Senior Process Engineer - Wastewater Leader (Hybrid)

GHD; Bowie (MD); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

PTO

Holiday Pay

Wellness Reimbursement

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead advanced wastewater treatment design across municipal and industrial projects in the United States. You will mentor junior staff, translate complex engineering concepts into practical solutions, and collaborate with national experts and regional project teams.

The role offers a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration three days a week and opportunities to influence project delivery, proposals, and client relations, while advancing your

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Professional Engineer license.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in wastewater treatment design and research.
• Ability to lead process engineering for a large complex wastewater treatment project.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with proven ability to develop, mentor and lead professional technical staff.
• Strong business development, proposal preparation, and marketing skills.
• Flexible and able to meet challenging deadlines.
• Strong client focus.

Responsibilities

• Executing advanced process designs for municipal and industrial wastewater facilities, focusing on nutrient removal, biosolids management, and improving efficiency.
• Collaborating with senior national experts to implement innovative and emerging wastewater treatment technologies on high-profile projects.
• Mentoring and providing technical direction to junior process engineers to ensure their professional growth and project quality.
• Assisting with technical proposals, specifically crafting the process approach and project-specific innovative solutions.
• Conducting complex process modeling (BioWin, Sumo, or GPS-X) following modeling best practices.
• Performing detailed technical reviews (QA/QC) of design calculations, reports, and drawings produced by the project team.
• Facilitating technical workshops for clients to help them evaluate process alternatives and long-term capital improvements.
• Supporting on-site facility startups and operational troubleshooting, providing real-world feedback to the design team.
• Engaging with equipment manufacturers to stay current on the latest technology trends and evaluating their performance for specific applications.
• Managing bench-scale and pilot-scale studies, ensuring data integrity and providing scale-up recommendations for full-scale design.
• Developing Multi-Criteria and Life Cycle Analyses to help clients make informed decisions between traditional and advanced treatment paths.

Skills

Process engineering leadership

Communication skills

Mentoring staff

Business development

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Tools

BioWin

SUMO

GPS-X

QA/QC

Life Cycle Costing

Job description

GHD is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead advanced wastewater treatment design across municipal and industrial projects in the United States. You will mentor junior staff, translate complex engineering concepts into practical solutions, and collaborate with national experts and regional project teams.

The role offers a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration three days a week and opportunities to influence project delivery, proposals, and client relations, while advancing your