Drinking Water Process Lead Engineer

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Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related scientific discipline required; Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in drinking water treatment engineering.
• Practical professional engineer (PE) license required; license in one or more states preferred.
• Ability to interact professionally internally and externally; relay technical information competently.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, regulations, and reports.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to collaborate with and mentor junior and senior staff in water quality and treatment processes.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical process and water quality expertise for municipal drinking water treatment, water reuse, and advanced water purification.
• Support client service managers and business development efforts as a technical subject matter expert.
• Participate in project pursuits and interviews, developing treatment process innovations.
• Guide, mentor and/or lead process design in feasibility studies, facility plans, and process pilot testing.
• Guide the preparation of basis of design reports and preliminary engineering drawings and specifications.
• Guide the development and/or quality control review of process flow diagrams and instrumentation diagrams.
• Evaluate process performance and optimize operations of existing water treatment facilities.
• Actively participate in professional organizations and present technical material at conferences.
• Collaborate with Applied Research Group for research projects related to water quality.
• Collaborate with private sector staff for projects related to industrial water quality.