POSITION SUMMARY
The Plant Engineer III is directly responsible to the Manager Assistant, Northern Region Engineering (NRE) for professional level engineering design and management work in the operations and maintenance function of water and wastewater treatment facilities at TPG’S CLIENT.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a Plant Engineer III specializing in Water and Wastewater Treatment the essential duties and responsibilities include:
- Supervise and TPG’s client engineering staff including Interns, Graduate Engineers, and engineers-in-TPG’s Client positions, and review their work and deliverables to ensure they meet industry and quality standards.
- The positions will support the efforts of Network architects, PCS Automation Analysts, Applications Admin and other IT support staff at all TPG’S CLIENT Projects.
- This position is responsible for the operational interface of the physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes and instrumentation systems.
- The individual also monitors treatment performance and recommends operational changes to Control Systems of the water/wastewater treatment plant. Oversees the TPG’s Client and activities related to process control operations and exercises considerable latitude in using independent judgment. In addition, this position recommends process enhancements including SCADA security, evaluations, and best practices for operations of liquids and solids treatment processes.
- Provide technical support for evaluating and improving water/wastewater treatment processes, including physical, chemical, and biological processes. Conduct evaluations including peak high flow conditions, sustainability, power and chemical cost optimizations, and improvements to operations and maintenance.
- QA/QC process control system data, utilizing iFix databases, WIMS, power monitoring control system databases, alarming data, and change management system.
- Coordinates and provides oversight and guidance of modifications to the PLC and HMI programming, configuration and integration through in-house optimization of the process control system.
- Utilizes the treatment process and hydraulic models for plant optimization evaluations and troubleshooting variable loading events.
- Monitors and assists operations and maintenance staff on items related to the process control system and provides feedback on the functionality. Provides oversight of the collection and evaluation of treatment process data.
- Interfaces with other Authority departments, Northern Region staff, and engineers, coordinating meetings and ensuring that plant staff input is timely, and technically based, maintaining records and written correspondence between Trinity River Authority and consulting firms.
- Participates in the development and review of plans and specifications related to the Authority’s process control system including engineering design projects related to treatment process expansion and evaluations. Provides capital improvement plan recommendations related to these treatment process improvements and evaluations.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Major preferred to be in environmental engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering. Specialty and focus on wastewater treatment is preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
even (7) years of progressive project management experience responsibility in a related field with 4 years of design management and/or operations and maintenance in the water/wastewater industry.
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES:
- Valid Texas driver's license.
- Possession of a Professional Engineer licensure for a minimum of five (5) years.
- Ability to obtain a C water or wastewater license within 2 years.
Salary: $93,000 to $115,000 DOE plus excellent benefits
Call to Action: E-Mail resume to podonnell@theplusgroup.com for immediate review and consideration
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $93,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year
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Work Location: In person