Project Technical Leader - Industrial Wastewater Process Team

Part of Veolia Group, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions brings together experienced professionals in pursuit of the same goal: to solve the world's most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, the environment and energy. We’re always looking for passionate and creative people to help us in this mission!

What will you be doing?
Project Technical Leaders serve as key partners for our customers in the North American market, acting as collaborative technical leaders responsible for supporting the successful sale, system design, execution, commissioning, and operation of complete system solutions tailored to our customers' needs. On complex projects with multiple unit processes, the Project Technical Leader leads a team of Process Engineers to support each project. They are responsible for fostering a collaborative and innovative environment within the team in alignment with the strategy, ensuring effective communication and knowledge sharing, and managing the process deliverables (schedules, assignments, quality). On cross-functional project execution teams, the Project Technical Leader provides strategic direction and facilitates decision making to ensure alignment with project objectives and customer requirements. They cultivate strong working relationships with customers and project stakeholders, promoting teamwork and driving successful project delivery.

The Project Technical Leader leverages their strong technical experience to lead the development of the overall treatment solution with the team of Process Engineers, considering customer requirements, safety factors, wastewater quality and quantity, and customer needs. Process Engineering responsibilities include: defining the design basis, process design (process flow diagram [PFD], process design parameters, mass balance), proposal Process & Instrumentation Diagram [P&ID] development, process narrative, hydraulic profile, ownership of process guarantees, leadership of process design reviews, risk management, preliminary equipment and instrumentation selections, participating in HAZOPs, successful process start up, performance testing, and on-going operations support. The Project Technical Leader also advises and collaborates with project and services teams on execution P&ID development, control narratives, equipment and instrumentation selection, operability, safety and regulatory considerations, commissioning activities, and operations support. If challenges arise, they lead the troubleshooting effort and resolution.
We are looking for a Project Technical Leader with experience in complex aerobic and anaerobic biological solutions for the Industrial wastewater market, leadership skills to guide process engineers and project teams, and the ability to partner with customers to deliver exceptional experiences.

Core Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities (within and/or outside of the workplace),encompassing the ability to set and communicate a vision, align and inspire a team towards shared objectives, train and coach others, and confidently make effective decisions with limited information under evolving conditions
• Proven track record of effectively collaborating and building strong partnerships with customers, understanding their needs, and delivering solutions that exceed their expectations
• Bachelor’s Degree in an accredited Engineering field (advanced degrees are welcomed, but not required), or another technical discipline such as Science combined with related experience
• At least 10 years (15 or more preferred) of related experience, with an emphasis in design and/or operation of wastewater treatment solutions. Candidates with process engineering experience in the Industrial wastewater market, as well as those with proven leadership experience from other relevant disciplines within this industry, will be considered.
• Industrial aerobic and/or anaerobic biological wastewater experience in at least one or more of the following industries: Chemical, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Pulp & Paper, and/or Microelectronics. Specific knowledge may include: designing treatment systems including membrane bioreactors (MBR), moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBR), low and high rate anaerobic digestion processes (CSTR, UASB, EGSB) biological nutrient removal, high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nitrogen wastewaters, oily wastewater and inhibitory or toxic influent conditions, microelectronics WW contaminants, including silica, TMAH, etc. basic knowledge of the following technologies is an asset: pH adjustment, solids separation, ozone, reverse osmosis (RO) including at high pH (HPRO), ion exchange (IX), degassing towers, membrane ultrafiltration (UF), thermal processes (evaporators, crystallizers), tanks, pumps, instrumentation P&ID development, equipment sizing & selection, control strategies, startup, operations and troubleshooting, safety and regulatory compliance

Useful skills and abilities

• Exceptionally strong oral and written communication skills in English for customer facing communication (including presentations), as well as internal collaboration and influence
• Biological modeling tools such as Biowin, GPS-X, SIMBA, SUMO, etc.
• Professional Engineer’s Licence.
• Critical and creative thinking, and ability to evaluate among numerous options with good judgement
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

At Veolia, we realise diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organisation that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan & Permissive Time Off (US only)
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.