East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD’s) new Wastewater Plant Optimization group, in the Operations and Maintenance Division, is currently seeking an Associate Civil Engineer who is motivated, energetic, innovative, a team player, a strong project manager, with excellent writing and verbal skills, and is experienced in wastewater process, operations, and maintenance engineering. In this role, you will lead area teams that conduct sophisticated wastewater treatment plant optimization projects involving innovative treatment processes or process modifications, automated process monitoring and control systems, creating algorithms, state-of-the-art data handling technologies, and process computer modeling. Other efficiency projects may include investigating the expanded use of EBMUD’s current Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS—Maximo) to streamline EBMUD’s work order system; asset management; materials and equipment tracking, flow, and warehousing; and ensure the integrity of CMMS data.

 The most competitive candidates will possess significant knowledge of wastewater process engineering principles, sanitary engineering chemistry and microbiology; proper conduct of engineering studies; wastewater treatment plant operations and maintenance; project management principles and practices; excellent analytical, problem solving, and critical reasoning skills; and work extremely well with others. Your experience will include success in managing multi-discipline wastewater engineering projects; conducting engineering studies, writing technical reports, and preparing and delivering technical presentations. 

The salary range is $9,779 per month increasing to $10,268, $10,781, $11,320 and $11,886 after 6, 18, 30, and 42 months, respectively. 

EBMUD offers an excellent benefits program that includes: paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; family health insurance coverage; family dental and vision care plans; retirement plan (reciprocal with CalPERS); 401(k), 401(a) and 457(b) tax-deferred retirement plans; transit subsidy; tuition reimbursement; and opportunities for professional growth including training and career development.