Project Engineer I

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we’re delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities.  If you’re looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

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• Proficiency in CAD software, WaterGEMS, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Teams).

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate technical issues clearly to internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills for collaborating effectively with internal teams, regulatory agencies, local officials, and the public.

• A team-oriented attitude with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Strong problem solving, decision making, organizational, and time management skills.

• Ability to interpret and understand technical drawings and construction plans.

• Perform sedentary work - exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

• Field-Based Work: You will spend a portion of your time at project sites, coordinating with local officials, contractors, and regulatory agencies.

• Working conditions will include travel to work sites of Essential Utilities, any sites where Essential Utilities has assets including in public R/W, and/or other constituents (if applicable).

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.  If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).  
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.