Civil Engineer

The University of Virginia is seeking a Civil Engineer to add their expertise to the Energy and Utilities team of Facilities Management. The University of Virginia at Charlottesville has over 18 million gross square feet of learning, research, residential, and support space across a geographically dispersed 1175 acres. Facilities Management is comprised of 1,200 skilled and talented individuals who are dedicated to service excellence. Facilities Management is responsible for the day-to-day operation, repair, and maintenance of UVA's buildings, infrastructure, and grounds, in addition to managing capital construction and renovation for University-owned and leased properties.

The Energy and Utilities team is responsible for energy generation, distribution, operation, maintenance, and renewal of the utilities infrastructure, with a strategic focus on safety, stewardship, and sustainability. Our mission is to provide a comfortable and safe environment for healing, research, and education.

The Civil Engineer will serve in a critical role to enable organizational success, working through complex and rewarding near- and long-term goals. The University is built on a district energy model, with one main heat plant, four combined heating/cooling plants, nine chiller plants, hundreds of miles of (steam, hot water, chilled water, potable water, sanitary, and stormwater) distribution, and an internal medium voltage electrical distribution grid anchored by three 35kV to 13kV substations, as well as a fossil-fuel free utility plant (currently under construction).

This team's primary responsibility is to ensure both present and future energy needs of the University Community are realized through the most reliable, resilient, sustainable, and cost-effective plan. Minimizing fossil fuel consumption and integrating new and alternative energy generation and distribution technology with the existing infrastructure are strategic elements of this plan.

Position Summary:

This position will work in a variety of facilities, operations, and all aspects of the University. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work on and with all members of the team as well as the ability to apply engineering principles, knowledge, experience, and technical expertise to support the development, installation, and operations of University infrastructure, specifically within Energy & Utilities. The role will have the opportunity to work with and from all areas of Energy & Utilities, as well as other areas within Facilities Management. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the mission of the University while working in a collaborative and stimulating environment.

Responsibilities:

• Be an integral part of the Energy & Utilities (E&U) team, as a technical expert in various aspects of our systems, utilities and infrastructure, including chilled water, heating water, steam, domestic water, rainwater, sanitary and storm systems.

• Independently develop Civil Engineering designs and drawings for projects within the E&U portfolio, consisting of pipe material selection, pipe routing, flow calculations, development of system profiles, details, and coordination with other trades.

• Perform project management tasks for small projects (<$3M) for civil related projects within E&U, including planning, developing, coordinating, and overseeing projects from initiation to completion.

• Perform field work to gather existing system data and infrastructure information to aid in system design and modifications for systems serving utility plants and buildings.

• Contribute to E&U master planning of the domestic water, sanitary and storm systems

• Utilize applicable software to perform hydronic modeling, specifically of our domestic water, storm and sanitary systems (currently Pipe-Flo).

• Assist in the project and construction management of non-capital projects within E&U, performing site visits and site inspections of civil related utilities.

• Perform project reviews of all non-E&U projects which contain civil drawings, providing comments to the design teams to ensure alignment with the University Design Guidelines and E&U preferences and recommendations.

• Contribute to the development of a BMP installation guidance and maintenance requirements program.

• As the subject matter expert, provide annual recommendations of updates to the University Design Guidelines

• Monitor and instruct sound practices to ensure a safe working environment.

• When applicable, provide professional customer service by promptly responding to work requests and establishing acceptable resolutions to concerns.

• Research background information on projects, formulate plans, present work with clarity for approval, develop design documents, and respond to requests during construction. Procure and manage contract services when needed.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. Relevant experience in a technical field may be considered in lieu of a degree

• Experience: Minimum of four years of experience in design, construction, operations, or concentrated field.

• Certification/ Licensure: Professional Engineer required (or ability to achieve within 6 months by comity).

Anticipated Compensation: Minimum starting salary of $100,000 annually, commensurate with experience and credentials.

Physical Demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings and programs.

This is an exempt-level, benefited position. Learn more about UVA benefits.

Selected candidates will be required to complete all required background checks and health screenings prior to the first day of employment. This position is based in Charlottesville, VA, and must be performed fully on-site.

To Apply:

Apply online, search for requisition R0076674. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile. Complete the application, and upload the following Required materials:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

Upload all materials into the respective submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into these fields. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents or partial applications will not receive full consideration.

References will be completed via UVA's standardized process SkillSurvey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.A total of three references is required

For questions about the application process, please contact Jessica Speth, at js9rk@virginia.edu.

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The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.