Hybrid ESOP–Owned Drinking Water Process Engineer

Black & Veatch; Murrieta (CA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch is seeking an Associate Drinking Water Process Engineer to contribute to mid‑level process design for municipal water treatment projects in California. You will work under supervision on coagulation, clarification, filtration, and advanced treatment processes, supporting bench and pilot studies and client deliverables.

As part of a global, employee‑owned team, you will grow technical skills, collaborate with multidisciplinary designers, and assist in business development

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and 1 year related work experience.
• Preferred: advanced degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering.

Responsibilities

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

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

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

Job description

Black & Veatch is seeking an Associate Drinking Water Process Engineer to contribute to mid‑level process design for municipal water treatment projects in California. You will work under supervision on coagulation, clarification, filtration, and advanced treatment processes, supporting bench and pilot studies and client deliverables.

As part of a global, employee‑owned team, you will grow technical skills, collaborate with multidisciplinary designers, and assist in business development