Senior Drinking Water Process Engineer Job Details - Black & Veatch Family of Companies

*Senior Drinking Water Process Engineer*

Date: Oct 17, 2024

Location:

Lake Worth, FL, US US Coral Springs, FL, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

*Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. *

As an employee-owned company, our people _are_ Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

*Company :* Black & Veatch Corporation

*Req Id :* 104684

*Opportunity Type :* Staff

*Relocation eligible :* No

*Full time/Part time :* Full-Time

*Project Only Hire :* No

*Visa Sponsorship Available:* Yes

*Why Black and Veatch*

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanitys biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

*The Opportunity*

As a senior drinking water process engineer, you will serve in a seller-doer role to grow opportunities and lead the execution of projects related to drinking water treatment. In this role, you will lead the process evaluations, alternatives assessment, and conceptual design of drinking water treatment systems, serving as a technical specialist/subject matter expert. As a technical specialist, you may be engaged in conventional treatment applications such as coagulation, clarification, softening, and media filtration; as well as advanced treatment processes, such as membrane filtration, reverse osmosis (BWRO, SWRO), UV/AOP, ozonation, carbon adsorption, and ion exchange. Additionally, you will be responsible for business development activities and external marketing opportunities such as presenting at local/national conferences, building/maintaining client relationships, and supporting new business pursuits and proposal development in collaboration with client directors and project managers.

*The Team*

Black & Veatch Process Engineers develop technical solutions that are critical to winning work and drive design deliverables for critical infrastructure projects with community benefits. Our Team of over 200 process engineers support water, industrial, next generation agriculture, LNG, hydrogen, fertilizer, and carbon capture businesses among others. We have transformed our team to align with megatrends associated with water scarcity, limited resources, alternative fuels, and energy sustainability. Our industry leading solutions modernize infrastructure, optimize asset use, reduce cost, and mitigate risk.

Why BVs Process Engineering Team?

+ The work is rewarding and meaningful

+ The team is comprised of supportive and appreciative professionals

+ Career opportunities exist in many rapidly expanding business solutions

*Key Responsibilities*

Engineering:

+ Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables, including process/mass balance calculations, design criteria/basis of design memoranda, process flow diagrams, P&IDs, tradeoff studies, and master planning studies

+ Typically supports multiple projects simultaneously with complex technical challenges

+ Serves as a technical specialist with knowledge and skillset providing guidance to project teams in conventional and/or advanced water treatment systems

+ Performs complex research, including applied research activities involving bench, pilot, and full-scale testing to select or assess performance of treatment processes

+ Develops recommendations for appropriate treatment processes, equipment and/or materials selection

+ Oversees collection, assimilation, analysis, and management of data for process design work

+ Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles

+ Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements

+ Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods

+ Reviews or manages the work of junior engineers

Client Focus:

+ Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers for ongoing projects and new business prospects and may determine the key clients in some instances

+ Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops creative solutions and approaches to accommodate our clients goals and objectives

+ Provides support to business development or pursuit activities, including involvement in pre-positioning meetings, proposal development, client interviews, identification of winning sales messages.

+ Attends and presents on various advanced treatment projects and thought leadership ideas at local, regional and national conferences

People Management:

+ Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring to junior engineers

+ May assist with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any performance improvement actions required for junior engineers

+ Participate in coaching opportunities, career development planning, learning/training, and development of junior staff

Engineering Standards:

+ Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes related to water quality and treatment

+ Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards

+ Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

Quality / Continuous Improvement:

+ Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks

+ May be responsible for ensuring compliance with Black & Veatch quality program

+ Provides related guidance and direction to others

+ Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

+ Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects

Resource Management - (budgets, tools, processes, project support):

+ Implements resource management strategy

+ Manages engineering resources for small groups

Administrative:

+ Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup

+ Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs

+ May approve expense reports

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