Wastewater Process Engineer

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Overview and Opportunity:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a technical specialist in the areas of conventional and advanced wastewater treatment
• Use processes such as physical/chemical primary treatment, conventional activated sludge, biological nutrient removal, fixed-film processes, membrane bio-reactors (M ), sidestream treatment, tertiary filtration, auxiliary wet-weather treatment, and disinfection
• Under supervision you will develop and apply wastewater treatment and engineering techniques, concepts, and approaches to complex engineering problems for treatment of various wastewater with varying quality
• Primarily focus on continuing to grow our rapidly expanding business in the Midwest, with diverse opportunities in wastewater as part of a team that directs the process design for wastewater treatment projects around the world for a global engineering firm

Team and Environment:

• 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 supports water, industrial, next generation agriculture, LNG, hydrogen, fertilizer, and carbon capture businesses among others
• We have transformed our team to align with megatrends such as water scarcity, climate resiliency, alternative fuels, and energy sustainability

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering:
  Prepare 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
• Typically support multiple projects simultaneously with complex technical challenges
• Serve as a technical specialist with knowledge and skillset providing guidance to project teams in conventional and/or emerging wastewater treatment technologies
• Performs complex research, including bench, pilot, and full-scale testing to select or assess performance of treatment processes and incorporate data into process models
• Work collaboratively with process team to develop recommendations for appropriate treatment processes, equipment and/or materials selection
• Engage in collection, assimilation, analysis, and management of data for process modeling and design work
• Prepare process models and carry out complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Develop life cycle assessment, including conceptual-level life cycle costs, and environmental and social benefits, to evaluate and select resilient treatment solutions
• Actively coordinate with internal and external team members for successful project execution

• Client Focus:
  Identify key client interests and drivers for ongoing projects and new business prospects
• Develop creative solutions and approaches to accommodate clients’ goals and objectives
• Provide support to business development or pursuit activities, including involvement in pre-positioning meetings, proposal development, client interviews, identification of winning sales messages
• Attend and present on state-of-the-art wastewater treatment projects and thought leadership ideas at local, regional and national conferences

• Engineering Standards:
  Provide guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes related to water quality and treatment
• Assist in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards
• Provide technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

• Quality / Continuous Improvement:
  Apply knowledge and comply with Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks
• Work in compliance with Black & Veatch quality program
• Provide related guidance and direction to more junior team members
• Support continuous improvement and change management efforts
• Actively coordinate with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications:
  
  Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctoral) in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering preferred
• 5 years of…