Project Engineer III

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we’re delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities. If you’re looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities. Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint. Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Are you looking for a rewarding, challenging, and impactful career with Aqua Texas? We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Project Engineer III supporting our statewide operations. Join a team dedicated to delivering essential water and wastewater services to the communities we serve. The Project Engineer III will play a critical role in Capital Improvement Projects in the East Texas region.

You will collaborate with key stakeholders to develop solutions to meet operational and compliance excellence, evaluate growth opportunities and compliance needs,. Additionally, this position will prepare short- and long-term comprehensive plans for new and existing water and wastewater systems, which include project justifications, capital expenditures, budget forecasting, scheduling, and project tracking.

Pay Range: $140,000 - $155,000 based on experience/qualifications.

(Primary Duties and Responsibilities) Provide direct project management support in the design and construction management of capital projects to support the Aqua Texas as needed. Manage third party consulting design firms, Manage and execute the preparation of technical, bidding and contractual documents associated with delivery of assigned capital investment projects. Oversee scope and quality of work to achieve the intent of all design concepts and Company standards for capacity, performance, reliability, safety and regulatory compliance.

Serve as a senior technical manager for water and wastewater treatment process design and review, water resource assessments, safe yield analysis, hydraulic and pumping evaluations, risk assessments and other pertinent subjects as needed to support planning, engineering, operational and business needs. Conduct technical review of water and wastewater treatment and conveyance designs prepared by others. Manage capital project delivery from planning through construction and commissioning and serve as a technical resource during construction, commissioning, and initial operation of assets.

Recommend and support pilot studies and investigate new treatment technologies. Work directly with Operations Teams to optimize existing treatment processes and apply new technologies as appropriate. Participate in the Capital Planning process to assist in prioritizing water and wastewater process treatment needs in and across the State. Work with Asset Management Team to coordinate and prepare strategic water and wastewater system studies including Master Plans and specialty studies.

Assess system capacity, asset condition, facility performance, resiliency level and operational efficiency, and recommend associated improvements as well as participate in the capital planning and facility audit/planning processes in Operational Area. Conduct process…