Wastewater Treatment Engineer Technology Leader Function in a lead wastewater process engineer role. Be a subject matter expert in the areas of conventional wastewater treatment using processes such as physical/chemical primary treatment, conventional activated sludge, biological nutrient removal, fixed-film processes, membrane bio-reactors (MBR), sidestream treatment, tertiary filtration, disinfection, and biosolids processing. Having experience in resource recovery and water reuse is desirable. Though your role will primarily focus on growing our Eastern Tennessee market, it would also include diverse opportunities in wastewater as part of a team that directs the process design for projects around the world for a global engineering firm. Great career stability and growth potential with record backlog and revenue growth treatment solutions. Black & Veatch Process Engineers develop technical solutions that are critical to winning work and drive design deliverables for critical infrastructure projects with community benefits. Our team of over 200 process engineers support water, industrial, next generation agriculture, LNG, hydrogen, fertilizer, and carbon capture businesses among others. We have transformed our team to align with megatrends associated with water scarcity, limited resources, alternative fuels, and energy sustainability. Our industry leading solutions modernize infrastructure, optimize asset use, reduce cost, and mitigate risk. The work is rewarding and meaningful. The team is comprised of supportive and appreciative professionals. Career opportunities exist in many rapidly expanding business solutions.
Key Responsibilities:- Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables, including process models, process/mass balance calculations, design criteria/basis of design memoranda, process flow diagrams, P&IDs, tradeoff studies, and master planning studies.
- Serves as a technical specialist with knowledge and skillset providing guidance to project teams in conventional and/or emerging wastewater treatment systems.
- Performs complex research, including applied research activities involving bench, pilot, and full-scale testing to select or assess performance of treatment processes and incorporating the data into process models.
- Develops recommendations for appropriate treatment processes, equipment and/or materials selection.
- Oversees collection, assimilation, analysis, and management of data for process modeling and design work.
- Prepares process models and carries out complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
- Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
- Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
- Develops conceptual-level life cycle costs to evaluate treatment options.
- Actively coordinates with internal and external team members for successful project execution.
- Client Focus:
- Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers for ongoing projects and identification of new business prospects.
- Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops creative solutions and approaches to accommodate our clients' goals and objectives.
- Provides support to business development or pursuit activities, including involvement in pre-positioning meetings, proposal development, client interviews, identification of winning sales messages.
- Attends and presents on state-of-the-art wastewater treatment projects and thought leadership ideas at local, regional and national conferences.
- People Management:
- Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring to junior engineers.
- May assist with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any performance improvement actions required for junior engineers.
- Participate in coaching opportunities, career development planning, learning/training, and development of junior staff.
- Engineering Standards:
- 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.
- Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.
- Quality / Continuous Improvement:
- Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.
- Provides related guidance and direction to others.
- Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
- Resource Management - (budgets, tools, processes, project support): Implements resource management strategy. Manages engineering resources for small groups.
- Administrative: Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup. Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs.
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degree (Master's or Doctoral) in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering preferred.10 years of experience in wastewater treatment with at least 5 years in water quality and treatment (water quality analysis, treatment evaluations, process design, regulatory compliance assessments, etc.).Advanced knowledge of process design for treatment of municipal wastewater, engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline. Experience with using modern process simulators such as BioWin, GPS-X, Sumo, and/or Simba. Established leadership skills with deep understanding of consulting, project execution, client services, and business development. Effective written and oral communications.
Minimum Qualifications:
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. Minimum of 11 years related work experience. 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.
Certifications:
Professional engineering license from any of the states in the USA or ability to obtain one within 2 years of employment required.
