Wastewater Process Engineer

Wastewater Process Engineer

Location:

Tualatin, OR, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

• Lead wastewater process engineering in conventional wastewater treatment, including physical/chemical primary treatment, conventional activated sludge, BNR, fixed‑film processes, M , sidestream, tertiary filtration, and disinfection.
• Provide technical guidance to the process team, supervise engineering staff, and collaborate with multidisciplinary design teams on complex treatment solutions.

• Prepare complex engineering deliverables: process models, mass balances, design criteria/basis of design memoranda, process flow diagrams, P&IDs, trade‑off studies, and master‑planning studies.
• Support multiple projects simultaneously with complex technical challenges.
• Serve as a technical specialist with expertise in conventional and emerging wastewater treatment systems.
• Perform complex research, including bench, pilot, and full‑scale testing; incorporate data into process models.
• Develop recommendations for treatment processes, equipment, and materials selection.
• Oversee collection, assimilation, analysis, and management of data for process modeling and design work.
• Prepare process models and conduct complex engineering calculations.

• Identify key client interests and drivers for projects and new business prospects; may identify key clients in some instances.
• Communicate client interests and drivers to the project team; develop creative solutions and approaches to meet client goals.
• Support business‑development or pursuit activities, including pre‑positioning meetings, proposal development, client interviews, and identification of winning sales messages.
• Attend and present on state‑of‑the‑art wastewater treatment projects and thought‑leadership ideas at conferences.

• Mentor junior engineers and support knowledge management.
• Assist with performance‑management processes, mentoring, recognition, and performance‑improvement actions for junior engineers.
• Participate in coaching opportunities, career‑development planning, learning/training, and development of junior staff.
• Provide guidance on department design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes related to water quality and treatment.
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and updating engineering standards; provide technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.

• Apply Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• Ensure compliance with Black & Veatch quality program.
• Provide guidance to others.
• Support continuous improvement and change‑management efforts.
• Coordinate with internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.

• Implement resource‑management strategy.
• Manage engineering resources for small groups.

• Ensure policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for the workgroup.
• Ensure adherence to corporate and division programs.
• Approve expense reports where applicable.

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctoral) in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering.
• 10 years of wastewater treatment experience, including at least 5 years in water quality and treatment (analysis, evaluations, design, regulatory compliance).
• Advanced knowledge of process design for municipal wastewater and applicable design guides and standards.
• Experience with modern process simulators such as Bio Win, GPS‑X, Sumo, and/or Simba.
• Leadership skills and deep understanding of consulting, project execution, client services, and business development.
• Effective written and oral communication; drive for results; prioritization, planning, delegation, directing others, conflict management, listening, handling ambiguity, and team building.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 11 years related work experience.
• Must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements, including background checks, drug screening, and motor‑vehicle records search.

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