Process Engineer - Practice Leader - Biosolids/Residuals

Black & Veatch Corporation; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Process Engineer - Practice Leader in Biosolids/Residuals. This role empowers you to tackle humanity's biggest challenges while leading a dynamic team in a hybrid work environment. With over 15 years of experience, you will drive growth initiatives, mentor emerging talent, and serve as a technical advisor on critical infrastructure projects. This innovative firm values your contributions and offers competitive compensation and benefits from day one. If you are passionate about making a difference and leading in the field of process engineering, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

401K match

Competitive compensation

Flexible work environment

Benefits starting day 1

Qualifications

• 15+ years of related work experience in process engineering.
• Professional registration or active pursuit of licensure is required.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth strategies and support business development activities.
• Mentor team members and supervise project execution.

Skills

Process Engineering

Business Development

Mentoring

Technical Advisory

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

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Process Engineer - Practice Leader - Biosolids/Residuals

Date: Jan 17, 2025

Location: Walnut Creek, CA, US; Irvine, CA, US; Los Angeles, CA, 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.

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.

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 supports water, wastewater, industrial, next generation agriculture, LNG, hydrogen, fertilizer, and carbon capture businesses among others.

The Opportunity

As Western Region Biosolids Practice Lead in our process engineering team you will be acting in a ‘seller-doer’ role, working with an established team of client directors in our water utilities sector and leveraging the strength of our existing team of biosolids process engineering team to drive growth in our biosolids practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Staying current on industry trends and client needs to inform growth strategies.
• Supporting the development and implementation of strategy and growth initiatives.
• Participating in thought leadership activities to build the BV brand as industry leaders in the implementation of tailored treatment solutions.
• Playing a vital role in business development activities, including pursuit strategy, prepositioning activities, proposal development, and project interviews.
• Serving as technical advisor to design teams and clients throughout the project lifecycle of planning, design, construction, startup and commissioning, and operations.
• Driving joint accountability for project execution and safety performance.
• Mentoring and supervising team members to build best-in-class capabilities.
• Building technical bench strength through staff development and recruiting.
• Serving as technology leader, recognized as a company and industry expert in residuals and biosolids.
• Developing innovative solutions critical to company success.

Management Responsibilities

Supervises work of others. Responsible for hiring, discipline, and pay administration of their subordinates.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognized accredited program.
• Minimum of 15 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements.

Certifications

Professional registration or license in home country or country of residence (or active pursuit of such licensure).

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards, and physical demands including lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds.

Salary Plan

In accordance with local law, the following Annual compensation range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition: $154,066.00 - $256,729.00

Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.