Data Center Water Chemistry Lead — On-Site Expert

Salute; Afton (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement matching

PTO/paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Salute seeks a Water Treatment Subject Matter Expert to serve as the technical authority for water chemistry and treatment systems across a data center campus. You will partner with operations, engineering, and client teams to ensure reliability, efficiency, and regulatory compliance of boilers, chillers, cooling towers, and wastewater systems.

The role leads water treatment programs from design through implementation, supports incident investigations, develops SOPs, and mentors on-site staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field required; an advanced degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
• 7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in industrial or data center water treatment operations, with demonstrated expertise in water chemistry, systems integration, and maintenance.
• Strong understanding of industrial water chemistry programs, including chemical feed, corrosion control, scaling prevention, and biological fouling mitigation.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain SOPs, MOPs, and water treatment management procedures to ensure consistent performance and regulatory compliance.
• Familiarity with EPA, state, and local environmental regulations and reporting requirements.
• Experience with QA/QC oversight of mechanical installations, retrofits, and service contracts.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, schematics, and technical manuals with precision.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and familiarity with water quality monitoring platforms and data analysis tools.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across client, vendor, and internal technical teams.
• Experience supporting mission-critical environments, such as data centers, is strongly preferred.
• Certification as a Certified Water Technologist (CWT) or equivalent credentials are a plus.
• Familiarity with SCADA, PLCs, and automated control systems is preferred.
• Experience with reverse osmosis, filtration, UV sterilization, and closed-loop systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary subject matter expert for all water treatment-related inquiries and initiatives.
• Provide hands-on guidance in the development, optimization, and troubleshooting of water chemistry programs.
• Review water chemistry lab results and testing data to identify trends and mitigate fouling, scale, and corrosion.
• Support boilers, chillers, cooling towers, thermal storage, wastewater, and all open and closed-loop systems to prevent scaling, corrosion, and biological fouling.
• Serve as the key technical resource for water chemistry quality, testing, lab analysis review, and corrective actions required to maintain parameters.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and operations teams to ensure integrated system performance and reliability.
• Advise customers on strategies that improve water quality, operational efficiency, and system longevity.
• Lead and manage water treatment-related projects from design through implementation.

Skills

Water chemistry

Project leadership

Troubleshooting

Client collaboration

Data center experience

P&IDs interpretation

Microsoft Office

Lab data analysis

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering or related field

Tools

SCADA

PLC

Data analysis software

Excel

Job description

Salute seeks a Water Treatment Subject Matter Expert to serve as the technical authority for water chemistry and treatment systems across a data center campus. You will partner with operations, engineering, and client teams to ensure reliability, efficiency, and regulatory compliance of boilers, chillers, cooling towers, and wastewater systems.

The role leads water treatment programs from design through implementation, supports incident investigations, develops SOPs, and mentors on-site staff.