Project Engineer I (BM New Business)

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!

About Essential Utilities

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. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Supports the new wastewater and water customer organic growth process by analyzing and finding solutions to new service connection requests.
• Evaluates new connection requests to determine if Aqua can provide service.
• Perform capacity analysis for Aqua’s existing water/sewer infrastructure.
• Reviews proposed utility plans submitted by 3rd parties to ensures proposed water and wastewater assets are specified per Aqua engineering standards.
• Review DEP planning modules and planning module mailer exemption requests submitted by 3rd party engineers and provide comments and obtain capacity verification signatures. 
• Review design drawings and water quality management permits for new pump stations or pump station upgrades to serve new developments.
• Review and approve shop drawings for wastewater main extensions and appurtenances, pump stations and grease traps. 
• Work with construction inspector to assure construction is proceeding in accordance with design specifications.  
• Assist property owners in all stages of the process to connect to Aqua’s water or wastewater infrastructure.
• Works with Aqua approved contractors to extend sewer mains or service laterals for new connections. 
• Works with Aqua Engineering & planning teams to ensure new growth throughout Aqua’s territories is evaluated wholistically for short- and long-term capacity requirements.
• Prepares regulatory reports including, but not limited, to Act 537 Planning modules and studies.
• Utilizes the company’s financial Information System and capital budget system for project authorization and project tracking.
• Prepares planning studies and reports to guide management of future system needs and improvements.
• Articulates technical problems, design issues and potential solutions in layman’s terms to businesses, engineering, and operating teams as well as external organizations and customers.
• Provide support for the overall management and technical analyses for all New Business Work.
• Assists with other tasks or projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required. Civil or environmental discipline with a focus on water/wastewater is preferred, but not required.

• Must have or obtain an Engineer in Training Certificate within two years of employment.

• Three or more years of experience in water and wastewater is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: (Examples below)

• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills are required.

• Strong interpersonal skills (tact, diplomacy, persuasion, cooperation)

• The ability to effectively coordinate and keep track of multiple projects simultaneously

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. required.; experience with PROCORE, GIS, Bluebeam, AutoCAD and coding a plus.

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

• A team player able to work effectively in a team fostered multi-tasking environment     

• Familiarity with PA Department of Environmental Protection regulations and permitting process preferred

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Perform sedentary work- exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.                       
• See, hear, talk, and perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.                                    
• Operate standard office equipment.      
• Working conditions may include travel to work sites of Essential Utilities and/or other constituents
• Travel Requirements up to 20 %               

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.  If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).  
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.