Subject Matter Expert (SME) / Technical Consultant – Lithium-Ion Battery Effluent Treatment

VA TECH WABAG LTD.; Chennai; Sur place; INR 1 500 000 - 2 600 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

VA TECH WABAG LTD. seeks a Subject Matter Expert to guide the Effluent Treatment Plant for a large-scale Lithium-Ion Battery manufacturing facility.

You will review designs, validate treatment choices for battery wastewater and NMP streams, and support commissioning, troubleshooting, and performance optimization. You will engage with Reliance and project stakeholders, deliver technical evaluations, and lead knowledge transfer through workshops and manuals, ensuring regulatory compliance and

Qualifications

• Experience in Lithium-Ion Battery wastewater treatment and NMP oxidation strategies.
• Experience with EPC projects in industrial wastewater treatment is preferred.
• Strong technical leadership and ability to engage with customers and stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Review Process Design Basis, PFDs, P&IDs and mass balances.
• Validate treatment philosophy for battery manufacturing effluents and NMP streams.
• Recommend optimization, risk mitigation, and performance improvements.
• Support commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting activities.
• Analyze operational data and guide process adjustments for guarantees.

Connaissances

Lithium-Ion Battery Industry Effluent

NMP Recovery & Oxidation

Advanced Oxidation Processes

Chemical Treatment

Biological Treatment

Process Design Review

PFD & P&ID Evaluation

Treatability Studies

Process Troubleshooting

Commissioning & Startup

Water Reuse & Resource Recovery

Performance & Optimization

Description du poste

The Subject Matter Expert (SME) will provide specialized technical guidance for the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) being executed for a large-scale Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility. The consultant will support process review, technology validation, optimization of treatment schemes, commissioning support, troubleshooting, and customer engagement activities with a focus on battery manufacturing wastewater and NMP-containing streams.

The role will ensure that the proposed treatment systems meet performance guarantees, regulatory requirements, operational reliability standards, and project objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Process & Design Review

• Review Process Design Basis, Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), P&IDs, mass balances, and engineering documents.
• Validate process selection and treatment philosophy for battery manufacturing effluent streams.
• Recommend process optimization, risk mitigation, and performance improvement measures.
• Review equipment sizing, hydraulic loading, oxidation systems, biological treatment, sludge management, and tertiary treatment systems.
• Support design validation of NMP wastewater treatment and advanced oxidation systems.

Technical Advisory

• Provide technical guidance during detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and plant stabilization.
• Evaluate complex wastewater characteristics and recommend suitable treatment strategies.
• Develop troubleshooting procedures and corrective action plans for critical process upsets.
• Optimize treatment processes to achieve treated water quality standards and operational efficiency.
• Provide pre-commissioning and commissioning support.
• Review commissioning procedures and startup plans.
• Analyze operational performance data and recommend process adjustments.
• Support achievement of performance guarantees during trial runs and plant stabilization.
• Participate in technical discussions with Reliance and other project stakeholders.
• Present technical evaluations, recommendations, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Resolve customer technical concerns and process-related queries.
• Represent WABAG as the Subject Matter Expert during key project reviews.

Knowledge Transfer

• Conduct technical workshops and training programs for engineering, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Develop process manuals, troubleshooting guides, and operational recommendations.
• Share industry best practices in battery manufacturing and advanced wastewater treatment.

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong expertise in Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing wastewater treatment.
• Practical experience in NMP Oxidation Process and treatment technologies.
• Proven experience with Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP), UV/H₂O₂, Fenton, Chemical Oxidation, and related systems.
• Strong understanding of industrial wastewater characterization and treatability studies.
• Experience in pilot plant evaluation, process optimization, and technology commercialization.
• Ability to provide practical, site-oriented solutions during commissioning and operations.
• Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in EPC and industrial wastewater projects is preferred.

COMPETENCY – TECHNICAL

• Lithium-Ion Battery Industry Effluent Treatment.
• NMP Recovery and Oxidation Processes.
• Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP).
• Chemical Treatment Systems.
• Biological Treatment Processes.
• Process Design Review.
• PFD & P&ID Evaluation.
• Treatability Studies.
• Process Troubleshooting.
• Commissioning & Startup Support.
• Water Reuse & Resource Recovery.
• Performance Testing & Optimization.

COMPETENCY – GENERAL

• Strategic Thinking.
• Technical Leadership.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Customer Orientation.
• Communication & Presentation Skills.
• Problem Solving.
• Decision Making.
• Safety & Compliance Focus.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

We are specifically interested in experts who have direct experience in:

• Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facilities.
• NMP Wastewater Treatment/Oxidation Systems.
• Semiconductor Wastewater Treatment Projects.
• Advanced Oxidation Technologies for refractory industrial effluents.
• Industrial wastewater feasibility studies, pilot testing, and process optimization.
• Large-scale EPC projects involving specialty chemical or high-tech manufacturing industries.