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Overview

At Orange County Government, we are proud to serve the public with integrity, honesty, fairness, and professionalism. We develop innovative policies and services that impact Central Florida and shape the future of our community. We believe in hiring the very best. Our workplace experience sets us apart and makes us a great place to work. Our goal is to create an environment of exceptional organizational values, customer service standards, and employee satisfaction.

Orange County Government is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment and services to all individuals.

Orange County Utilities Field Services Division provides water, wastewater, and reclaimed water services to the residents and visitors of Orange County, Florida. The Division is responsible for the inspection, testing, regulatory compliance, operation, and maintenance of more than 4,900 miles of water and wastewater pipelines, over 12,000 fire hydrants, and 885 wastewater pump stations.

The Field Services Division is seeking a qualified Engineer I, II, or III to join the Field Services Engineering Group.

The Field Services Engineering Group applies engineering principles and data‑driven analysis to improve utility operations and infrastructure reliability. Ongoing responsibilities include forensic investigations of infrastructure failures, sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reporting, infrastructure condition assessments, asset management, hydraulic analysis, and construction plan reviews. The Engineering Group also plays a key role in identifying, developing, and prioritizing Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects from an operational perspective.

This position offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in utility operations, asset management, hydraulic analysis, regulatory compliance, and capital improvement planning while working alongside experienced utility professionals. The successful candidate will contribute directly to improving the reliability, resiliency, and long‑term performance of Orange County's water and wastewater infrastructure.

• Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) discharge response and reporting:
  Gather details of SSOs from field personnel, prepare reports for submittal to regulatory agencies, and support discharge recovery efforts.
• Evaluates the root cause of each SSO. Track SSOs to identify trends and opportunities for prevention. Prepare quarterly and annual reports for management. Uphold SSO procedures, provide SSO response training and support for staff.
• Reviews water infrastructure failures and maintains database for infrastructure renewal and replacement (R/R) prioritization. Participates in flushing program planning and tracking activities.
• Performs pump station (lift station) condition assessments utilizing data and photos from field personnel. Coordinate with field personnel, track condition assessment results and review pump station data such as SCADA reports, hydraulic data, maintenance records and life cycle information to identify pump station R/R needs.
• Reviews pump curves, system curves, and Master Plan hydraulic data. Consolidates and reviews data during startup / acceptance of new pump stations.
• Develops and improves asset management processes using GIS, Maximo, SCADA, Power BI, SQL databases, and other engineering software.
• Evaluates, interprets and applies specifications, regulations and agreements.
• Performs one‑of‑a‑kind projects to implement new procedures, enhance operational practices or support infrastructure preventative corrective maintenance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• ENGINEER II:
  Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, and one (1) year of utilities engineering related experience.
• ENGINEER III:
  Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, and four (4) years of utilities engineering related experience.

Must possess and maintain a Professional Engineer license from the Florida State…