Process Engineer Biosolids

Job Description

The Project Engineer (PE) role is responsible for executing custom project designs, meeting customer expectations, quality, schedule and budget goals, and ensuring project risks are mitigated. The PE role will work with a cross‑functional engineering team and will also lead a project support team through delegation, coordination and support of engineering deliverables.

• Process design, modeling and engineering (including sub-vendor equipment selection) for municipal biosolids treatment projects
• Develop and peer review process flow diagrams, P&IDs, mass, heat and energy balances
• Development of process control strategies including functional descriptions
• Utilize, update and optimize design tools for biosolids and resource recovery processes
• Commissioning, start‑up, operator training, and process technical support for municipal thermal drying, co‑digestion and biogas utilization

• B.S. in Chemical, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering or related field of study with at least
• 5 years of process engineering or related experience
• Well developed understanding of biosolids treatment technologies and related equipment including: drying, thickening, anaerobic digestion, dewatering, conveyance, air pollution control, etc.
• Practical experience in application of thermodynamic, heat transfer, and fluid dynamic principles in design of process systems and equipment selection.
• Periodic travel (20%) to job sites to train operators, perform process startup and commissioning functions, and/or provide assessment of system performance

Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $95,210 - $108,000 annually.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position requires the job holder to lift and/or carry up to 20 pounds, climb ladders and enter and work in confined spaces. Capabilities of using basic tools to perform the required tasks. Training will be provided for the work environment and tools required.
• The job holder could be exposed to burns, chemicals, dangerous machinery, dirt and dust, electrical hazards, grease and oil, loud noises, vibrations, steam and high levels of moisture, and other hazardous conditions.