SALARY: Commensurate with Experience

DEADLINE: Open Until Filled

The Staff Engineer is generally responsible for the overall management of engineering

projects including planning, design, construction, start-up testing and acceptance. He/ She

will be responsible for providing engineering experience; preparing engineering plans,

specifications, cost estimates, and construction schedules for capital improvement and

maintenance projects; reviewing shop drawings; performing construction inspection,

contract management, and administration; managing project and grant budget and progress

reports; and providing technical support for troubleshooting operations, evaluating

procurement bids and proposals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares, reviews, and updates the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan.

• Recommends capital improvement projects for the Authority’s infrastructure and

assets to improve operational efficiency, reliability, redundancy, and life cycle.

• Prepares detailed engineering design reports and project plans.

• Prepares scopes of work, bid documents and cost estimates for wastewater and solid

waste infrastructure projects.

• Review proposals and bids and evaluates and recommends the selection of qualified

engineering consultants and/or construction contractors

• Prepares and reviews Environmental Assessment Reports and other

environmental, permitting, and easement documents.

• Perform and reviews civil/hydraulic design calculations as required.

• Performs computations and reviews plans by others.

• Prepares specifications for equipment for the waste management industry.

• Reviews manufacturer’s shop drawings.

• Reviews construction drawings and estimates materials quantities.

• Monitors the work of engineering consultants and construction contractors.

• Conducts value engineering on design plans and specifications.

• Manages and ensures the accuracy and quality of engineering work.

• Acts as a Resident Engineer on select construction projects.

• Prepare inspection reports and progress reports on project cost and scheduled.

• Manages and controls project budgets and schedules.

• Reviews contractors’ payment requests for payment.

• Review O&M Manuals, start-up testing and acceptance protocols.

• Updates and maintains as-built drawings file.

• Provides technical assistance and support to meet the Authority goals.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related

Engineering field, degree must be from an accredited college or university and a

minimum of three (3) years of relevant engineering experience is required with a

minimum of two (2) years of project management experience; and

• Experience in design and planning of civil and pumping and conveyance systems

and solid waste management technologies and facilities.

Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer