Industrial Water & Wastewater Process Engineer – Design

ARCO a Family of Construction Companies; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading bonus program

ESOP

Traditional and Roth 401(k)

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

Job summary

BlueWTR is seeking a Process Engineer to design and deliver industrial water and wastewater systems across diverse markets. You will contribute from basis-of-design through commissioning within a design-build framework backed by ARCO/Murray's national platform.

This role is ideal for an early- to mid-career engineer eager to take increasing ownership of process design, technical deliverables, vendor coordination, and field execution. Location: Denver or Chicago; travel ~20% domestically.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in water/wastewater process engineering or related roles.
• Experience developing PFDs, P&IDs, hydraulic calculations, mass balances, and basis-of-design docs.
• Experience with membrane systems (UF/NF/RO), biological/chemical treatment, filtration, or solids handling.

Responsibilities

• Support process design on industrial water and wastewater projects from early design through commissioning.
• Develop basis-of-design content, mass balances, hydraulics, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment layouts, data sheets, and control narratives.
• Participate in technical discussions with clients, vendors, and design-build partners; translate requirements into executable scope.
• Support equipment sizing, OEM evaluations, procurement, and submittal reviews.
• Assist startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization with field teams.

Skills

Process design

Water/wastewater engineering

Technical communication

Education

BS in Chemical or Environmental Engineering

Tools

PFDs & P&IDs

Hydraulic calculations

Mass balances

Equipment sizing

Basis-of-design documentation

Job description

BlueWTR is seeking a Process Engineer to design and deliver industrial water and wastewater systems across diverse markets. You will contribute from basis-of-design through commissioning within a design-build framework backed by ARCO/Murray's national platform.

This role is ideal for an early- to mid-career engineer eager to take increasing ownership of process design, technical deliverables, vendor coordination, and field execution. Location: Denver or Chicago; travel ~20% domestically.