirements for verification of vaccine status in the State of California's July 26, 2021, Public Health Officer Order.

**Limited Exemptions to Vaccination Requirement
An individual who has been provided a job offer may request a reasonable accommodation to the vaccination requirement if they:
1. Have a contraindication recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or by the vaccine's manufacturer to every approved COVID-19 vaccine. A contraindication means a condition that makes vaccination inadvisable;
2. Have a disability and are requesting an exception as a reasonable accommodation based upon this disability; or,
3. Object to COVID-19 vaccination based on their sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.
Valley Water's Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Policy is available for review upon request.

Valley Water will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources in advance of any special needs by calling 408-630-2260.

Please be aware that once submitted all application materials become the property of Valley Water and will not be returned. Human Resources staff are not authorized to make copies of application materials for applicants.

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