Senior Process Design Lead: Industrial Water & Wastewater

Kennedy Jenks; Federal Way (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Health savings account

401(k)

Bonus programs

Tuition reimbursement

Employee ownership

Professional registration support

Business travel assistance

PTO & holidays

Employee assistance program

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Kennedy Jenks is seeking a Senior Process Design Engineer in Washington to lead complex industrial water and wastewater process design work, guide multidisciplinary delivery teams, and help clients develop practical, sustainable, and efficient solutions across diverse market sectors.

This role offers the opportunity to shape process design strategy, support delivery from planning through startup, and contribute to the growth of KJ’s industrial water and wastewater practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, Civil, or a related engineering field.
• 10 years of engineering experience in investigation, planning, design, construction, and commissioning, including relevant consulting experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Washington required.
• Travel to client and project sites as needed for client visits, meetings, project coordination, and collaboration with other KJ offices.
• Experience applying process design solutions across sectors such as mining and metals, pulp and paper, food and beverage, data centers, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, or similar industrial environments.
• Familiarity with computer-aided drafting and design tools such as AutoCAD, BlueBeam, Revit, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead process design strategy as Project Technical Lead on complex industrial engineering projects, including wastewater, facilities engineering, and metals finishing work.
• Develop process flow diagrams, guide water and mass balances, and direct bench and pilot testing for complex treatment systems.
• Prepare options analyses and detailed process design recommendations that balance performance, cost, constructability, and sustainability.
• Coordinate project delivery by aligning technical disciplines, project teams, and client priorities from planning and design through construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Support scope, schedule, fee development, negotiation, staffing, and service expansion opportunities with existing clients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and travel to client sites, project locations, and KJ offices as needed.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project delivery perspective

Client and team communication

Analytical approach

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, Civil, or a related engineering field

Tools

AutoCAD

BlueBeam

Revit

Job description

Kennedy Jenks is seeking a Senior Process Design Engineer in Washington to lead complex industrial water and wastewater process design work, guide multidisciplinary delivery teams, and help clients develop practical, sustainable, and efficient solutions across diverse market sectors.

This role offers the opportunity to shape process design strategy, support delivery from planning through startup, and contribute to the growth of KJ’s industrial water and wastewater practice.