Senior Engineer - Water & Utilities

Organization: MVA & All Is Well
Facility: Integrated Residential School & 350-Bed Hospital Campus
Water Infrastructure: Approx. 40 Lakh Litres/Day (4 MLD)
Function: Facilities & Engineering
Location: Burhanpur
Role Purpose
We are looking for an experienced Senior Engineer - Water & utilities to take end-to-end ownership of the campus water and wastewater infrastructure supporting a MVA & All Is Well.
The role will be responsible for the reliable, safe and efficient operation of an approximately 4 MLD water ecosystem, covering raw-water sourcing, WTP, RO/softener systems, water storage and distribution, STP/ETP, treated-water reuse, rainwater harvesting, water-quality management and conservation.
The individual will ensure 24×7 uninterrupted water availability, particularly for critical hospital operations, while driving water efficiency, sustainability, compliance and operational cost optimization.
Key Responsibilities
1. Water Supply & Treatment
· Manage the complete water supply and treatment cycle from source to end-user.
· Operate and monitor WTP, filtration, chlorination/disinfection and associated treatment systems.
· Manage raw-water sources including municipal supply, borewells and tankers, as applicable.
· Ensure adequate treated-water storage and uninterrupted supply across the campus.
· Monitor critical water-quality parameters including pH, TDS, hardness, turbidity, residual chlorine and microbiological parameters.
· Ensure potable-water quality meets applicable standards and institutional requirements.
· Manage RO, softener and other specialized water-treatment systems.
2. Hospital Water Infrastructure
· Ensure 24×7 uninterrupted water supply to the 350-bed hospital.
· Manage water requirements for critical areas including OT, ICU, laboratories, dialysis, CSSD, laundry and other clinical/utility areas.
· Coordinate with Hospital Operations, Infection Control, Biomedical Engineering and Facility teams.
· Maintain emergency water availability and contingency arrangements for equipment failure, power outages or disruption of primary water sources.
3. STP / ETP & Wastewater Management
· Manage day-to-day operation and performance of STP/ETP systems.
· Monitor sewage generation, treatment efficiency and treated-water quality.
· Maximize reuse of treated wastewater for:
o Flushing
o Landscaping
o Cooling/HVAC applications
o Other approved non-potable applications
· Monitor sludge generation, handling and disposal.
· Ensure wastewater-treatment systems operate within applicable regulatory limits.
4. Water Distribution & Pumping Systems
· Manage the complete campus water-distribution network.
· Oversee:
o Raw-water pumps
o Transfer pumps
o Booster pumps
o Domestic-water pumps
o STP/ETP pumps
o Flushing-water systems
o UG/OH tanks and sumps
· Develop preventive-maintenance schedules for pumps, tanks, valves, pipelines and associated equipment.
· Maintain adequate standby capacity for critical equipment.
5. Water Consumption & Efficiency
· Establish a daily water balance for the entire campus.
· Track source-wise consumption across:
o Hospital
o School
o Hostels/residences
o Landscaping
o Utilities
o Other facilities
· Implement bulk and zone-level metering.
· Identify abnormal consumption, leakages and system losses.
· Develop initiatives to reduce freshwater consumption and tanker dependency.
· Drive maximum feasible utilization of recycled water.
6. Sustainability & Water Conservation
· Lead the campus Water Conservation & Sustainability Program.
· Implement:
o Rainwater harvesting
o Groundwater recharge
o Treated-water reuse
o Leakage reduction
o Smart metering
o Water-efficiency initiatives
· Establish water-consumption benchmarks for major campus facilities.
· Identify opportunities for reduction in water and treatment-chemical costs.
7. Maintenance & Reliability
· Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
· Ensure high uptime of all critical water infrastructure.
· Maintain critical spares and emergency-response plans.
· Coordinate with OEMs, AMC partners and specialist contractors.
· Lead troubleshooting and breakdown resolution.
8. Compliance & Documentation
· Ensure compliance with applicable water, wastewater and environmental regulations.
· Maintain records for:
o Water consumption
o Borewell extraction
o Tanker supply
o WTP/STP/ETP operations
o Water-quality testing
o Chemical consumption
o Sludge disposal
o Equipment maintenance
o Calibration and inspections
· Prepare periodic operational and management reports.
9. Team & Vendor Management
· Lead WTP/STP operators, technicians, plumbers and utility personnel.
· Plan 24×7 manpower coverage.
· Manage AMC/O&M vendors and specialist agencies.
· Monitor vendor performance against agreed SLAs.
· Ensure staff follow safety, SOP and operational protocols.
Qualification
Essential
· B.E./B.Tech in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
· 8–15 years of relevant experience in large-scale water/wastewater infrastructure.
· Hands-on experience in WTP, STP/ETP, RO, pumping, storage and water-distribution systems.
· Experience managing minimum 2 MLD water infrastructure; 4 MLD+ preferred.
· Strong experience in preventive maintenance, vendor management and team supervision.
Preferred
· Experience in a hospital, residential school, university, hotel, township or large institutional campus.
· Experience managing 24×7 critical utility operations.
· Knowledge of hospital water-quality and wastewater requirements.
· Experience with water conservation, recycling and rainwater-harvesting systems.
· Exposure to BMS/SCADA, automated water metering and utility dashboards.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a hands-on water and utilities professional who has managed large, complex institutional infrastructure rather than only building-level plumbing operations.
The candidate should be capable of independently managing a 4 MLD integrated water ecosystem, balancing the very different requirements of a residential school and a 350-bed hospital, while ensuring reliability, safety, compliance, sustainability and cost efficiency.
Preferred Experience Benchmark:
Experience managing 4 MLD+ WTP/STP infrastructure in a hospital, large residential campus, university, township or similar integrated facility will be strongly preferred.

Work arrangement
Yes