Water Modeling Engineer

Job Description:

Water Modeling Engineer

Description

Pay Range: $93,574 - $121,646 annual compensation

** Sign-On Incentive of $8,100 **

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities . Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Water Modeling Engineer job is available with the City of Fort Worth Water Department. This position will report to the Engineering Manager within the W/WW Planning and Horizontal Asset Management section. The Planning and Horizontal Asset Management section primarily supports growth related initiatives, including development review. The primary tool used by the section to determine capacity is a water and sewer model (InfoWater). If you enjoy development activities, asset management, and possess the abilities to work effectively with others to arrive at mutually acceptable water and wastewater solutions while meeting timelines, then this would be a perfect position for you.

This Position qualifies for the following incentives which is separate from the base pay:

• Sign-On Incentive of $8,100 ***50% paid after the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after the completion of 6 months of employment.***

The Water Modeling Engineer job responsibilities include:

• Reviewing developer studies for adequate capacity in the water and sewer system
• Water and sewer modeling in support of development and wholesale customer growth
• Wholesale water and sewer capacity analysis
• Assist in updating, maintaining, and improving the horizontal asset Risk Based Assessment model
• Analyzing specific regions to determine ultimate needs and layout of water or sewer lines
• Project management or assistance in planning related projects, including Master Plan updates and Impact Fee studies
• General trouble-shooting or analysis for internal stakeholders. This includes collaborating with Capital Delivery to ensure projects are appropriately designed. Collaboration with Field Operations will require pulling existing SCADA or flow meter data to perform I&I analysis and solve unstructured problems.
• Provide guidance for development to external stakeholders
• Supervise direct reports. This position is expected to manage one engineering technician. Guidance to non-engineering staff and graduate engineers is also expected.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university with major course work in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering related field plus.
• Three (3) years of professional engineering experience as a registered professional engineer.
• Possession of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six months of employment.
• Valid Driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a supervisor or manager with direct reports.
• Six (6) years' experience in either development, design, or operation of water or wastewater systems.
• Proficiency with water or sewer models (prefer InfoWater, WaterGEMS, or EPANET). Experience must include analyzing multiple scenario

Working Conditions:

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.

Physical Demands:

Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Salary:

$93,574 - $121,646 annual compensation