Principal Environmental Engineer   Employer: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Job Location: Laurel , MD Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Real Estate Developers Job Description: We are currently seeking for a Principal Environmental Engineer in our Laurel office to support and manage major environmental engineering work, with primary focus on issues related to wastewater management, including reviews of laws and regulations, permits negotiation, design and operation of treatment facilities, assessing environmental impacts of discharge of treated effluent and biosolids disposal, control of odor and other air emissions and related projects and studies. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Participates in the formulation and the implementation of long-range plans for various Group programs such as: enhancing water and wastewater treatment facilities, Negotiating and managing engineering consulting contracts of a complex nature and preparation of related cost estimates, as well as supporting studies and investigations related to source water protection, water supply, wastewater treatment, and contaminated sites projects. * Consults with various groups of the Commission and provides an effective level of internal and external coordination. * Keeps the Groups advised of any regulations or policies that impact the Commission in the areas of Group's responsibilities. * Participates effectively in the regional and national efforts related to the above issues. * Support/works with engineers and other employees in the study and development of a variety of Commission projects. * Serves as acting Group Leader Requirements: Five years of experience in the practice of professional environmental engineering related to water supply and treatment, wastewater collection and treatment, biosolids treatment and disposal, and water resources protection, including two years of experience in planning and managing difficult engineering projects at the level of Senior Environmental Engineer; and graduation from college with a degree in environmental, civil or chemical engineering. M.S. or Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering; registration in the State of Maryland as a Professional Engineer, or ability to obtain one via reciprocity or within 18 months of employment. Experience with Finite Element Analysis; Registration in the State of Maryland as a Professional Engineer, or ability to obtain one via reciprocity preferred. The Principal Environmental Engineer must possess comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of environmental engineering, particularly practices applicable to the treatment of water, sanitary wastewater, biosolids/treatment residuals, air and odor emission, and assessing their environmental impacts. Company Description: We are entrusted by our community to provide safe and reliable water, lifes most precious resource, and return clean water to our environment, all in an ethically and financially responsible manner. MISSION: We are entrusted by our community to provide safe and reliable water, life�s most precious resource, and return clean water to our environment, all in an ethically and financially responsible manner. * The 8th largest water and wastewater utility in the country * Serves approximately 460,000 customer accounts * Provides water and sewer services to nearly 1.8 million residents * Serves an area of nearly 1,000 square miles * Currently employs approximately 1,500 people WSSC OPERATES AND MAINTAINS: * 4 � reservoirs � Triadelphia, Rocky Gorge, Little Seneca and Jennings Randolph with total holding capacity of 14 billion gallons (Note: both Little Seneca and Jennings Randolph are regionally shared) * 2 � water filtration plants � the Patuxent (max 56 MGD) and the Potomac (max 285 MGD) plants produce an average of 167 million gallons per day (MGD) of safe drinking water * 6 � wastewater treatment plant � Western Branch, Piscataway, Parkway, Seneca, Damascus and Hyattstown, with a total capacity to handle 74.1 million gallons of wastewater per day * The Blue Plains Water Pollution Control Plant handles as much as an additional 169 MGD under a cost sharing agreement with the WSSC * Nearly 5,500 miles of water main lines and over 5,300 miles of sewer main lines MISCELLANEOUS FACTS: WSSC: * Our state-of-the-art laboratory performs 500,000 tests to ensure water safety and quality * Has an operating budget of approximately $757.1 million, $255.0 million being used in capital and $502.1 million in operating * Cost per million gallons of water is $1,729 * Cost per million gallons of wastewater is $2,221