Director of Engineering and Design

AUC Group LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AUC Group LLC in Houston, Texas seeks a Director of Engineering and Design to lead our engineering and design activities for water treatment projects. The role involves directing the engineering department, mentoring engineers, and acting as the technical voice with customers during business development.

You will own the full design document set, integrate with PM and Construction, and drive standardized, efficient plant designs across municipal and industrial projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, environmental, civil engineering, or related field.
• 5–10 years in engineering with wastewater or municipal projects.
• 5 years managing engineers, either on project or department level.
• Texas PE license, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Deep fluency in municipal water and wastewater processes; working knowledge of mechanical, process, electrical, and I&C disciplines.
• Comfort owning full design document set (mass balance, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment arrangements) and document control discipline.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day of the engineering department: setting priorities, managing workload, and ensuring every drawing and document is right the first time.
• Be the technical voice in front of customers during business development, building estimates and preliminary designs to win projects.
• Work with Project Management and Construction to standardize designs for faster, cleaner plant builds.
• Mentor a team that respects decisions and be ready to jump in to make tough calls when needed.

Skills

Engineering management

Engineering experience

PE license

Municipal water/wastewater processes

Design documentation ownership

PMP certification (bonus)

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical, Environmental, Civil Engineering

Job description

Director of Engineering and Design

AUC Group LLC HOUSTON, Texas, United States

About this position

Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG) operates two businesses within the water infrastructure space, delivering more than 20 billion gallons of water a year to customers. SSWG provides water treatment and desalination for governmental, hospitality and industrial customers in United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the AUC Group provides decentralized water and wastewater treatment plants for industrial and municipal customers in the United States. Through our Water-as-a-Service® (WaaS®) model, we design, build, own, and operate more than 200 water and wastewater treatment plants, taking on the capital and operational risk so our customers don't have to. SSWG is a portfolio company of EQT, a purpose-driven global investment organization with more than three decades of experience supporting portfolio companies in achieving sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership.

What you'll own

You’ll run the day-to-day of the engineering department: setting priorities, managing the team's workload, and making sure every drawing and document that goes out the door is right the first time. You’ll be a technical voice in front of customers during business development, building the estimates and preliminary designs that win projects. You’ll work closely with Project Management and Construction to standardize our designs, so plants get built faster and cleaner. This isn't a hands-off management job. We need someone who still knows the work well enough to jump in, make the tough call, and mentor a team that respects the decision.

Requirements

What you bring

• A bachelor's degree in chemical, Environmental, Civil Engineering, or a related field
• 5 to 10 years in engineering, with real time on wastewater or municipal projects
• 5 years managing engineers, whether on a project or department level
• A Texas PE license, or the ability to get one within 6 months
• Deep fluency in municipal water and wastewater processes, and working knowledge of the mechanical, process, electrical, and I&C disciplines around them
• Comfort owning the full design document set (mass balance, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment arrangements) and the document control discipline that keeps a project on track
• A PMP is a plus, not a requirement

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

About EQT

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization with EUR 266 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management) as of 30 June 2025, within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets. EQT owns portfolio companies and assets in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas and supports them in achieving sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans.

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