Lead Engineer - Water/Wastewater

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Your impact

As an already accomplished Engineer, the candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the planning and design of wastewater supply scheme, costing, coordination and specifications. Reporting to the Discipline Team Lead, the candidate shall be responsible for

• Work collaboration with other project team members;
• Have respect for deadlines and achieve targeted results;
• Analyze data and bridge gaps;
• Hydraulic modelling in software such as SewerGEMS;
• Hands on experience on ArcGIS/ArcGIS Pro and AutoCAD;
• Experience on WaterGEMS, Infoworks, Civil3D would be an added advantage;
• Develop clean water models to investigate constraints and generate solutions;
• Master planning of wastewater infrastructure for medium to large cities;
• Catchment are planning;
• Options evaluation;
• Cost Estimation;
• Capital investment plan and Implementation Plan;
• Prepare presentations and present the schemes to the client to obtain approval;
• Undertaking project tasks and engineering design at various stages in the project life cycle, while ensuring technical excellence and best practice to specification;
• Provide input to Designers / Draftsmen for preparation of drawings, review/check the drawings and guide the designers/draftsmen;
• Interact / coordinate with other disciplines for input, other information as required for completion of work, and also interact and Meet Client / PMC, Vendors and Other Third Parties, if required, for the Project requirements;
• Review and check design calculations, drawings undertaken by other team members, to ensure technical correctness and conformance to project requirements.
  
  
  

Here's what you'll need

The Senior Engineer-Wastewater shall have master planning and hydraulic engineering and design experience on wastewater / sewerage projects. He shall be a water sector practitioner with thorough experience in the core subject, having a level of expertise and experience commensurate with the position.

The candidate must have a minimum of Bachelor of Engineering degree from recognized university, Master’s in environmental/Water Resource Engineering would be an added advantage and must have a minimum of 12 years’ experience in water/wastewater projects with at least 8 years in hydraulic modeling on SewerGEMS platform.

The candidate shall be performing hydraulic analysis and calculations for medium to large sized cities, evaluate capacity of existing system, develop wastewater supply strategy for future flows, optioneering and multi-criteria analysis to select most suitable wastewater supply strategy, SWOT analysis of selected option and collate the outcome in a well-structured report.

The candidate must be able to integrate well with a large multi-cultural and high performing team and have the flexibility to meet the challenging demands of the project which include quality standards, bridging data gaps, timelines, amongst others.

At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

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