Industrial Wastewater Project Engineer

Industrial Wastewater Project Engineer

Western Midstream – The Woodlands, TX

This role offers the opportunity to join a team that will help tackle one of the industry’s biggest challenges—produced water—while creating a sustainable water source for an arid region to support local communities and economies. We’re driving innovation through advanced water treatment technologies and pioneering brine mining techniques to extract valuable metals and minerals, strengthening domestic supply chains. We are seeking a teammate who demonstrates deep commitment, ingenuity in problem solving, and pursues excellence in all aspects of their work.

In this role, the successful candidate will help advance our water treatment solutions and brine mining techniques through detail‑oriented project management and project engineering to design and execute our extensive piloting program followed by construction of our first commercial plants.

• 1+ years’ of experience in engineering role or similar experience
• Experience in industrial water or wastewater treatment highly preferred
• Ability to travel to field sites an average of 25% of the time (up to 50% of the time during pilot projects with less travel in between projects)
• Understanding of ASME, ASTM, and OSHA standards
• Experience in AutoCAD Plant 3D
• Knowledge and understanding of fluid flow principles, thermal systems, mechanical design & structural analysis
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently in both office and field settings
• Proficient in MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint, for data analysis and presentation preparation

• Develop and manage overall project schedules for pilot scale projects
• Lead engineering design efforts, and manage engineering contractor
• Perform and report on project risk assessments
• Ensure all engineered process and design meet or exceed best practices
• Create and manage detailed project scopes of work, including budget
• Apply technical competence in understanding selected equipment size and application regarding cost, value, application suitability, safety, and reliability
• Serve as point of contact for customers and vendors as related to beneficial reuse technology execution
• Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans) and report regularly on project status
• Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions
• Prepare detailed technical presentations summarizing findings from pilot operations
• Effectively communicate operational data to enhance understanding and decision making

• Ability to work in the field at our pilot sites which may include:
• Moving safely around operating water treatment equipment to accomplish tasks
• Working in outdoor elements such as precipitation, wind, high and low temperatures

• Bachelor of Science degree required in relevant engineering subject matter (chemical, mechanical or petroleum engineering). Grade and salary commensurate with relevant education and experience.

• Travel of up to 25% is required for this role.

• This is a hybrid position that will work 9 hours Monday – Thursday and 4 hours on Friday.