Regional Drinking Water Process Leader

Overview

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Opportunity Type : Staff

Project Only Hire : No

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• 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.
• 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, supervise junior process engineering staff on projects, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary design teams to implement complex treatment solutions.
• Develop and present technical evaluations and recommendations to clients and key stakeholders.
• 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.

As a lead process engineer, you will be part of a team that provides strategic direction on the process design for drinking water, reuse and/or desalination projects around the world for municipalities, utilities, and industrial clients. Great career stability and growth potential with record backlog and revenue growth in all those solution areas. Join our award-winning work culture, enjoy flexible work location, and become an employee owner.

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.

Why BV's Process Engineering Team?

• The work is rewarding and meaningful
• The team is comprised of supportive and appreciative professionals
• Career opportunities exist in many rapidly expanding business solutions

Engineering:

• 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
• Supports multiple projects simultaneously with complex technical challenges
• 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
• Performs applied research activities involving bench, pilot, and full-scale testing to select or assess performance of alternative treatment processes
• Develops recommendations for appropriate treatment process, equipment, and/or materials selection
• 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
• Manages assigned scope, budget, and schedule requirements for projects while maintaining expectations for quality
• Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and problem-solving analyses
• Develops conceptual-level life cycle costs to evaluate treatment options
• Demonstrates strong technical writing skills and effective communication skills
• 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 new business prospects and may determine the key clients in some instances
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops creative solutions and approaches to accommodate our clients’ goals and objectives
• Provides…