SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

Why join GBRA?

· Competitive salary

· Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance at no cost to employee

· Texas County & District Retirement system matched 2:1 at retirement

· Vacation and sick leave

· Paid Holidays

· 100% company-paid training

· License incentive program

· Educational assistance program

· Safety boot program

· Employee wellness program with gym reimbursement

· Employee recognition events

· Exclusive employee perks & discounts

FLSASTATUS: ExemptREPORTSTO:TreatmentDesignDirectorPAY RANGE: $98,024.00 - $163,373.00 WORKLOCATION:2225E. Common Street, New Braunfels, Texas 78130SUMMARY

GBRA is seeking a professional engineer experienced in water and wastewater treatment design, construction management, and retail wastewater system planning. The Senior Project Engineer manages complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects, which may include stand-alone projects of significant construction value and/or multiple projects concurrently. This position may lead project teams and assign tasks to achieve optimum results.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage engineering projects through effective scoping, scheduling, coordination, and monitoring.
• Plan, develop, and manage water and wastewater infrastructure projects of varying size and complexity.
• Develop creative concepts to design and detail new structures as well as retrofit existing ones.
• Develop detailed conceptual designs in collaboration with GBRA Operations for new facilities, expansions, and upgrades.
• Lead project teams to ensure successful and timely project completion.
• Apply engineering principles to provide technical guidance and recommendations to solve complex problems; serve as an in-house technical expert.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external agencies and stakeholders; lead coordination efforts for key projects.
• Assemble internal and external project or program teams, guidelines, and procedures.
• Identify and pursue state and federal funding opportunities; prepare applications and manage the funding processes.
• Develop advanced technical work products that contribute to the efficiency of the organization, including analysis, documentation of processes and procedures, creation of templates, process improvement, and documentation and preparation of best practices.
• Manage construction activities through progress meetings, site visits, quality monitoring, and budget tracking.
• Review submittals, RFIs, design changes, RFPs, and test reports; ensure compliance with contract documents, specifications, and GBRA standards; support negotiations, change order and amendment development; review contractor schedules.
• Independently prepare and/or review hydraulic modeling and analysis of existing and future GBRA infrastructure, including wastewater gravity mains, lift stations, and force mains. Perform flow monitoring in coordination with GBRA Operations to calibrate hydraulic models.
• Identify and prioritize wastewater system improvements to accommodate projected growth within GBRA wastewater service areas and provide conceptual level cost estimates for recommended projects.
• Review consultant invoices and contractor pay applications for consistency with observed performance and contractual requirements.
• Provide technical support for special projects assigned by the Treatment Design Director.
• Lead within the engineering department with limited supervision and support organizational engineering initiatives.
• Mentor and train other engineering staff at GBRA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.