Introduction
Charlotte’s local government, with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.39 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with 300,000 customer accounts and over 1000 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 23 budget is $535M and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Function
The City of Charlotte owns and operates five major wastewater treatment facilities and is in design for the sixth with total treatment capacities of 139 million gallons per day. This position provides professional guidance and technical input regarding planning, design, emergency response, development of Maintenance of Plan Operations (MOPO) and regulatory issues for the wastewater treatment plants.
Summary
The Senior Engineer’s work involves some project management functions, infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrade planning, and project analysis for improvement in overall efficiency of treatment plant operations. This position provides a high degree of internal/external consulting for City projects and operations as a subject-matter expert in a specialized field.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Provides technical expertise and participates in the development and implementation of standards regarding engineering principles and practices in order to protect operational reliability of the treatment plants.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of MOPO plans for construction and rehabilitation projects in order to protect the operational reliability of the treatment plants.
• Helps develop and maintain the list of needed or potential infrastructure projects for the division by identifying rehab project resources and estimated project costs.
• Participates on project teams by reviewing preliminary plans and designs and providing technical and professional assistance.
• Reviews work of architects, engineers, and other project service providers to ensure regulatory compliance, future access for rehabilitation and repair projects is maintained, and division standards are incorporated.
• Conducts or supervises engineering studies to support division planning and to improve overall efficiency in treatment plant operation.
• Leads and mentors engineering and technical staff; may supervise the work of professional, technical, and administrative staff.
• Communicates with engineering project managers, consultants, vendors, contractors, and other interested parties in order to obtain input, provide feedback, exchange information, and report project status.
• Performs administrative tasks, such as developing scopes of work for service providers and consultants and processing invoices.
• Assists with or coordinates emergency response measures related to overflows, spills, or equipment failure.
• Participates in special projects including wastewater equipment/chemical/process pilots.
• Participates in the division’s continuous improvement program by leading corrective action investigations and continuous improvement projects.
• Coordinates closely with internal team members including engineering staff, treatment plant operations and maintenance professionals, biosolids program team members, water quality scientists, continuous improvement professionals, and administrative staff.
• Travel to and perform duties as necessary at wastewater treatment plants and other City facilities throughout Mecklenburg County.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Requires experience in planning, design and/or construction of wastewater treatment facilities.
• Must have an advanced knowledge and understanding of wastewater treatment principles and practices.
• Requires experience with budgeting and cost estimating.
• Must have excellent oral/written communication skills and organizational skills
• Must have skill in producing technical reports.
• Requires the ability to work cooperatively with other city employees and external team members.
• Staff management and/or project team management skills
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with contractors, consulting engineers, regulatory officials, and vendors.
• Demonstrate a flexible and adaptable mindset as well as self-motivation.
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field from an accredited school.
• Five (5) years of related work experience in design, technical, and/or planning work preferably in civil engineering or municipal capital improvement projects.
Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:
• Requires Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification;
• Requires eligibility to obtain a City Driving Permit.
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
As of October 1, 2021:
The City of Charlotte requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for any new City of Charlotte employees.
The city is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such, will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
In Conclusion
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