Senior Engineer

Mass Water Resources Authority

(Chelsea, Massachusetts)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Mass Water Resources Authority

MWRA is a Massachusetts public authority established by an act of the Legislature in 1984 to provide wholesale water and sewer services to 2.5 million people and more than 5,500 large industrial users in 61 metropolitan Boston communities.

Summary

Provides engineering support for all Field Operations Dept. activities, including implementing operational changes that have service impact, supporting emergency response, supporting maintenance planning, supporting in-house design and construction activities, acting as liaison to design and construction projects, and supporting start-up of new/rehabilitated facilities.

Responsibilities

* Under the direction of the Senior Program Manager and Project Managers, prepares Operations Plans for FOD activities that have potential to impact water and wastewater service. Works with ECD and CED as needed and FOD operations and maintenance staff to develop plan steps and constraints. Works with GIS staff to develop mapping and detail notes. Coordinates review and execution of plans.
* Acts as Responsible Person for execution of Operations Plans including directing planned activities and monitoring for potential service impacts.
* Provides analysis of distribution or collection system problems including hydraulic modeling.
Provides analyses of planned or emergency shutdowns/bypasses to identify service impacts. 
* Provides engineering support for in-house construction projects, including permitting and
engineering calculations (e.g. thrust restraint). 
* Acts as liaison to selected ECD and CECD projects, with an emphasis on wastewater projects,
including participation in preliminary design, coordinating FOD design reviews, review of
construction submittals, coordination of necessary FOD support actions (e.g. valve operations,
disinfection), coordination of start-up activities, coordination of turn-over packages, warranties,
record submittals, 1080 form maintenance submittals and other FOD requirements. 
* Participates in emergency response to any/all FOD emergencies.
* Participates in preparation of selected FOD Facility Manuals to ensure accuracy and completeness
of SOPs. 
* Acts as liaison to MWRA communities during MWRA activities that affect water and wastewater
service and during local activities 
* Assists with updating and maintaining FOD databases, including the valve database, GIS
databases

Under the direction of the Senior Program Manager and Project Managers, prepares Operations Plans for FOD activities that have potential to impact water and wastewater service. Works with ECD and CED as needed and FOD operations and maintenance staff to develop plan steps and constraints. Works with GIS staff to develop mapping and detail notes. Coordinates review and execution of plans.
Acts as Responsible Person for execution of Operations Plans including directing planned activities and monitoring for potential service impacts.
Provides analysis of distribution or collection system problems including hydraulic modeling. Provides analyses of planned or emergency shutdowns/bypasses to identify service impacts.
Provides engineering support for in-house construction projects, including permitting and engineering calculations (e.g. thrust restraint).
Acts as liaison to selected ECD and CECD projects, with an emphasis on wastewater projects, including participation in preliminary design, coordinating FOD design reviews, review of construction submittals, coordination of necessary FOD support actions (e.g. valve operations, disinfection), coordination of start-up activities, coordination of turn-over packages, warranties, record submittals, 1080 form maintenance submittals and other FOD requirements.
Participates in emergency response to any/all FOD emergencies.
Participates in preparation of selected FOD Facility Manuals to ensure accuracy and completeness of SOPs.
Acts as liaison to MWRA communities during MWRA activities that affect water and wastewater service and during local activities
Assists with updating and maintaining FOD databases, including the valve database, GIS databases

Ideal Candidate

* A four year college degree or Bachelor of Science in mechanical, civil, sanitary or environmental
engineering or a related field; and 
* Four (4) to six (6) years of experience with design, maintenance and/or operations of mechanical
equipment associated with waterworks or wastewater systems or with manufacturing facilities; and
any equivalent combination of education and experience. 
* Demonstrated knowledge of water and wastewater engineering including pressure pipe and open
channel hydraulics, distribution system modeling, hydraulic transient analysis, wastewater
collection system modeling, pipeline/pump/valve/CSO hydraulic design, water pipeline
disinfection and dechlorination, CSO disinfection and dechlorination, water and wastewater
system maintenance, SOP development and field safety procedures. 
* Demonstrated abilities to work as part of a project team, to develop and maintain productive
working relationships with external parties, and to function independently with minimal
supervision
* Proficiency in hydraulic modeling such as H2Onet or InfoWorks CS preferred. Experience in GIS,
Arcmap, AutoCAD, Telog, SCADA, and MAXIMO preferred.
* Proficiency with personal computers, handheld computer devices, and knowledge of Word, Excel,
databases and PowerPoint is required. Proficiency in project management software is required.
Availability for overnight planned operations and 24/7 emergency response is required. 
* Availability for overnight planned operations and 24/7 emergency response is required.
* Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills required. 
* A valid Mass. Motor Vehicle Operators license, Class D. 
* Registered Professional Engineers license preferred. 
* A valid Grade II Wastewater Treatment Operators License and/or Grade IV Distribution Operators License
preferred.

A four year college degree or Bachelor of Science in mechanical, civil, sanitary or environmental engineering or a related field; and
Four (4) to six (6) years of experience with design, maintenance and/or operations of mechanical equipment associated with waterworks or wastewater systems or with manufacturing facilities; and any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of water and wastewater engineering including pressure pipe and open channel hydraulics, distribution system modeling, hydraulic transient analysis, wastewater collection system modeling, pipeline/pump/valve/CSO hydraulic design, water pipeline disinfection and dechlorination, CSO disinfection and dechlorination, water and wastewater system maintenance, SOP development and field safety procedures.
Demonstrated abilities to work as part of a project team, to develop and maintain productive working relationships with external parties, and to function independently with minimal supervision
Proficiency in hydraulic modeling such as H2Onet or InfoWorks CS preferred. Experience in GIS, Arcmap, AutoCAD, Telog, SCADA, and MAXIMO preferred.
Proficiency with personal computers, handheld computer devices, and knowledge of Word, Excel, databases and PowerPoint is required. Proficiency in project management software is required. Availability for overnight planned operations and 24/7 emergency response is required.
Availability for overnight planned operations and 24/7 emergency response is required.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills required.
A valid Mass. Motor Vehicle Operators license, Class D.
Registered Professional Engineers license preferred.
A valid Grade II Wastewater Treatment Operators License and/or Grade IV Distribution Operators License preferred.