Senior Project Engineer - Kenosha Water Utility

Position: SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER - KENOSHA WATER UTILITY
General Overview of Position

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The Senior Project Engineer provides Professional Engineering services in the planning and design of water and wastewater projects and serves as the resident engineer or project manager in the construction of water and wastewater projects. Work is reviewed through conferences and written reports for results obtained. Performs other work as requested or assigned.

The KWU Engineering Department is responsible for reviewing, approving, and inspecting all sewer and water infrastructure within our system, including oversight of Utility awarded contracts to help rehabilitate and enhance our aging infrastructure. KWU Engineering also manages a variety of other programs such as: the Lead Service Replacement Program (LSRP), responding to Digger's Hotlinelocating requests, sanitary sewer televising inspections, manhole inspections, sanitary flow monitoring, water main leak detection, hydrant flow testing and maintaining/updating the KWU Geographical Information System (G.I.S.) database.

The Kenosha Water Utility offers a full benefits package which includes employer pension contribution (Wisconsin Retirement System), paid vacation/sick/holiday leave, health/dental/vision/life insurance, paid compensatory time and overtime for emergency work outside of regular 8-hour work day, tuition reimbursement and other benefits. Any questions regarding this recruitment should be directed to the KWU Director of Personnel & Administration at  or aaho.

The Kenosha Water Utilityis a municipally-owned, fiscally independent public utility organized under authority of §66.0805 of the Wisconsin State Statutes and Chapter XXXII of the City of Kenosha General Ordinances. The Kenosha Water Utility provides water and wastewater services to more than 100,000 people in the Kenosha area, including the City of Kenosha, the Villages of Bristol, Pleasant Prairie, and Somers.

Kenosha is ideally located off Interstate 94 on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Chicago. More information may be obtained osha.org.

Example of

Duties & Responsibilities

* Serves as the project manager and resident Professional Engineer on major water and wastewater projects to ensure compliance with contractual terms, project timeline, budgetary constraints, industry standards, uniform codes, local ordinances and State and Federal regulations.

* Designs water system and sanitary sewer system infrastructure replacement projects.

* Reviews plans submitted by consulting engineers and developers for impact on utility infrastructure and conformance with applicable regulations and standards.

* Supervises and mentors engineering staff: provides instruction, training and guidance; plans, coordinates, assigns and reviews work activities to established standards.

* Reviews project work site activities and inspection reports to ensure compliance with standards and quality requirements; meets with inspectors and contractors to discuss and resolve discrepancies.

* Reviews and processes contractor payment requests and release of performance bond funds within scope of authority.

* Writes technical specifications and engineering reports.

* Researches plans and records; files records, plans and reports.

* Participates in meetings and training events.

* Performs other related duties as assigned or required.

Note:

The duties listed above are intended as illustrations of the various types of work performed by the person in this job classification. The above list is not all-inclusive. The omission of a particular job duty does not mean that the duty is not one of the essential functions of the position. Management reserves the right to assign employees in this job classification to duties not listed above if the duties are fairly within the scope of responsibilities applicable to this position.

Further note that employment in this job classification does not create an employment contract between the Kenosha Water Utility (KWU) and the employee, and is subject to change by KWU as the needs of KWU and the specific department change over time.

Requirements

Required Education, Training and

Experience:

* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil or sanitary/environmental engineering.

* Minimum of five (5) years experience in utility engineering design and project, preferably with some experience in planning and assigning work activities for other engineering staff; previous experience with managing or designing wastewater treatment plant projects is desired, but not required.

* Or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.

* Professional Engineer (PE) License in the State of Wisconsin

* Valid driver's license with a good driving record.

Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

* Knowledge of the civil engineering principles and practices as applied to the design, construction, and…