Water/Wastewater Engineers
Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water resources, regulatory program compliance, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.
Also called: Acting Section Chief, Assistant County Engineer, Director Water and Waste Services, Engineer and Geologist
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- design
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- using math to solve problems
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Initiative
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Bentley SewerCAD
Internet browser software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Web browser software
