Director Engineering

Primary Role:

Accountable for providing professional engineering, planning, direction and coordination of capital investment projects. Directs the design, construction and maintenance of water and wastewater utility plant and ensures the integrity of sources of supply, production, treatment and distribution and collection system facilities for assigned states.


Key Accountabilities:

Provides strategic planning for facility development required to sustain and improve Company operations, including long term capital investment/large maintenance plans and annual engineering functional business plans.

Directs successful management of developer funded projects.



Proactively explores, evaluates, initiates and develops expansion of Company operations through acquisitions and management contracts.





Develops and participates in projects which reduce costs and improve the level of service provided, and proactively explores, evaluates and implements the integration of new technology and/or methods in order to enhance utility operations.




Directs Engineering Design and Construction activities in conformance with sound technical and engineering management principles.



Ensures a rigorous and robust process for asset planning and capital program management, in order to drive investment appraisal decisions, balancing financial and operational risks.






Skills:

Strong leadership ability and strong interpersonal skills, as well as, excellent verbal and written communication skills and keen listening abilities.
Detail oriented to conduct thorough analysis and evaluations, render and implement timely decisions and recommendations.


Knowledge:

A thorough understanding of water and wastewater operations, planning, design, construction and project management.
Working knowledge of regulatory requirements.

If interested, please apply online at http://track.jobviper.com/ViewJob.asp?id=493392-3-73