Senior Planning Engineer

About the RWA:At the South-Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) we provide more than just waterwe deliver life-sustaining resources to nearly 430000 consumers every day. As a nonprofit public corporation driven by our commitment to excellence and community we take pride in being responsible stewards of over 28000 acres of watershed land ensuring the sustainability of our environment for future generations. When you join RWA you have more than a job you have a purpose and will become part of a team that values integrity environmental stewardship and community service. Youll work with purpose knowing that every drop of water we deliver makes a difference and that our customers trust us to uphold the highest standards of reliability sustainability and SUMMARY:The Senior Planning Engineer provides strategic and operational leadership for the planning prioritization and advancement of RWAs Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and long-range infrastructure initiatives. Reporting to the Director of Engineering this position serves as a key link between system planning and capital project delivery ensuring alignment between engineering decisions capital investments regulatory requirements financial capacity and organizational role leads the development and continuous improvement of capital planning processes and strategies supporting data driven decision making and effective program governance. The Senior Planning Engineer collaborates closely with engineering operations finance and regulatory stakeholders to ensure coordinated efficient delivery of capital projects and alignment with system performance goals. The position also provides thought leadership and bring in new ideas to Engineering staff fostering a collaborative accountable and forward-looking work a senior member of the Engineering Department the Senior Planning Engineer supports organizational change continuous improvement and innovation while helping to ensure that infrastructure investments promote public health environmental stewardship and long-term system reliability and resiliency. This position is highly collaborative and primarily office-based; a hybrid work arrangement may be available for part of the week depending on weekly business :Oversee and report on the development management performance prioritization and execution of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) incorporating budget adherence business case evaluation principles lifecycle analysis financial forecasts and project and advance best practices in the management of Capital Improvement and O&M projects including portfolio management governance processes and inter-departmental coordination ensuring alignment with asset management objectives budget constraints and approved strategic and oversee master plans technical studies applied research and planning activities including hydraulic modeling GIS analysis and asset management while approving early-stage project deliverables to ensure quality consistency regulatory compliance and development of planning-level designs that inform capital investment closely with project managers to transition projects from planning into design & construction phases ensuring scope schedule and budget alignment while identifying process improvements to enhance efficiency transparency and integration between all project effective cross-functional collaboration among engineering and inter-department level staff to align water quality water supply and treatment & distribution system planning with engineering delivery the development & implementation of engineering related policies procedures and standards supporting short and longrange planning regulatory compliance business continuity and environmental & public health consultant and contractor support related to capital planning studies design services program delivery support and construction management ensuring contractual compliance and performance expectations are and coordinate initiatives to reduce nonrevenue water ensuring engineering strategies data accuracy and planning efforts to inform systemwide loss control programs and thought leadership to Engineering fostering professional development while cultivating a collaborative planning focused culture that supports adoption of modern planning and portfolio-based organizational change by strengthening coordination communication and accountability across the Engineering Department while evaluating emerging technologies advancing pilots & research partnerships and fostering innovation aligned with organizational needs and workforce development special projects when assigned representing the department and company in interdepartmental coordination public forums academic outreach and external stakeholder duties as assigned by the Director of Engineering or as necessary to accomplish the strategic initiative mission vision and values of the :Educational/Licensure/Certification Requirements:Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering or a closely related engineering degree in Engineering Water Resources Business Administration or related discipline is preferred and may be substituted for a portion of required Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) preferred; candidates actively pursuing licensure with a clear path to certification will also be of 10-20 years of progressively responsible experience in water/wastewater utility engineering infrastructure planning or capital program delivery with management or supervisory experience preferably within a public-sector municipal or regulated utility experience in capital improvement asset management and GIS based planning including system planning scoping budgeting scheduling and performance foundation in engineering design & construction standards financial management environmental policies contracts management regulatory compliance & permitting processes and construction leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary RWA teams also including consultants contractors and regulatory written and verbal communication skills for effective team guidance and inter-agency reporting including the ability to present complex information to executive leadership and non-technical problem-solving conflict resolution and decision-making abilities with proven capability to manage multiple priorities and tasks enhancing internal and external customer Join the RWABe part of a forward-thinking organization that values innovation collaboration and continuous opportunities for career growth and professional benefits packageThe RWAs comprehensive benefits package includes:Medical dental vision and life insuranceGenerous paid time offShort-term and long-term disability coverage401k and tuition reimbursement plansWellness Program & Incentives