Engineer, Principal

Engineer, Principal

Salary

$92,049.00 - $153,724.00 Annually

Location

1801 Commerce Road, VA

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

35M00000138

Department

Public Utilities

Opening Date

09/17/2026

Closing Date

10/17/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

The anticipated hiring range is $92,049 - $135,000.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking for highly qualified candidates to fill Engineer Principal - Water Supply Planning and Modeling Engineer position. The selected candidate will support DPU with drinking water supply planning analysis and modeling to support updates to a regional water supply plan, as well as City capital improvement projects, system planning, and operations as needed. The select candidate shall be proficient with Geographical Information Technology (GIS) and common industry software used for watershed modeling, such as HEC-HMS (watershed hydrology), HEC-RAS (river hydraulics), and MODFLOW (groundwater) or equivalent modeling software and must possess relevant technical knowledge. Following more immediate efforts around regional water supply planning, the selected candidate will take on more responsibility with development and upkeep of other models at the City, including process and hydraulic models of the water and wastewater treatment plants, and the City's water distribution system.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Develop or review models to support regional water supply planning efforts
• Represent the City of Richmond in regional water supply planning efforts
• Perform scenario assessment to support future growth evaluation
• Coordinate with CIP and O&M teams to inform efforts with water supply planning information
• Assist with additional modeling over time, including development, upkeep, and analysis using hydraulic and process models of the water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors Degree in engineering
• Five years of professional engineering experience
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in water supply planning analysis and hydraulic modeling.
• Professional Engineering license in VA.
• Five (5) years of experience working with municipal drinking water system.
• Strong fundamentals of fluid mechanics, hydrology, and hydrolics.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some assignments may require a Professional Engineering (PE) Registration
• Some assignments may require a valid Drivers License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Drivers License within 30 days of hire

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Civil Engineering standards and practices
• Design standards and industry construction standards
• Manuals such as AASHTO, MUTCD, roadway design standards
• City bridge and roads standards, VDOT design standards
• MBD minority business goals
• Procurement laws for design consultant selection and contractors
• Federal and state laws for project implementation
• City procurement laws and the process of doing business within and external to the organization (e.g. vendors)
• Construction management
• Concrete analysis and design

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Reading and interpreting GIS maps and AutoCAD plans
• Mathematics including geometry, calculus, and statistics
• Oral and written communication
• Project Management
• Managing and supervising others

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Navigate through and manage difficult situations working with diverse groups of individuals
• Motivate and engage employees

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to finger (pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers), talk, see, hear and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and feel; and the employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach extending hands and arms in any direction, push, pull, or lift. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

• Internal use: HR Generalist to review.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Veronica Kenner, by email at HR-ADA@rva.gov.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".

The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.

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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veterans widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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5-point veterans must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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Are you a licensed professional engineer (PE) or engineer in training (EIT)? Please specify.

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How many years of experience to you have in developing or reviewing models to support regional water supply planning efforts?

• 1 - 2 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 6 - 8 years
• 9 or more years
• No experience

05

How many years of experience to you have in using and performing data analysis with GIS?

• 1 - 2 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 6 - 8 years
• 9 or more years
• No experience

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Do you have more than 1 year of experience developing or analyzing models in the following (check all that apply)?

• HEC-HMS or similar watershed hydrology
• HEC-RAS (river hydraulics)
• MODFLOW
• PCSWMM
• InfoWater
• GPS-X
• Visual Hydraulic
• None of the above

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How many years of experience do you have modeling or assessing water supply in the James River Watershed?

• 1 - 2 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 6 - 8 years
• 9 or more years
• No experience

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Employer City of Richmond

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Richmond, Virginia, 23219

Phone (804) 646-5660

804-646-5660

Website https://www.rva.gov/