Industrial Water Process Engineer

Miningamigos; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown and Caldwell is seeking an Industrial Water Process Engineer for its Oil & Gas team in Walnut Creek, CA. You will work with engineers, project managers, and client service managers on water, wastewater, and water reuse infrastructure across the United States, applying best practices to advance client solutions.

The role involves leading process evaluations, data analyses, and the development of optimization strategies, while mentoring junior staff and contributing to technical proposals

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental, civil, chemical, mechanical, or biological engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Professional Engineer licensure required.
• Typically 5+ years of related process engineering experience.
• SMS framework certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of process models and perform advanced data analysis.
• Lead chemical/physical/biological evaluations, lifecycle cost analyses, and process optimizations.
• Oversee and guide junior staff in process design and definition, including mass and energy balances.
• Participate in technical innovation projects and new technologies implementations.
• Contribute to proposals and client content with process-related content.

Skills

Process modeling

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

P.E. licensure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Brown and Caldwell has an exciting opportunity for an Industrial Water Process Engineer to join our Oil & Gas team. In this role, you will work closely with and be mentored by other engineers, project managers, and client service managers to support the environmental engineering needs for large water, wastewater, and water reuse infrastructure for development of oil & gas industrial water projects across the United States. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a growth-oriented professional consulting company. The successful candidate will support the advancement of the firm’s prominence through application of the best technical, project management and client services practices.

The Industrial Water Process Engineer is responsible for solving moderately complex problems. This position involves critical decision making, based on limited guidelines and supervision, and exercising judgement and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of process modelsandperform advanced data analysis.
• Lead chemical/physical/biologicalprocess evaluations,alternativesanalyses, lifecycle cost analyses, andimplementationof processoptimizations .
• Lead troubleshooting effortsof existing facilities, develop solutions forprocessissues.
• Be responsible fortheadheringtoQualityManagement Plan (QMP), decision, interim work, and deliverables for projects.
• Oversee and guide junior staff in process design and definition, including mass and energy balances, process system requirements, equipment specifications, and preliminary design concepts.
• Participate intechnical innovation projects,including theimplementation ofnew technologiesand processes.
• Leadthe execution ofexperiments,evaluate technologies for implementation.
• Lead physical/chemical/biologicaltesting and analysisanddata reporting.
• Understand and deliver BC’s process relateddifferentiatingsolutions.
• Engage on pursuits, providing process related technical content for proposals and presentations.
• As required, engage inprocess relatedrisk assessment and mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to regional conference presentations and/or publications, promoting BC’s brand.
• Support the development and creation of continuing education and training, including on the latest technical advancements.
• Actively mentor junior staff on development priorities and projects.
• Support subject matter experts and practice leaders in ensuring BC Standards areaccurate, up to date and complete.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute variousadditionalassignments based on evolving needs.
• May provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.

Skills and Competencies

• Proficient inprocess modeling and data analysis skills, strongtroubleshootingand problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to perform physical, chemical, and biological process performance evaluationswith high-level oversight.
• Skilled at effectively conveyingtechnical information to clients and internal stakeholders.

Experience

• Typically,a minimum of5yearsrelated work experienceinprocessengineering or related field.
• Typically, certified in the SMS Framework andprogressingthrough the SMS competencies.

Education

• A bachelor's degree inenvironmental, civil,chemical,mechanical, orbiologicalengineeringde gree or equivalent experience isrequired.
• Licensure as a professional engineer is required.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of industrial water experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and a highly responsive candidate, capable of working in a diverse team environment and handling multiple tasks with competing priorities.
• Highly organized with the ability to coordinate the work of multiple team members including subconsultants.
• Candidate should be a self-starter, results-orientedand able to work under tight deadlines.
• Highly proficient using the Microsoft Office Suite.

Salary Range:

Theanticipatedstarting payrange for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and maybemore or lessdependingupon skills, experience,and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $95,000 - $129,000
Location B: $104,000 - $142,000
Location C: $114,000 - $155,000

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We stride to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visitwww.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

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