Description

About PTRWA 
The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority (PTRWA) operates the 14.7-million-gallon-per-day John F. Kime Water Treatment Plant, providing safe, reliable drinking water to communities across the region. PTRWA is expanding plant capacity and advancing treatment, automation, and SCADA technologies to improve water quality, resiliency, and long-term performance. 
Primary Purpose: 
Plans, coordinates, and supports engineering design, construction, maintenance, and reliability activities for PTRWA. Applies mechanical, electrical, civil, controls, or related engineering expertise, with emphasis on electrical infrastructure and equipment at the John F. Kime Water Treatment Plant. 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 
The duties below represent the position’s essential functions. Additional duties may be assigned, and responsibilities may change as organizational needs evolve. 

• Coordinates multidisciplinary engineering for plant facilities and infrastructure, with emphasis on electrical systems. 
• Evaluates condition, capacity, reliability, and replacement needs for electrical distribution and plant equipment. 
• Develops and reviews electrical drawings, studies, calculations, specifications, estimates, and construction documents. 
• Integrates electrical work with process, mechanical, controls, SCADA, communications, and standby power systems. 
• Supports troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, maintenance planning, testing, commissioning, and asset renewal. 
• Reviews plans, submittals, RFIs, change proposals, and payment requests for technical and contract compliance. 
• Coordinates with engineers, contractors, staff, utilities, vendors, and agencies to resolve project and operational issues. 
• Supports budgets, capital planning, procurement, and annual infrastructure work programs. 
• Ensures compliance with electrical codes, safety standards, and Authority procedures. 

Compensation and Benefits: $64,066–$110,655; Exempt 
Starting salary is based on experience and qualifications. PTRWA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes participation in the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System, an employer 401(k) contribution, employer-paid health, dental, and life insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, and incentive pay for additional certifications.

Requirements

Minimum Required Skills and Competencies: 
The requirements below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities. 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 0–3 years of relevant experience, or an associate degree in engineering technology or a related field with 4–7 years of relevant experience in industrial or utility design, construction, maintenance, or project delivery. 
• North Carolina Engineering Intern certification or ability to obtain it, when applicable. 
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, plans, specifications, equipment data, and technical reports. 
• Working knowledge of engineering, construction, maintenance, and project management for industrial or utility facilities. 
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. 
• Valid driver’s license. 

Desired Skills and Competencies: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering. 
• North Carolina Professional Engineer licensure or eligibility through comity. 
• Experience with water or industrial electrical distribution, motor controls, standby power, VFDs, power quality, instrumentation, controls, or SCADA. 
• Knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, arc-flash, electrical safety, and lockout/tagout requirements. 
• Experience with Bluebeam or Adobe PDF and familiarity with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, CMMS, or document-control platforms.