Senior Wastewater Process Engineer

Arco Ltd; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA options

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarships for children

Charitable match

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

BlueWTR is seeking a Senior Process Engineer/Design PM to lead process design and technical delivery on industrial water and wastewater projects across hyperscale data centers, RNG/biogas, semiconductor, and more. You will own basis-of-design through commissioning, working in a design-build structure with ARCO/Murray's national platform.

This is a senior, client-facing role with ownership over process scope, deliverables, and technical decisions.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in industrial water/wastewater process engineering or design-build delivery.
• Hands-on experience with membrane systems (UF/NF/RO), biological treatment, chemical feed, and solids handling.
• Strong client-facing communication; able to lead technical discussions with sophisticated industrial owners and their reps.
• Experience inside design-build or EPC delivery, comfortable with cost, schedule, and constructability pressure on process decisions.
• BS in Chemical, Environmental, or related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead process design on assigned industrial water and wastewater projects from FEL through commissioning.
• Own basis-of-design, mass balances, hydraulic profiles, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment layouts, and control narratives.
• Serve as senior technical interface for clients, consulting engineers, and design-build partners; defend process decisions.
• Drive equipment selection, OEM evaluations, procurement, and submittal reviews.
• Direct startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization with controls integrators.
• Mentor junior engineers and review deliverables to raise technical standards.
• Support business development through proposal input and scoping calls.

Skills

Process design

Client-facing

PFDs/P&IDs

Membrane systems

Wastewater treatment

Mass balances

Hydraulic profiling

Design-build EPC

Project delivery

Controls interfaces

Education

BS in Chemical/Environmental Eng

Tools

SCADA/PLC

Job description

ABOUT YOU

BlueWTR is hiring a Senior Process Engineer/Design PM to lead process design and technical delivery on industrial water and wastewater projects across hyperscale data center, RNG/biogas, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, and food & beverage markets. You'll own basis-of-design through commissioning on projects ranging from greenfield UPW systems to multi-hundred-MW cooling and reuse infrastructure, working inside a design-build structure with the full backing of ARCO/Murray's national platform.

This is a senior, client-facing role with ownership over process scope, deliverables, and technical decisions.

• Location: Denver or Chicago
• Travel: up to 20% domestically

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

Expected compensation range: $135K - $175K + Bonus. This is an approximate range; actual salary may be higher or lower depending on your experience and skillset.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA and FSA options
• Paid parental leave
• Paid sabbatical and volunteer leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Up to $28,000 in scholarships per child
• 100% charitable match
• Inclusive, ownership-driven workplace culture

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Lead process design on assigned industrial water and wastewater projects; membrane (UF/NF/RO), biological, chemical, solids handling, and reuse, from FEL through commissioning.
• Own basis-of-design, mass balances, hydraulic profiles, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment layouts, and control narratives as primary author and approver.
• Serve as the senior technical interface for clients, consulting engineers, and design-build partners; defend process decisions and translate them into executable scope.
• Drive equipment selection, OEM evaluations, technical procurement, and submittal reviews.
• Direct startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization in coordination with controls integrators and field teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and review their deliverables; raise the technical bar across the process group.
• Support business development through proposal input, scoping calls, and regional presence at industry events.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

• 7–10 years in industrial water/wastewater process engineering or design-build process delivery.
• Demonstrated ownership of PFDs, P&IDs, hydraulic profiles, mass balances, and basis-of-design packages on completed projects.
• Hands-on experience with membrane systems (UF/NF/RO), biological treatment, chemical feed, and solids handling.
• Strong client-facing communication; able to lead technical discussions with sophisticated industrial owners and their reps.
• Experience inside design-build or EPC delivery, comfortable with cost, schedule, and constructability pressure on process decisions.
• BS in Chemical, Environmental, or related engineering discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• PE license.
• Direct project experience in hyperscale data center cooling, RNG/biogas, semiconductor UPW, or food & beverage process water.
• Working knowledge of industrial controls, PLC/SCADA architecture, instrumentation, and process automation handoffs.
• NPDES permitting and industrial discharge compliance experience.
• Prior experience mentoring or formally managing other engineers.

MAKE YOUR MOVE

BlueWTR is ARCO/Murray's industrial water and wastewater solutions provider. We design and build process water, wastewater, reuse, and high-purity water infrastructure for clients in advanced manufacturing, RNG/biogas, semiconductor, food & beverage, and hyperscale data centers. Our work is technical, deadline-driven, and tied directly to clients' core business.

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