Water & Wastewater Project Engineer — System Design Lead

Veolia | North America; Glen Allen (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: $80,000-$112,000 USD ann

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (1

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution

Flexible Spending & Health Savings

AD&D Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Veolia North America is seeking a Project Engineer to lead mechanical design for purification and disinfection water treatment projects. You will work with cross-functional teams to meet schedules, budgets, and customer requirements, while delivering technically sound designs.

You will coordinate design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and ensure documentation and QA/QMS compliance. Some travel (10–20%) is required as projects span multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related technical discipline.
• 5 or more years of experience in a related Engineering field with project engineering experience.
• Process design experience in water/wastewater systems.
• UF/MBR domain knowledge and related content, process and tools.
• Ability to read P&IDs and PFDs.
• Hydraulic design experience with head and NPSH calculations for sizing of pumps.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical related design of water and wastewater treatment systems, ensuring design quality, while meeting project schedule, budget, and customers’ expectations.
• Execute and coordinate the design of orders for the ZeeWeed ITR teams, and support Sales and Commercial Engineering with the design of UF membrane replacement opportunities.
• Be a resource for the Applications and Project Management teams to assist in day to day project work. Help solve systemic product issues by feeding back the team’s findings directly to Product Management.
• Perform required calculations needed for sizing, generate technical specifications and perform technical bid evaluations for the fabrication/procurement of various mechanical equipment including (but not limited to) pumps, blowers, compressors, Ozone and UV treatment systems, vessels/tanks, filters, piping systems, and valves.
• Engineer systems in compliance with engineering principles, customer standards and specifications, contractual requirements, and local applicable codes.
• Ensure that all engineering designs, bills of material and technical data are completely and accurately documented by reviewing associated engineering drawings and related documents.
• Coordinate activities concerned with process and mechanical design reviews as well as project issue (scheduling and technical) resolution related to design, construction and start‑up.
• Delegate, coordinate and support junior engineers and internal contractors in project execution activities.
• Meet Quality Management System (QMS) requirements for project execution and documentation. Interface with project manager and customer on project and problem resolution.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Attention to detail

Team communication

Ability to travel

SAP experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Related technical discipline

Tools

SAP

Job description

Veolia North America is seeking a Project Engineer to lead mechanical design for purification and disinfection water treatment projects. You will work with cross-functional teams to meet schedules, budgets, and customer requirements, while delivering technically sound designs.

You will coordinate design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and ensure documentation and QA/QMS compliance. Some travel (10–20%) is required as projects span multiple sites.