Wastewater Disinfection Technical Specialist

We are seeking a highly motivated Disinfection and Filtration Technical Specialist to support the growth of our wastewater practice through advanced disinfection expertise, technical leadership, and business development. This role will serve as a key resource for clients facing emerging disinfection and permitting challenges, with a focus on municipal wastewater treatment, regulatory compliance, and innovative disinfection technologies. The successful candidate will combine deep technical knowledge with strong client-facing and business development skills, helping expand services across the Midwest and Northeast regions, and other strategic markets while building connections among filtration and disinfection experts throughout the organization.

• Lead project delivery teams nationally to achieve project goals, ensuring the consistent application of quality standards, guidelines and best practices across projects and teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive technical delivery and quality management, ensuring development and adherence to quality standards and best practices to maintain consistency and mitigate risks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients nationally, understanding their needs and developing and implementing tailored technical solutions that exceed expectations.
• Monitor industry trends, market developments, and emerging technologies to develop innovative solutions that drive competitive advantage
• Lead and coordinate collaboration with project delivery, client services, and technical services teams to develop and implement innovative solutions, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Support Practice leader with SMS governance and systems to drive talent development for technical practitioners
• Lead development oftechnicaltraining and mentoring of less experienced technical practitioners, in support of national Practice goals
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

• Provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.

• Demonstrates advanced expertise within their technical area, effectively applying principles and practices to complex and multifaceted projects, driving competitive advantage.
• Communicates complex technical information with clarity and precision to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring comprehensive understanding.
• Exhibits exceptional teamwork and leadership abilities, fostering collaboration and building high-performing, cohesive teams to achieve ambitious project goals.
• Ensures adherence to quality standards and best practices, maintaining consistency and proactively mitigating risks in technical delivery.
• Delivers compelling and influential technical presentations, effectively communicating innovative ideas and solutions to diverse and high-level audiences.
• Ability to recruit and develop talent for SMS affiliated with the technical area, approaching leadership with a mentoring mindset and leading a culture of talent development in support of Practice goals.
• Skilled at presenting with ability to communicate to clients, as well as at conferences and industry association events.

• Typically requires minimum of 10 years in assigned specialty related experience.
• Typically certified in the SMS Framework, and progressing through the SMS competencies.

• 10+ years of experience in municipal wastewater treatment, with a focus on disinfection and/or filtration technologies.
• Demonstrated expertise in advanced disinfection research, pilot studies, laboratory methods, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with EPA-related Enterococci sampling, analytical methods, and understanding the impacts of historical versus current sampling practices on permit compliance.
• Practical experience with emerging disinfection technologies, including peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid applications.
• Proven ability to develop client relationships, identify opportunities, and successfully sell technical consulting or engineering services.
• Experience supporting major municipal utility clients, such as large wastewater agencies, water authorities, or metropolitan utilities.
• Ability to lead and connect multidisciplinary technical teams and facilitate knowledge-sharing across an organization.
• Experience supporting combined sewer overflow (CSO) disinfection evaluations or related wet-weather…