Engineer, Principal

City of Richmond, DPU
Richmond, Va

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is responsible for the service and maintenance of the separated and combined sewer system (CSO). The Collections Engineering Division is seeking a highly qualified Engineer with considerable knowledge of sanitary sewer design, modeling, and project management. The incumbent must possess skills in plan design, plan review, hydraulic modeling, construction, and maintenance of sanitary sewer conveyance systems. The incumbent is required to create and present reports, presentations of projects to county & city administrators, council members and the general public.  The incumbent will also provide and share expertise with other staff engineers.

Duties include but are not limited to

  • Design and installation of sewer applications; 
  • Coordinating with engineering consultants and contractors; 
  • Developing project cost estimates; 
  • Equipment specifications and review of plans and specifications; 
  • Compiles, verifies and assembles complex information; 
  • Produces and reviews routine and specialized reports; 
  • Evaluates policy, program or plan effectiveness based on complex data; 
  • Makes recommendations and issues reports; 
  • Assures that all aspects of assigned projects are in compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations.

Closing Date 4/2/2025 11:59 PM Eastern 


Salary $87,614.00 - $146,317.00 Annually