Process Engineer - Water Treatment Lead

Process Engineer - Water Treatment Lead

Garver's Fayetteville Water Design Center is seeking a Process Engineer with Water Treatment Plant experience in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The Process Engineer will be responsible for leading projects from conceptual planning to bid‑ready documents. This may include facility and equipment layouts, design calculations, equipment vendor coordination, management and coordination of support discipline activities, and coordination with regional offices and regulatory agencies as well as performing quality reviews of other teams’ designs. This position will be responsible for leading a wide array of design tasks related to water facilities, such as:

• Lead drinking water process evaluations, selections, and implementation
• Lead detail design of drinking water treatment processes including:
  • Conventional treatment processes such as coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation basins
  • Conventional and advanced filtration
  • Membrane systems
  • Conventional and advanced disinfection systems
• Pump selection and pump station design
• Chemical storage and feed system design
• Piping and instrumentation drawing production
• Specification and contract document preparation
• Support of construction projects
  
  Oversee the development of construction drawings, and 3D models

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, chemical, mechanical, or biosystems/biological engineering (Master's preferred)
• 5+ years of direct design experience with municipal water plants
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)

The Water Design Center (WDC) is a knowledge‑based hub that excels in highly technical, multi‑discipline water and wastewater designs. The WDC specializes in large, high‑volume, custom plant projects with advanced technologies. Centralizing the location of the WDC means communication, coordination, and participation with team members is constant. This integral working relationship benefits the client through project delivery schedule and design quality, as well as the engineer’s opportunity for team collaboration and professional growth.

Fayetteville is the fast‑growing city in the Northwest Arkansas metro area. Nestled in the Ozark Mountains, Fayetteville attracts outdoorsy types with its acres of community green space, rivers, lakes, ponds, and abundance of State Parks for mountain biking, hunting, camping, and fishing. The U.S. News & World Report ranked Fayetteville, Arkansas as #7 in Best Places to Live based on affordability, job prospects, quality of life, best high schools, and hospitals.

Also, ranked #8 in Cheapest Places to Live, #18 in Fastest‑Growing Places, and #90 in Best Places to Retire.

Garver offers its employees programs such as company‑paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program;
Garver walks the talk when it comes to work‑life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee‑owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people‑first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status.

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