Operations Engineer

Operations Engineer Iv3 Aqua

Iv3 Aqua is a growing water management company building on the team's three decades of industry-leading experience. Following the well-known industry success stories at Ionics, Inc. and Seven Seas Water/Aqua Venture Holdings – both US $1.0+ billion NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) listed water companies, our team has embarked upon another journey to build a global water and wastewater business for the long-term.

Based on our team's experience designing, owning and operating thousands of water and wastewater plants, we are building up Iv3 Aqua to reliably provide water of guaranteed quantity and quality in alignment with our customers' goals.

Iv3 Aqua is owned by our employees and A.P. Moller Holding A/S. Iv3 Aqua owns a stake in a full service water and wastewater utility in the Philippines, Subic Bay Water & Sewerage Co. (SUBICWATER) and owns and operates a 200,000 m3/d seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Qurayyat, Sultanate of Oman. See  for additional information.

Bahrain

Contract- 1 year with renewal on annual basis

Manage and support the day-to-day technical operations of the reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plant to ensure safe, secure, and reliable operations that meet customer and contractual requirements. Serve as the primary technical point of contact bridging communication between the Customer, the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Contractor, and the Owner, ensuring plant performance, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements are clearly understood and consistently met by all parties.

• Provide day-to-day technical support to the O&M Contractor on RO desalination process operations, including pretreatment, RO membrane systems, chemical dosing, energy recovery, and post-treatment/remineralization.
• Monitor plant performance data (production rates, recovery, permeate/product water quality, energy consumption, chemical usage) and identify trends or deviations from design and contractual parameters.
• Review O&M Contractor reports, maintenance schedules, and performance data for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Troubleshoot operational issues and support root cause analysis for equipment failures, process upsets, or water quality excursions.
• Support permitting, regulatory compliance, and reporting requirements related to facility operations.
• Assist with contract compliance monitoring, KPI tracking, and verification of O&M performance guarantees.
• Review and provide technical input on capital improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and process optimization initiatives.
• Support incident investigation, corrective action planning, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, including O&M manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and as-built records.

• Serve as the primary technical liaison bridging communication between the Customer, the O&M Contractor, and the Owner regarding plant operations, performance, and maintenance activities.
• Facilitate and participate in regular technical meetings and site visits with Owner, Customer, and O&M Contractor representatives.
• Liaise with the O&M Contractor to plan maintenance activities, process changes, and performance reviews.
• Coordinate with engineering, environmental, and regulatory personnel as needed on facility-related matters.
• Report plant performance, technical issues, equipment failures, and improvement recommendations to the Owner and Customer.
• Report critical operational issues, non-conformances, and contractual risks to minimize disruption and maintain operational continuity.

• Follow all relevant policies, processes, and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining confidentiality and privacy of company data, as well as adhering to security and safety standards, and following professional ethics and behavioral standards.
• Ensure compliance with company engineering standards,…