Water Engineering Manager
Driven, knowledgeable and passionate about water, the Suburban Water Systems team, a division of Nexus Water Group, is in the business of delivering a product everyone uses and depends on. We serve a population of about 300,000 through a water distribution system that covers all or portions of Glendora, Covina, West Covina, La Puente, Hacienda Heights, City of Industry, Whittier, La Mirada, La Habra, Buena Park and unincorporated portions of California's Los Angeles and Orange counties. It all starts with our people – proud members of their communities, dedicated to delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective water utility services.
Overview
We’re seeking an Engineering Manager to make meaningful contributions to our infrastructure design and construction program. We serve our customers with a water distribution system that includes 18 wells, 32 reservoirs and more than 860 miles of pipeline. Our infrastructure program addresses the ever-growing need for new facilities and refurbishing existing facilities by designing and constructing new and replacement infrastructure. This role will perform project management, engineering design, hydraulic modelling, and prepare project design reports.
Water your career seed at Suburban and watch it grow!
What We Offer
- Competitive Salary: $150,000 - $205,000
- Paid Time Off: Starting at 3 weeks annually along with paid company holidays.
- Health and Wellness Benefits: The first day of the month after your start, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well.
- 401(k) Program with Matching Contribution: Employer contributions made to the 401(k) plan are vested at 100% and start 30 days after your start.
- Grow With Us: Professional development opportunities through training, professional certifications, and education allowance
- Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include company provided life insurance and Employee Assistance Program just to name a few.
What You'll Do
- Review projects and plans
- Communicate and coordinate projects
- Oversee and support departmental goals and objectives
- Develop efficiencies and ensure efficient use of resources
- People management
- Manage team performance and development
- Assist VP, Engineering with short- and long-range planning for the Engineering function
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
What You'll Bring
- Experience:
- 8 years of progressive engineering experience in the water related industry including routine engineering responsibilities
- 5+ years of experience directly supervising an engineering technical staff as well as project management capabilities of public works projects
- Knowledge of public works bidding procedures
- 3+ years of experience preparing departmental operating budgets and capital improvement budgets
- Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Higher
- Certifications:
- PE (Professional Engineer) Required
- Driver's License
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong analytical skills, ability to use thinking and reasoning to effectively identify and solve water quality problems
- Moderate level of proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 suite including Microsoft Excel and Word
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
Work Location and Schedule
- Primarily based at our Covina, CA office
- 9/80 flexible/hybrid schedule, with every other Friday off
- Regular business hours Monday through Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm.
- Office-Based Role
Work Environment and Conditions
- Employee works in a climate-controlled office environment shared by other employees.
We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state, or local law.
We are an E-Verify participating employer.
Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles
