Water Treatment Engineer - Industrial | Chemicals | Manufacturing

Job Openings Water Treatment Engineer
- Industrial | Chemicals | Manufacturing

Our long-standing Tier 1 client is a well-established engineering solutions provider operating across the power generation, water treatment, desalination, and utilities sectors. The organisation partners with leading international manufacturers to deliver advanced technical systems and integrated infrastructure solutions across the region.

They seek an experienced Water Treatment Engineer to provide technical and commercial support across industrial water treatment applications in Saudi Arabia.

The role will focus on designing, implementing and optimising treatment programmes for boilers, cooling towers, RO/membrane and wastewater systems
, while providing hands‑on technical support to Dairy, Food & Beverage and industrial customers.

The successful candidate will combine strong water treatment expertise with practical site experience, customer relationship skills and the commercial capability to support account development and new business growth.

• Design and implement industrial water treatment programmes tailored to client operations.
• Manage treatment solutions across boilers, cooling towers, RO and wastewater systems.
• Conduct regular site visits, water testing and system performance assessments.
• Analyse water chemistry and plant data to identify performance improvements.
• Optimise chemical dosing, system efficiency, operating costs and asset protection.
• Troubleshoot treatment issues and provide practical technical solutions to customers.
• Plan and conduct plant‑scale trials, evaluate results and document recommendations.
• Support commercial teams in converting successful technical trials into contracts.
• Prepare technical proposals, system surveys, performance reports and customer recommendations.
• Manage assigned customer accounts and identify opportunities for additional services.
• Develop new water treatment opportunities across Dairy, F&B and industrial facilities.
• Ensure chemical handling, dosing equipment and site activities comply with HSE requirements.
• Maintain current technical knowledge through industry training, workshops and supplier engagement.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering or related discipline.
• 5–7 years’ experience within industrial water treatment or chemical solutions.
• Strong practical knowledge of boiler and cooling water treatment programmes.
• Demonstrated experience with RO/membrane systems, wastewater treatment and water analysis
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• Practical knowledge of chemical dosing systems and treatment programme optimisation.
• Experience conducting site surveys, technical evaluations and plant‑scale treatment trials.
• Previous exposure to Dairy, Food & Beverage or industrial manufacturing environments preferred.
• Experience working with international water treatment or chemical suppliers advantageous.
• Water treatment and/or relevant HSE certification would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and technical problem‑solving capabilities.
• Effective customer communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to identify and develop account opportunities.
• Ability to work independently across customer sites while collaborating with internal teams.