Drinking Water Process Associate Engineer

Black & Veatch Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch Corporation is seeking a Drinking Water Process Associate Engineer in Houston, TX, to work under senior process experts on water treatment projects. You will apply knowledge of conventional treatment, coagulation, clarification, softening, and advanced processes to complex engineering challenges.

Under supervision, you will support multi-disciplinary design teams, contribute to client communications, and assist in business development activities such as proposals and conferences.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering preferred.
• 5 years of experience in water treatment.
• Knowledge of municipal effluent treatment for reuse, brackish and seawater desalination is desirable.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation of engineering deliverables and calculations.
• Supports multiple projects with complex technical challenges under supervision.
• Engages in bench, pilot, and full-scale testing for performance evaluation of treatment processes.
• Develops recommendations for suitable treatment processes, equipment, or materials.
• Collects, analyzes, and manages data for process design work.
• Performs moderately complex engineering calculations following standard methods.
• Coordinates with internal and external teams for project execution.

Skills

Water treatment knowledge

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in civil/environmental/chemical engineering

Job description

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Drinking Water Process Associate Engineer

Date: Sep 28, 2026

Location: Houston, TX, US Orlando, FL, US Tampa, FL, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

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.

Company :Black & Veatch Corporation

Opportunity Type :Staff

Project Only Hire :No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands‑on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long‑term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

The Opportunity

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 some of the processes such as coagulation, clarification, softening, media filtration, and advanced water treatment processes, such as membrane filtration (microfiltration/ultrafiltration), reverse osmosis (brackish, seawater), UV/AOP, ozonation, carbon adsorption, and/or distribution system water quality. Any 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, concepts, and approaches 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 would include diverse opportunities in the water treatment area that range from treatment of conventional water sources, brackish and seawater desalination, and reuse applications. You Will be part of a team that directs the 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.

Why BVs Process Engineering Team?

• The work is rewarding and meaningful
• The team is comprised of supportive and appreciative professionals
• Career opportunities exist in many rapidly expanding business solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation of a variety of engineering deliverables, including process/mass balance calculations, design criteria/basis of design memoranda, process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), tradeoff studies, and master planning studies
• Under the guidance of a senior process engineer, supports multiple projects simultaneously 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
• 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 through interaction and communication with project leadership
• Applies understanding of client interests and drivers to their own behavior and performance of the work under his/her 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 process, mentoring, and recognition for interns and junior engineers
• Continues to learn and remains current on departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and 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

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 applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline
• Understanding of consulting, project execution, client services, and business development.
• Effective written and oral communications, Learning on the Fly, Drive for Results, Priority Setting, Planning, Informing, Listening, And Dealing with Ambiguity