Water Treatment Engineer III

Airswift; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a senior Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer in Spring, TX to lead advanced water treatment, produced water, and reuse initiatives across operating facilities and capital projects.

The role emphasizes strategic treatment decisions, research, and sustainability programs, with broad scope across technology development and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in industrial water, wastewater and produced water treatment.
• Experience with water reuse and process engineering.
• Experience leading investigations and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Support complex engineering decisions and performance improvements.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and influence technical decisions.

Skills

Water treatment

Produced water

Treatment strategy

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional

Project oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Eng / Environmental Eng / Civil Eng

Job description

Job Title: Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer

Duration: Initially 1-year

Schedule: 5/40

Location: Spring, TX

This opportunity is suited to a senior technical specialist with deep expertise in industrial water treatment, wastewater treatment and produced water systems. The role offers broad technical scope across operating facilities, capital projects, research, technology development initiatives and sustainability programmes, with a strong focus on operational excellence, treatment strategy and water reuse. This position will support complex engineering decisions, performance improvement and sustainable water management across industrial environments.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline

Required Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in industrial water, wastewater and produced water treatment, water reuse, process engineering, or related fields
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing water management solutions
• Experience supporting both operating facilities and capital project execution
• Experience leading technical investigations, root cause analysis, treatment chemistry evaluation and corrective action planning
• Experience providing technical oversight across project basis development, system design, startup support and performance optimisation for existing and greenfield facilities
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and influence technical decisions across organisations

Required Skills

• Technical leadership in water, wastewater and produced water treatment strategy development, selection and implementation
• Strong knowledge of water sourcing, minimisation, reuse and treatment approaches aligned with economic, sustainability, reliability and operational objectives
• Ability to evaluate, develop and deploy established, emerging and proprietary water treatment technologies
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with operations, engineering, research, technology and business teams
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule to support global teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in industrial sectors such as energy, chemicals, refining, petrochemicals, mining, manufacturing, or water utilities

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.