Description

Examples of Duties

• 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.
• Calibration, maintenance and application of Fairfax Water’s hydraulic model, including:
  • Periodic update and calibration of the model to reflect changes to Fairfax Water’s network.
  • Documentation of modeling assumptions.
  • Conducting hydraulic steady-state and extended period simulation simulations to support engineering studies and analysis.
  • Coordinating with and providing guidance to other FW staff members who may be applying the model as for other purposes, such as fire flow analysis.
• Performing detailed studies and analyses 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 Water Supply System Master Plan.
• Serving as Project Manager for specifically assigned projects, including tracking project schedule and budget, overseeing ongoing work, responding to consultant inquiries, and reviewing reports or other deliverables.
• Reviewing design documents to include plans, specifications, project schedules, expenses and reports on assigned projects.
• Coordinating design activities with various consulting engineering firms.
• Furnishing consultants with hydraulic system information as needed.
• Coordinating with the Chief, Short Range Planning, regarding hydraulic or other information necessary for 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.
• Updating Fairfax Water’s System Storage Analysis, including conducting a mass balance, evaluating system demands, and performing a network analysis.
• Developing operating guidelines to support optimization of Fairfax Water’s transmission and distribution system.

Typical Qualifications

• Graduation from a four year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental or Infrastructure Engineering.
• E.I.T. Certification or the ability to obtain certification within one year.
• General knowledge of the theory and practices of civil engineering relating to the design and construction of public water supply facilities.
• Good 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.
• General knowledge of hydraulics, GIS, computer modeling techniques, topographic and construction surveying, stress analysis, mechanics and properties of materials, drafting methods, engineering economics and real property descriptions.
• Ability to write reports.
• Ability to make accurate computations and notes.
• Ability to collect and compile research data.
• Ability to work proficiently in hydraulic analysis.
• Ability to maintain courteous and effective public relations.
• Good knowledge of Excel and Access.
• 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.

• Graduation from a four year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental or Infrastructure Engineering.
• E.I.T. Certification or the ability to obtain certification within one year.

• 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.
• Good 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.

• 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 eight years progressively responsible experience in the planning and design of public water supply facilities, or any equivalent combination of education, experience and knowledge.
• Must be a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia or be registered in another state with the ability to become registered in Virginia within six months of being hired.
• Good 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.