Regional Drinking Water Process Leader

Description

• Actively fosters technical and professional development of junior engineers
• With limited direction, develops and applies advanced treatment and engineering techniques, concepts, and approaches to solve complex engineering problems for a wide range of water quality and treatment challenges.
• Provide technical guidance to project teams, supervises junior process engineering staff on projects, and collaborates with multi-disciplinary design teams to implement complex treatment solutions.
• Oversees collection, assimilation, analysis, and management of data for process design work
• Prepares and/or oversees the development of complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines
• Reviews or manages the work of junior engineers
• Participate in coaching/mentoring opportunities, career development planning, learning/training, and development of junior staff
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops creative solutions and approaches to accommodate our clients’ goals and objectives
• Manages assigned scope, budget, and schedule requirements for projects while maintaining expectations for quality
• Serves as a technical specialist with knowledge and skillset providing guidance to project teams in water quality considerations and conventional and/or advanced water treatment systems
• Actively coordinates with internal and external team members for successful project execution
• Performs applied research activities involving bench, pilot, and full-scale testing to select or assess performance of alternative treatment processes
• Prepares a variety of engineering deliverables, including process/mass balance calculations, design criteria/basis of design memoranda, process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), tradeoff studies, and master planning studies
• Develops conceptual-level life cycle costs to evaluate treatment options
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers for ongoing projects and new business prospects and may determine the key clients in some instances
• Provides support to business development or pursuit activities, including involvement in pre-positioning meetings, proposal development, client interviews, identification of winning sales messages.
• Presents on applied research, industry trends, challenging projects, and thought leadership ideas at local, regional, and national conferences
• Develop and present technical evaluations and recommendations to clients and key stakeholders.
• Develops recommendations for appropriate treatment process, equipment, and/or materials selection
• Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes related to water quality and treatment
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards
• Be Responsible for business development activities and external marketing opportunities such as presenting at local/national conferences, building/maintaining client relationships, and supporting new business pursuits and proposal development.
• Supports multiple projects simultaneously with complex technical challenges

Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctoral) in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering preferred.
• Demonstrates strong technical writing skills and effective communication skills
• 15 years of experience in drinking water treatment with at least 5 years in water quality and treatment (water quality analysis, treatment evaluations, process design, regulatory compliance assessments, distribution water quality analysis, etc.).
• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Established leadership skills with deep understanding of consulting, project execution, client services, and business development.
• Advanced knowledge of process design for treatment of municipal effluent for reuse, brackish and seawater desalination, brine management, engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline
• Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and problem-solving analyses
• Minimum of 15 years related work experience.
• Function in a lead water process engineer role, as a technical specialist or as a subject matter expert in the areas of conventional water treatment using processes such as coagulation, clarification, softening, media filtration; and advanced water treatment processes such as membrane filtration, reverse osmosis (brackish, seawater), UV/AOP, ozonation, carbon adsorption, and/or distribution system water quality. Experience in water reuse, brackish and seawater desalination is desirable.
• Effective written and oral communications, Drive for Results, Priority Setting, Planning, Delegation, Directing Others, Conflict Management, Informing, Listening, Dealing with Ambiguity, and Building Effective Teams
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Benefits

• Career opportunities exist in many rapidly expanding business solutions

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance