Senior Engineer

At Anser Advisory, part of Accenture, we strive and succeed by creating smart, dynamic, and professionally skilled teams to deliver extraordinary projects for our clients. You will work on interesting projects that will expand your expertise and hone your technical skills through the ability to access the most advanced technology on the market. Your successful impact will help us obtain our goal of being the nationwide go-to professional services provider. Anser provides our clients with advisory, compliance, program, and project construction management services at the highest level of dedication.

Our relationships are based on our credibility to deliver on our commitments, with unbeatable service levels to our clients which has resulted in our rapid growth, nationwide.

Under general direction, plans, supervises and participates in the work of an engineering or planning unit; oversees and performs complex, professional engineering duties for several functional areas, including CIP project planning/design, engineering project management, environmental resource planning, compliance monitoring and energy management; and performs related duties as assigned.

Duties & Responsibilities

• May plan, assign, supervise and evaluate the work of staff; may develop and implement workplans to achieve assigned unit objectives; provides input to the annual budget; makes purchases and other expenditures in accordance with Agency procedures; participates in developing, implementing and evaluating plans, processes and procedures to achieve established goals and objectives in accordance with department standards; prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports.
• Provides leadership and works with department staff to ensure a high-performance, customer service-oriented work environment that supports achieving the division's and Agency's mission, objectives and values regarding teamwork, mutual trust and respect; applies best practices and quality assurance processes to assigned areas of responsibility; enforces the maintenance of safe working conditions and ensures safe work practices are followed by staff.
• Administers the design and preparation of major capital projects utilizing consulting engineering firms or in-house staff; prepares cost estimates; establishes the scope, schedule and budget for design projects; negotiates and manages consultant contracts; reviews drawings and specifications for compliance with Agency standards; interprets specifications and Agency policies and initiates or reviews change orders; prepares periodic project status reports; seals final plans.
• Represents the Agency with consultants and contractors; prepares correspondence on technical engineering issues; coordinates wastewater, water, recycled water and sewer engineering and planning activities with other departments and outside agencies; revises design and construction standards to improve methods, procedures and practices; makes authoritative interpretations of applicable laws, regulations, policies and design standards; revises and approves construction documents.
• Tracks, evaluates and reports on design project progress to division management.
• Monitors construction work in progress, including field investigations, to ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications and standards; compiles and maintains records of approved projects.
• Directs the development of strategies that plan for, identify and coordinate imported water, surface water, groundwater, recycled water and wastewater supplies, reliability and demand within the Agency's service region; oversees computer modeling and analyses; drafts short and long-term planning reports and technical documents; identifies and recommends future facilities/infrastructure projects needed to meet regional service demands, integrating multiple planning documents and water policies/agreements
• Reviews and evaluates outside agency requests for alterations or new connections to IEUA infra-structure and determines cost; performs plan checks; signs drawings and issues construction permits; performs utilities research to identify conflicts with Agency facilities.
• Directs the Agency's oversight and efficient management of its energy program; tracks, analyzes and optimizes the Agency's energy management portfolio; identifies opportunities to meet future facility energy needs in the cost cost-effective and efficient manner.
• Seals plans and specifications
• Plan, supervise, assign, review and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
• Review, prepare or direct the preparation of complex engineering designs, plans, specifications, and legal contracts
• Direct the preparation of and evaluate engineering studies of large projects.
• Perform difficult technical research and analyze complex engineering and mathematical problems, evaluating alternatives and recommending or adopting effective courses of action.
• Prepare or direct the preparation of clear, concise, and accurate reports, drawings, maps, notes, correspondence, and other written materials.
• Plan, organize, manage, and integrate engineering design and construction activities for capital improvement or maintenance projects.
• Understand, interpret, explain, and apply federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes, and policies applicable to assigned engineering functions/projects/programs.
• Organize work, set priorities, and exercise sound independent judgment within assigned areas.
• Make effective presentations to executive management, the board, and external stakeholders
• Represent the Agency effectively in dealings and negotiations with consultants, contractors, and other agencies.
• Present proposals and recommendations clearly, logically, and persuasively
• Operate a computer using standard business and engineering software.
• Use tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive and complex issues, situations and concerned individuals.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all those encountered in the course of work.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications & Education

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in engineering
• At least ten years of progressively responsible, diversified engineering and project management experience of public works projects, preferably in a wastewater treatment, potable water treatment, and water distribution systems; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• A valid California Class C driver's License.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California.
  
  
  

Knowledge Of:

• Theory, principles and practices of engineering design, construction, contract administration and project/program management that relate to wastewater and water treatment/distribution facilities and infrastructure.
• Principles of physics, mathematics, hydraulics, and geographic information systems applicable to civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, hydraulic, environmental and maintenance engineering.
• Modern methods, techniques and equipment used in the design, construction, and maintenance of a wide variety of wastewater, water, and recycled water capital projects.
• The operation of the Agency's treatment plants and related infrastructure
• Applicable laws, regulations and codes related to the assigned area of engineering or program management
• Modern developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding the assigned area of engineering.
• Principles and practices of effective supervision.
• Agency practices for budgeting, purchasing, and maintaining public records.
• Safety policies and safe work practices applicable to the work.
• Practices and techniques of sound business communications
• Information technology and computer capabilities applicable to assigned engineering functions, including SCADA and geographical information systems at an advanced user level.
  
  
  

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Each of us contributes to our inclusive environment in how we act, our level of commitment, our encouragement to others to share their ideas, and our everyday, outstanding teamwork to support our clients.

Simply put, our firm is better...because of the people we work with.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Anser Advisory is a drug-free workplace.

Benefits for the whole you!