Senior Environmental/Water Engineer

Global Edge Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Edge Group in Houston seeks a Senior Environmental Engineer focusing on water and environmental compliance. You will plan, execute, and review environmental deliverables and coordinate with multiple stakeholders to ensure project success.

Requires a bachelor's in an engineering discipline, 8+ years of relevant experience (12+ optional), and PE license preferred. Strong communication and regulatory knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in an engineering discipline relevant to environmental projects.
• 8+ years of related experience; PE license preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and review environmental deliverables for technical accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Develop basis documents, permit inputs, compliance matrices, and discharge criteria.
• Coordinate with permitting, engineering, construction, client, and suppliers to resolve environmental interfaces and risks.
• Plan, execute, and review water treatment deliverables, including water balances and design criteria.
• Coordinate water treatment scope with process, mechanical, civil, electrical, I&C, procurement, suppliers, construction, commissioning, and client representatives.
• Provide guidance on treatment technology, RO pretreatment, and reject stream interfaces.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Client coordination

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Environmental/Mechanical Engineering or related

Professional Engineering license preferred

Job description

• Plan, execute, and review environmental engineering deliverables for technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project and regulatory requirements.
• Develop environmental basis documents, permit support inputs, compliance matrices, discharge criteria summaries, and environmental design inputs for project execution.
• Coordinate with permitting, environmental, engineering, construction, client, and other stakeholders to resolve environmental interfaces, risks, and compliance-related impacts.

Water:

• Plan, execute, and review water treatment deliverables, including water balances, design criteria, system schematics, equipment lists, specifications, and technical requisitions.
• Coordinate water treatment scope with process, mechanical, civil, electrical, I&C, procurement, suppliers, construction, commissioning, validation, and client representatives.
• Provide technical guidance on treatment technology selection, RO pretreatment protection, reject stream interfaces, supplier input needs, and execution impacts.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor’s or higher degree in chemical, environmental, mechanical, or related engineering discipline from an accredited university (or international equivalent) and 8+ years of relevant experience or 12+ years of relevant work experience.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in either environmental engineering or water treatment.
• Professional Engineering license, or ability to obtain registration is preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong communication, prioritization, problem-solving, and influencing skills across clients, suppliers, equipment vendors, matrixed engineering teams, and global shared-work teams.
• Strong understanding of environmental engineering principles, permitting support, discharge criteria, waste and wastewater interfaces, regulatory compliance documentation, and environmental design inputs.
• Ability to develop and review environmental deliverables, including basis documents, permit support inputs, compliance matrices, discharge criteria summaries, and interface documentation.
• Familiarity with environmental regulations, client standards, project specifications, and cross-discipline interfaces across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.

Water:

• Strong understanding of water treatment principles, source water characterization, pretreatment equipment, RO feed requirements, water balances, utility interfaces, and reject stream management.
• Ability to develop and review water treatment deliverables, including calculations, schematics, specifications, requisition packages, supplier data reviews, and design interface documents.
• Familiarity with water treatment system expectations, client standards, applicable codes and standards, and process, mechanical, civil, electrical, I&C, and facilities interfaces.