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Job Description
Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water resources, regulatory program compliance, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2081.01
Also Known As…
- Water Reuse Program Manager
- Surface Water Manager
- Project Manager/Design Manager
- Program Manager
- Principal Technologist
- Principal Consulting Engineer
- Engineer and Geologist
- Director Water and Waste Services
- Assistant County Engineer
- Acting Section Chief
- Watershed Engineer
- Water/Wastewater Project Manager
- Water/Wastewater Project Engineer
- Water/Wastewater Engineer
- Water Systems Engineer
- Water Systems Designer
- Water Resources Engineer
- Water Project Engineer
- Water Engineer
- Wastewater Project Engineer
- Wastewater Process Engineer
- Wastewater Plant Civil Engineer
- Wastewater Engineer
- Wastewater Design Engineer
- Remediation Project Engineer
- Project Manager
- Hydrologic Modeler
- Floodplain Manager
- Dimensional Engineer
Tasks for “Water/Wastewater Engineers”
- Design water or wastewater lift stations, including water wells.
- Design or select equipment for use in wastewater processing to ensure compliance with government standards.
- Review and critique proposals, plans, or designs related to water or wastewater treatment systems.
- Design domestic or industrial water or wastewater treatment plants, including advanced facilities with sequencing batch reactors (SBR), membranes, lift stations, headworks, surge overflow basins, ultraviolet disinfection systems, aerobic digesters, sludge lagoons, or control buildings.
- Analyze and recommend sludge treatment or disposal methods.
- Gather and analyze water use data to forecast water demand.
- Conduct feasibility studies for the construction of facilities, such as water supply systems, run-off collection networks, water and wastewater treatment plants, or wastewater collection systems.
- Conduct water quality studies to identify and characterize water pollutant sources.
- Design pumping systems, pumping stations, pipelines, force mains, or sewers for the collection of wastewater.
- Perform mathematical modeling of underground or surface water resources, such as floodplains, ocean coastlines, streams, rivers, or wetlands.
- Design water run-off collection networks, water supply channels, or water supply system networks.
- Design water storage tanks or other water storage facilities.
- Perform hydraulic analyses of water supply systems or water distribution networks to model flow characteristics, test for pressure losses, or to identify opportunities to mitigate risks and improve operational efficiency.
- Identify design alternatives for the development of new water resources.
- Oversee the construction of decentralized or on-site wastewater treatment systems, including reclaimed water facilities.
- Conduct cost-benefit analyses for the construction of water supply systems, run-off collection networks, water and wastewater treatment plants, or wastewater collection systems.
- Perform hydrological analyses, using three-dimensional simulation software, to model the movement of water or forecast the dispersion of chemical pollutants in the water supply.
- Analyze the efficiency of water delivery structures, such as dams, tainter gates, canals, pipes, penstocks, or cofferdams.
- Design water distribution systems for potable or nonpotable water.
- Write technical reports or publications related to water resources development or water use efficiency.
- Provide technical support on water resource or treatment issues to government agencies.
- Develop plans for new water resources or water efficiency programs.
- Conduct environmental impact studies related to water and wastewater collection, treatment, or distribution.
- Provide technical direction or supervision to junior engineers, engineering or computer-aided design (CAD) technicians, or other technical personnel.
- Analyze storm water or floodplain drainage systems to control erosion, stabilize river banks, repair channel streams, or design bridges.
- Design sludge treatment plants.
- Analyze and recommend chemical, biological, or other wastewater treatment methods to prepare water for industrial or domestic use.
Related Technology & Tools
- Computer laser printers
- Desktop computers
- Digitizers
- Computer data input scanners
- Laptop computers
- Large-format plotters
- Personal computers
- HydroCAD Software Solutions HydroCAD
- Web browser software
- KYPipe
- Eagle Point LANDCADD
- Microsoft Office
- Wallingford Software InfoSewer
- XP Software XPSWMM
- Bentley InRoads Suite
- Microsoft Access
- MapInfo
- Wallingford Software InfoWorks WS
- EPA Storm Water Management Model SWMM
- Bentley SewerCAD
- Bentley Microstation
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley StormCAD
- HEC-1
- Structured query language SQL
- NIWA Tideda
- MWH Soft InfoSWMM
- Minitab
- DHI MIKE URBAN
- Mozilla Firefox
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Word
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Google Chrome
- HEC-RAS
- HEC-GeoRAS
- Hydraulic modeling software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Bentley WaterCAD
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite