Job Description
Close Date: Monday, May 11, 2026 12:00 AM
Department: Charlotte Water Department
Salary: $75,471.00 - $94,339.00 Commensurate with Experience
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Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.
Our guiding principles include:
Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions
SUMMARY
This position manages and coordinates tasks or components within Planning for large construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation projects for City infrastructure and facilities supporting overall project management. Work involves identifying needed water projects; and updating records after field inspections and sending results to geographic information system (GIS). This position handles more routine projects of short duration, may perform engineering tasks, and oversees third party contracts.
The salary for this position is $84,905.10 thru $94,338.99 commensurate with experience
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Coordinates and manages specific tasks related to assigned component(s) at various stages of a project (identification, planning, or design); works closely with others on projects and related programs to ensure tasks fit into overall project; ensures timely and quality completion; and monitors progress.
Oversees contracted third-party service providers to ensure timely and quality delivery of services; inspects completed work to ensure compliance with contracts; works to resolve problems; and monitors and ensures compliance.
Conducts field inspections and tests: Operates Hydrants for fire flow testing; install/ uninstall pressure monitoring equipment in the distribution system; operates distribution system valving for verification/ test set-up; conducts water quality testing for Chlorine and Turbidity.
Prepares, receives, and reviews engineering plans and designs pertaining to projects.
Reviews and verifies information provided by consultants to Charlotte Water Project Managers related to modeling, testing, planning, and engineering studies in support of project analysis and design; and reviews and verifies engineering hydraulic calculations.
Provides technical support to project management teams and those in the field; complies and analyzes data needed to monitor project scope/design and work orders related to assignments.
Analyzes distribution system capacity for proposed system connections as part of the capacity review process.
Performs engineering analysis, troubleshooting, and preliminary design of distribution systems.
Utilizes computer based hydraulic models for water system analysis.
Assists with development of the Community Investment Program (CIP) and the development of individual CIP project descriptions and cost estimates.
Monitors and analyzes distribution system pressure data.
Assists project managers with public outreach; attends public meetings; solicits input and feedback; develops press releases and public materials.
Communicates with internal and external customers; participates in related internal meetings; provides information to project management; reviews and resolves problems; and recommends improvements.
Assists with data compilation and regulatory reporting functions; facilitates adherence to reporting requirements.
Reviews as-built information during field investigations.
Attends meetings; meets general training requirements.
Performs other related job duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a directly related field from an accredited school.
One (1) year of directly related work experience in design or technical planning experience demonstrating responsibility for the coordination of tasks in civil engineering or municipal capital improvement projects.
Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:
Requires valid driver’s license.
Preferred - Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of project management principles including initiation, planning, implementation, and closeout.
Knowledge in related engineering and construction management including project design and planning.
Skill in communications, both orally and in writing.
Skill in applying conflict resolution techniques.
Skill with hydraulic modeling software, such as InfoWater, for distribution system analysis
Skill with Microsoft Office products, such as Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.
Skill in GIS software, such as ArcGIS.
Ability to successfully perform project management tasks including the proactive management of the critical path in project initiation, planning, implementation, and closeout.
Ability to develop technical reports.
Ability to apply and direct change control principles to project planning and implementation.
Ability to work cooperatively with other City employees and the public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Office work is sedentary work and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Field work may require exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: balancing, climbing, crouching, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping. perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, discriminating among sounds, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking via expressing the spoken word and shouting above noises, visual acuity in data/color/observations/equipment/ inspections, and walking.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.
Our culture is to serve the community honorably.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online.
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You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
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BENEEFITS
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.