Senior Manager, Industrial Water & Waste Systems

Wolfspeed; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed seeks a Facilities Industrial Water & Waste Area Manager in Durham to lead engineering and maintenance for water and waste systems across our campuses. You will promote safety and quality while driving improvements to reliability and energy efficiency, coaching a diverse team of engineers and technicians.

You will guide system hardening, RCFA, and cost-saving initiatives, while ensuring regulatory compliance and successful project startups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering or related field (required).
• 8–12+ years of experience in industrial water/wastewater engineering and operations.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering and operations teams preferred.
• Semiconductor or advanced manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Proven track record delivering OPEX savings and reliability improvements.
• Familiarity with POTW compliance challenges is preferred.
• Strong understanding of process integration, automation, and PLC/SCADA systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for water, wastewater, reclaim, and hazardous waste systems.
• Lead system hardening initiatives to improve reliability and resilience of critical utilities.
• Drive RCFA and implement sustainable corrective actions across sites.
• Manage IW&W team members, including coaching and development.
• Collaborate with project teams to start-up and commission facilities systems.

Skills

Leadership

Water/wastewater engineering

RCFA / root-cause analysis

Data analytics

PLC/SCADA

Cost reduction

Project management

Mentoring / coaching

Communication / stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SCADA systems

RO/DI / IX water treatment hardware

Job description

Wolfspeed seeks a Facilities Industrial Water & Waste Area Manager in Durham to lead engineering and maintenance for water and waste systems across our campuses. You will promote safety and quality while driving improvements to reliability and energy efficiency, coaching a diverse team of engineers and technicians.

You will guide system hardening, RCFA, and cost-saving initiatives, while ensuring regulatory compliance and successful project startups.