Drinking Water Associate Process Engineer Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Black & Veatch; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401K match

Flexible work environment

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Drinking Water Associate Process Engineer in Columbus, OH. The role involves applying advanced water treatment techniques, supporting multiple projects, and engaging in client interactions. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering with at least one year of related experience and knowledge in water treatment processes. This position allows for a hybrid work environment, enabling a balance between professional responsibilities and personal life. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience.
• Ability to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of engineering deliverables.
• Support multiple projects with complex technical challenges.
• Coordinate with internal and external team members.

Skills

Knowledge of conventional water treatment processes

Strong technical writing skills

Effective communication

Client focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctoral) in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering

Tools

Process flow diagrams

P&IDs

Job description

Overview

Drinking Water Associate Process Engineer

Date: Nov 13, 2025

Location: Richmond, VA, US; Indianapolis, IN, US; Blue Ash, OH, US; Columbus, OH, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity\'s biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity

This position is based in Richmond, Virginia.

Functions in a water process engineer role as a mid-level engineer in water treatment. Possesses knowledge of conventional water treatment and is familiar with processes such as coagulation, clarification, softening, media filtration, and advanced water treatment processes (e.g., membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, UV/AOP, ozonation, carbon adsorption, and distribution system water quality). Experience in water reuse, brackish and seawater desalination is desirable. Bench-scale and pilot experience is also desirable.

Under supervision and guidance from senior process experts, applies advanced water treatment and engineering techniques to complex engineering problems for a wide range of water quality and treatment challenges. Will expand knowledge over time in other areas and will interact with multi-disciplinary design teams to implement complex treatment solutions. Assists in developing, validating, and presenting specialist/technical output to clients and key stakeholders. Assists in business development activities and external marketing opportunities such as presenting at local/national conferences, building/maintaining client relationships, and supporting new business pursuits and proposal development.

Your role includes diverse opportunities in the water treatment area ranging from conventional water sources, brackish and seawater desalination, and reuse applications. You will be part of a team that directs process design for projects around the world for a global engineering firm.

The Team

Black & Veatch Process Engineers develop technical solutions that are critical to winning work and drive design deliverables for critical infrastructure projects with community benefits. Our team of over 200 process engineers support water, industrial, next generation agriculture, LNG, hydrogen, fertilizer, and carbon capture businesses among others. We have transformed our team to align with megatrends associated with water scarcity, limited resources, alternative fuels, and energy sustainability. Our industry leading solutions modernize infrastructure, optimize asset use, reduce cost, and mitigate risk.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering

• Assists in preparation of engineering deliverables, including process/mass balance calculations, design criteria/basis of design memoranda, process flow diagrams, P&IDs, tradeoff studies, and master planning studies
• Under the guidance of a senior process engineer, supports multiple projects with complex technical challenges
• Active role in applied research activities involving bench, pilot, and full-scale testing to select or assess performance of alternative treatment processes
• Capable of independently developing recommendations for appropriate treatment processes, equipment and/or materials selection
• Assists in collection, assimilation, analysis, and management of data for process design work
• Prepares moderately complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Manages quality requirements
• With guidance from senior process engineers, applies advanced engineering techniques and problem-solving analyses
• Demonstrates strong technical writing skills and effective communication
• Actively coordinates with internal and external team members for successful project execution

Client Focus

• Actively seeks to understand client interests and drivers through normal client contact and interaction with project leadership
• Applies understanding of client interests to performance of the work under responsibility
• Working closely with senior professionals, may provide support to business development or pursuit activities, including involvement in pre-positioning meetings and proposal development

People Management

• Helps support knowledge management and provides mentoring to interns and junior engineers
• May assist with performance management processes, mentoring, and recognition for interns and junior engineers

Engineering Standards

• Continues to learn and remains current on departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black & Veatch Policies and Procedures
• Applies standards to assigned tasks as appropriate

Quality / Continuous Improvement

• Begins to independently apply knowledge and complies with Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (background check, drug screen, motor vehicle records search) in compliance with applicable laws

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctoral) in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering preferred
• 5 years of experience in water treatment
• Working knowledge of process design for treatment of municipal effluent for reuse, brackish and seawater desalination, brine management, engineering design principles and standards
• Understanding of consulting, project execution, client services, and business development
• Effective written and oral communications, and competencies including Learning on the Fly, Drive for Results, Priority Setting, Planning, Informing, Listening, and Dealing with Ambiguity

Work Environment/Other

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days

Salary

ENG: Engineering

Job Grade

015

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