Senior Project Engineer

Seven Seas Water Group; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Seven Seas Water Group, headquartered in Tampa, seeks a Senior Project Engineer responsible for engineering all aspects of water treatment systems, mainly seawater and brackish RO, for long-term operations.

You will own engineering from 3D design to I&C, coordinate with the Plant Design Team, lead P&ID reviews, and support project delivery and safety while traveling 10–20% internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; chemical or mechanical preferred.
• 5–10 years of professional water-treatment or SWRO design experience.
• Ability to read P&IDs, PFDs, and GA drawings.
• Experience directing design personnel; strong mechanical design skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineer for assigned projects and support project manager.
• Own P&IDs and ensure cross-discipline consistency.
• Prepare engineering documents (P&IDs, foundations, valves, equipment data sheets).
• Prepare material purchase specs and review supplier submittals.
• Coordinate with 3D Plant Design team for 3D facility design.
• Facilitate HAZOP and Plant Design Reviews.
• Maintain BOMs in ERP (IFS) and issue purchase requisitions.
• Direct and approve work of AutoCAD designers.
• Assist Business Development with project costing.
• Assist in operational procedures for new plants.

Skills

SWRO knowledge

P&ID interpretation

MS Office

AutoCAD/Visio

Design leadership

Multilingual English/Spanish

Hybrid work ability

Travel 10-20%

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Chemical or Mechanical engineering preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

Seven Seas Water Group (www.sevenseaswater.com) is a portfolio company owned by investment funds managed by EQT. Headquartered in Tampa, with operations across the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America, Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG) delivers annually over 20 billion gallons of water to industrial, commercial, governmental, municipal, and hospitality customers. SSWG designs, builds, owns, and operates, delivers new facilities, or acquires and upgrades existing facilities, with the goal of optimizing project risk transfer between the public and private sectors. We have more than 200 water and wastewater treatment plants in operations throughout the United States, Caribbean, and Latin America. With an outstanding reputation for decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions, the SSWG “Water-as-a-Service®” approach seeks to help solve global water and wastewater infrastructure challenges.

SSWG operates two businesses within the water infrastructure space. Seven Seas Water, which provides water treatment and desalination for governmental, hospitality and industrial customers in United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the AUC Group (www.aucgroup.net), which provides decentralized water and wastewater treatment plants for industrial and municipal customers in the United States.

Seven Seas Water Group is a portfolio company of EQT AB (together with its subsidiaries, "EQT"), a purpose-driven global investment organization that partners with companies worldwide through its Private Capital and Real Assets strategies. Founded in 1994, EQT is a leading active ownership firm that has more than EUR 273 billion in total assets under management across nearly 50 active funds. EQT is committed to investing behind essential infrastructure, partnering with established platforms that deliver sustainable, mission critical services aligned with global needs for resource efficiency.

This role is remote, with a preference for candidates located in or near Tampa, FL or Houston, TX, where our team has a regional presence

Job Summary

The Senior Project Engineer is accountable for all aspects of engineering necessary to deliver water treatment systems (primarily Reverse Osmosis systems treating seawater and brackish water) to be operated by Seven Seas Water (Operations Group) on a long term basis delivering water to municipal and industrial customers. The Project Engineer has ownership of all engineering activities necessary to delivery turn key solutions on green field and brown field sites. This includes in house engineering, 3D design, I&C engineering, full SCADA development, and 3rd party engineering subcontracts for civil, structural, building, permitting, etc. as needed to support the turn key project delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Act as the lead engineer for assigned projects; support the project manager in execution of engineering project deliverables. Liaise with project team and customer in delivering the project.
• Take ownership of the P&ID’s and the Integration of the project across all disciplines to ensure a consistent design across all disciplines and documentation.
• Prepare engineering documents within specified dates, such as P&ID (Piping and Instrument Diagram), foundation loading charts, valves list, rotating equipment (pumps, blower etc.) data sheets, static equipment data sheets (storage tank, pressure vessels) heat exchanger data sheet, paint and lining matrix, piping and valve specs.
• Prepare Material Purchase Specifications (MPS) for equipment, valves, instruments, vessels, piping, paint, lining, etc. along with review and release of technical bid evaluations (TBE’s) for the packages. After the PO, review and approve supplier submittals as needed to ensure compliance with on schedule execution.
• Coordinate heavily with 3D Plant Design Team to complete 3D Plant Design of new water treatment facilities. The Project Engineer will not do CADD work, but is responsible for delivering annotated construction drawings of high quality to deliver a safe, operable, and efficient plant design.
• Facilitate HAZOP and Plant Design Reviews for new plants built by the company.
• Maintain detailed BOMs into company ERP system (IFS) and issue purchase requisitions using ERP system.
• Direct and approve the work of mechanical AutoCAD designers completing mechanical and process drawings.
• As required, assist Business Development with costing on new plants proposed by the company.
• Assist in the completion of operational procedures for new plants built by the company.

Qualification/Requirements

• Strong technical knowledge of seawater and brackish water reverse osmosis technology and applications, domestic and industrial wastewater treatment technologies, and related water industry technologies, trends, and standards
• Expert in the reading and interpretation of mechanical drawings such as P&IDs, PFDs, and GA’s.
• Proficient in the use of standard business software such as Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint.
• Proficient in the use of MS Visio and/or AutoCAD design software preferred.
• Must be able to direct design personnel.
• Must have solid mechanical engineering skills.
• Process design skills are a plus.
• English fluency required; Spanish speaking ability is strongly preferred, or multi-lingual skills are highly desired.
• Ability to work hybrid schedule (multiple days per week in Tampa office) required.
• Ability to travel 10-20% internationally as well as in the U.S.
• PE License is highly desired.
• PMP certification is a plus.

Education/Experience

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline required. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering Degree preferred.
• 5-10 yrs minimum professional work experience highly preferred.
• Relevant experience in the water treatment industry, to include experience with reverse-osmosis system design; sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) experience highly preferred.
• Candidate must have mechanical design experience of various piping materials including PVC, stainless steel, and FRP. Must also have experience with design of mechanical support systems for piping, valves, pumps, and instrumentation.
• Candidate must be experienced with all facets of project execution with primary focus on detailed engineering of reverse osmosis and related process equipment design.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans.

Applicant will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.