The board
- Hours
- Full-time
- Where
- Wantagh, NY
- Posted
- 6 days ago
Position Purpose:
Under direction of the Engineering Manager, the Project Engineering Associate will be primarily responsible for engineering and technical services activities at the Veolia Water Long Island (VWLI) Nassau County Project, including three (3) WWTPs with a total capacity of 150 MGD, 3000 miles of sanitary sewers within the collection system and 57 lift stations, all serving approx. 1.05 million customers. This position will be responsible for construction management support at the three (3) advanced WWTPs, lift stations, collection system, and safety related projects. This will include coordinating the activities of an engineering and technical staff to ensure that work is performed by contractors is in accordance to approved plans and specifications are significant aspects of the work. Some of this work may include working alongside the Client’s contractors.
What you'd do
- Preparation of engineering studies, evaluations, and technical memos.
- Develop scope of works and cost estimates for projects.
- Coordinate scheduling and managing interface of construction with operations and maintenance staff.
- Assisting the Client by attending preconstruction job meetings to review all aspects of construction projects, indicating priorities for the completion of various aspects of the work.
- Reviewing sections of the plans and specifications that may present construction problems.
- Makes onsite inspections of construction while in progress and upon completion working with Client Construction Management groups to ensure field conditions do not affect engineering or design integrity of the project.
- Works with other groups to respond to correspondence from the contractors, consulting engineers, or Client regarding interpretation of the specifications, approvals of equipment and materials, and workmanship standards.
- Uses computers with databases and/or project management software to enter data, produce forms, and prepare reports.
- Provide inspections and coordinate and oversee construction and performance tests.
What they want
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field.
- Minimum of Five (5) years water/wastewater or public works environment related work experience.
- Experience with Handling preconstructions and construction process meeting.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Knowledge of construction techniques and procedures.
- Construction scheduling and budgeting.
- Familiarities with “manual of permitted operations” (MOPO) practices.
- Construction design review.
- Knowledge of wastewater treatment processes, pump stations and sanitary sewer system design and operations.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with all employees.
- Must be able to prioritize and work simultaneously on several projects.
About Veolia · Projects
Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery.