OCCUPATIONAL
PROFILE
Water/Waste water Engineer
(17-20181.00)
At-a-Glance Statistics
_	Acting Section Chief, Assistant County Engineer, Director Water and Waste
Services, Engineer and Geologist, Principal Consulting Engineer, Principal
Job Titles Technologist, Program Manager, Project Manager/Design Manager, Surface Water
Manager, Water Reuse Program Manager
Key Tasks
Provide technical direction or supervision to junior engineers, engineering or
computer-aided design (CAD) technicians, or other technical personnel.
Conduct feasibility studies for the construction of facilities, such as water
supply systems, runoff collection networks, water and wastewater treatment
plants, or wastewater collection systems.
Design pumping systems, pumping stations, pipelines, force mains, or
sewers for the collection of wastewater.
Design domestic or industrial water or wastewater treatment plants, including
advanced facilities with sequencing batch reactors (SBR), membranes, lift
stations, headworks, surge overflow basins, ultraviolet disinfection systems,
aerobic digesters, sludge lagoons, or control buildings.
Analyze storm water or floodplain drainage systems to control erosion,
stabilize riverbanks, repair channel streams, or design bridges.
Design water distribution systems for potable or non-potable water.
Design or select equipment for use in wastewater processing to ensure
compliance with government standards.
Identify design alternatives for the development of new water resources.
Design water or wastewater lift stations, including water wells.
Perform hydraulic analyses of water supply systems or water distribution
networks to model flow characteristics, test for pressure losses, or to identify
opportunities to mitigate risks and improve operational efficiency.
Gather and analyze water use data to forecast water demand.
Design water storage tanks or other water storage facilities.
All data sourced from O'NETOnLine (2018) https./Avww onetonline.org/.

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