Lead Process Engineer: Water & Waste Treatment Projects

Veolia; Oakville; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

RRSP Matching

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a Process Engineer Leader to drive the design and optimization of water, wastewater, and waste treatment solutions for North American projects. You will own PFDs, develop process strategies, and coordinate engineers across disciplines to meet customer requirements and schedules.

You will balance technical rigor with commercial insight, engaging customers, regulators, and internal teams. Travel within North America will be required, and you’ll guide technical teams from proposal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accredited engineering discipline.
• Experience in process engineering, with emphasis on water, wastewater, or waste treatment systems.
• Leadership experience with the ability to train, coach, and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of complete water, wastewater, or waste treatment solutions, including process flow sheets, unit operations, and process parameters.
• Own the overall Process Flow Diagram (PFD), flow tables or mass balance, and process guarantees, working with the Process Engineers responsible for individual technologies.
• Set the process strategy for the project, including the design basis, safety factors, treatment of flow variations, and approach to meeting customer requirements and competing effectively.
• Coordinate Process Engineers working on the flow sheet. Define deliverables and schedules, assign work, and ensure process deliverables meet quality and schedule expectations.
• Evaluate how unit processes interact, including their potential effects on upstream and downstream processes.
• Identify and manage technical risks across the treatment solution in collaboration with the project team.
• Serve as the lead technical contact for customers and for internal functions working on the project.
• Troubleshoot technical issues using data and observations, and lead the team’s efforts to find and implement solutions.
• Understand relevant regulations and liaise with regulatory agencies as needed.
• Take accountability for the success of assigned projects throughout development, including treatment performance, successful operation, and customer satisfaction.
• Communicate proactively, collaborate across teams, and lead corrective actions when needed.
• Represent Veolia’s expertise in the external market through customer and conference presentations.
• Provide training and one-to-one coaching.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Veolia is seeking a Process Engineer Leader to drive the design and optimization of water, wastewater, and waste treatment solutions for North American projects. You will own PFDs, develop process strategies, and coordinate engineers across disciplines to meet customer requirements and schedules.

You will balance technical rigor with commercial insight, engaging customers, regulators, and internal teams. Travel within North America will be required, and you’ll guide technical teams from proposal