Water Treatment Process Engineering Lead

Water Otter Job Board; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Veolia seeks an experienced Process Engineering Project Technical Leader to guide a team in delivering integrated water, wastewater, and waste treatment solutions for North American customers. You will own the PFD, balance design, risk, and schedule while coordinating engineers across technologies.

The role requires deep technical knowledge, strong commercial sense, and the ability to manage customer relationships, regulatory interfaces, and project deliverables from concept to operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; advanced degrees may be considered with relevant experience.
• Experience in process engineering for water, wastewater, or waste treatment systems.
• Leadership experience or capability: align and motivate a team, train, coach, and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of complete water, wastewater, or waste treatment solutions, including process flow sheets, unit operations, and process parameters.
• Own the overall Process Flow Diagram (PFD), flow tables or mass balance, and process guarantees with responsible engineers.
• Set the process strategy for the project, including design basis, safety factors, treatment of flow variations, and competitive approach.
• Coordinate Process Engineers on the flow sheet; define deliverables and schedules, ensure quality and schedule compliance.
• Evaluate interactions of unit processes and their effects on upstream/downstream stages.
• Identify and manage technical risks across the treatment solution with the project team.
• Serve as lead technical contact for customers and internal functions.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and lead implementation of solutions.
• Understand regulations and liaise with regulatory agencies as needed.
• Take accountability for project success from development to operation and customer satisfaction.
• Communicate proactively, collaborate across teams, and lead corrective actions when needed.
• Represent Veolia’s expertise in external markets via presentations and client interactions.
• Provide training and coaching to Process Engineering team members.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Customer focus

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Advanced degree considered

Job description

Veolia seeks an experienced Process Engineering Project Technical Leader to guide a team in delivering integrated water, wastewater, and waste treatment solutions for North American customers. You will own the PFD, balance design, risk, and schedule while coordinating engineers across technologies.

The role requires deep technical knowledge, strong commercial sense, and the ability to manage customer relationships, regulatory interfaces, and project deliverables from concept to operation.