VP Water Equipment & Systems Engineering - Cesco Solutions

JOB TITLE:

VP Water Equipment & Systems Engineering

DEPARTMENT:
Cesco Solutions, a Tidal Vision Company

REPORTS TO:

CCO, Cesco Solutions

STATUS:
Full-time, exempt

LOCATION:

Beaumont, TX (travel nationwide 20-50%)

SALARY: $130,000-$160,000/year based on interview outcome and overall experience

BENEFITS:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, optional FSA/HSA, 401k with 6% employer match, life and AD&D insurance, Employee Assistance Program, short & long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 21.67 days of paid time off + 10 holidays

Tidal Vision:
We believe that sustainability should not require customers to compromise on price, convenience, or performance. Our mission is to create positive and systemic environmental impact by making our biopolymer solutions cost competitive, more convenient, and better performing than the synthetic chemicals we displace. We value innovation and take pride in challenging the status-quo; we choose to view obstacles as opportunities.

We value new ideas and encourage the team to apply creativity and invent new solutions to meet challenging demands. We value open, direct communication and foster a collaborative working environment through our unique approach to work culture. We value our employees and demonstrate that through our compensation and benefits programs and opportunities for growth and development.

Cesco Solutions is an industrial water treatment provider specializing in high-organics wastewater from food processing and related industries. As part of Tidal Vision, Cesco leverages chitosan-based chemistry as a sustainable alternative to traditional metal-based coagulants to improve clarification, reduce sludge, and enhance treatment efficiency. By combining advanced chemistry, application expertise, and operational support, Cesco helps facilities optimize wastewater performance, lower chemical consumption, and maintain regulatory compliance while advancing more sustainable treatment practices.

Tidal Vision strives to build and invest in the highest performing and most innovative team. We put our people and customers above process, avoid company-wide rules as much as possible, and have the courage to take unusual approaches to advance our mission. With this approach, we believe we can create a more flexible, fun, stimulating, creative, collaborative, and innovative organization.

We are seeking an experienced VP of Water Equipment and Systems Engineering to design and implement integrated equipment systems for industrial process water and wastewater treatment. This role focuses on developing customized treatment solutions for food and beverage facilities with high organic loading in their wastewater streams. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across multiple treatment technologies and a strong ability to integrate equipment into complete, optimized treatment systems.

• Design and develop custom process flows for industrial water and wastewater treatment systems.
• Engineer integrated equipment solutions spanning primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment processes.
• Apply expertise in treatment technologies including clarifiers, dissolved air flotation (DAF/SAF), centrifuges, aerobic treatment systems, and membrane filtration (UF/NF/RO).
• Evaluate client wastewater characteristics and develop treatment strategies for organic-loaded effluents typical of the food and beverage industry.
• Collaborate with equipment vendors to select, specify, and integrate treatment technologies into complete system designs.
• Prepare process flow diagrams (PFDs), process design criteria, and technical documentation.
• Support proposal development and technical sales by defining system configurations and performance requirements.
• Participate in system commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization as needed.
• Ensure designs meet applicable environmental regulations and industry best practices.
• Work cross-functionally with project management, mechanical, and controls teams to deliver turnkey water treatment systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–25 years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with treatment technologies including clarifiers, centrifuges, DAF/SAF systems, aerobic biological treatment, membrane filtration systems (UF, NF, RO).
• Proven experience designing process flow schemes for integrated water treatment systems.
• Experience working with equipment vendors and specifying treatment equipment.
• Strong understanding of wastewater treatment challenges associated with food and beverage processing facilities.
• Ability to analyze wastewater characteristics and translate them into practical treatment solutions.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with high-strength organic wastewater treatment systems.
• Background in…