Travel-Heavy Field Service Engineer - Water Treatment

Bilfinger; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 120,347,136 - 131,808,768; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Job summary

Veolia Group is a global environmental services leader. This role focuses on engineering support, construction liaison, and commissioning for water treatment plants across North America and beyond.

Expect extensive travel (70–80%), hands-on PLC/HMI work, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient plant operations. You will design, test, and optimize water treatment systems, provide instrumental support, and deliver customer training while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma with at least 5 years in water treatment field.
• Willingness to travel extensively (70-80% ~250 days/year) across North America and beyond.
• Expert knowledge of water treatment systems including RO, ion exchange, and thermal processes.
• Strong water treatment chemistry knowledge with troubleshooting and optimization skills.
• Ability to work independently with cross-functional teams remotely and meet deadlines.
• Experience with analytical instrumentation and safe handling of chemic ally aggressive fluids.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design reviews, safety in design, and factory acceptance tests.
• Serve as construction liaison between design and field teams.
• Develop and execute commissioning schedules and performance plans.
• Perform PLC/HMI activities, IO checks, networking, and troubleshooting.
• Create concise technical reports and deliver customer training and support.

Skills

Water treatment knowledge

Travel readiness

Reading drawings

Commissioning experience

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma

Tools

PLC/HMI tools

Analytical instrumentation

Calibrated tools

Hand tools

Job description

Veolia Group is a global environmental services leader. This role focuses on engineering support, construction liaison, and commissioning for water treatment plants across North America and beyond.

Expect extensive travel (70–80%), hands-on PLC/HMI work, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient plant operations. You will design, test, and optimize water treatment systems, provide instrumental support, and deliver customer training while maintaining