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Planning Engineer I - III in Fairfax, Virginia at Fairfax Water

Salary: $71000 - $161751Employment Type: Full-Time
Fairfax Water
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Job Description

Under supervision of the Chief, System Planning, assists with the engineering studies, hydraulic analysis, and other tasks necessary to support operation of and long-range planning for Fairfax Water's transmission and distribution facilities.

  • Conducting preliminary engineering studies and hydraulic analysis to establish the need, feasibility, function, and priority of various system improvements such as pumping stations, storage facilities, or transmission mains.
  • Supporting update and maintenance of Fairfax Water’s Water system hydraulic model, including:
    • Performing updates from Fairfax Water’s enterprise GIS using automated methods.
    • Validating model performance against historical SCADA information.
  • Performing detailed studies and analysis aimed at providing a justification for capital improvements to existing and future water supply facilities, including evaluation of alternative scenarios.
  • Preparing cost and justification information for Fairfax Water’s Capital Improvement Program.
  • Supporting update and maintenance of Fairfax Water’s System Master Plan.
  • Reviewing design documents to include plans, specifications, project schedules, expenses, and reports on assigned projects.
  • Supporting design activities with various consulting engineering firms.
  • Furnishing consultants with hydraulic system information as needed.
  • Assisting Short Range Planning with fire flow analysis and review of site development plans.
  • Identification of opportunities to coordinate Fairfax Water system improvements with planned highway or other construction projects.
  • Updating Fairfax Water’s demand projections, including obtaining population information, trending historic water use, and evaluating various approaches to developing demand projections.
  • Providing information to develop operating guidelines to support optimization of Fairfax Water’s transmission and distribution system.
  • Preparing and updating project tracking spreadsheets, databases, and schedules.
  • Attending meetings, conferences, and preparing reports.
  • Performing other duties as assigned or required.

  • Graduation from a four year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental or Infrastructure Engineering or related field and a minimum of three years progressively responsible experience in the planning and design of public water supply facilities, or any equivalent combination of education, experience and knowledge.
  • Possession of an F.E. (Fundamental of Engineering) certificate is preferred.
  • Considerable knowledge of the theory and practices of civil engineering relating to the design and construction of public water supply facilities.
  • Considerable knowledge of hydraulics, GIS, and computer modeling techniques.
  • Considerable working knowledge of hydraulic modeling software for water utility design, including but not limited to the following software packages:
    • Bently WaterCAD, Bently WaterGEMS, Innovyze InfoWater, Aquanuity AquaTwin, Autodesk InfoWorks WS, EPANET.
  • Ability to write reports, specifications and contract documents.
  • Ability to make accurate computations and notes.
  • Ability to collect and compile research data.
  • Ability to work proficiently in hydraulic analysis.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Possession of a valid driver’s license and good driving record.
  • Must pass a controlled substance (drug) test for employment.

Job Location

Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

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