Project Engineer

Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In 2022, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 97 million with sanitation, produced nearly 44 terawatt hours and recovered 61 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 42.885 billion euros in 2022. www.veolia.com

Project Engineers lead the design effort on design build or equipment supply projects.  The Project Engineer manages the flow of technical information for both internal and external projects.  This role requires frequent communication between many departments based on the needs of a project.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (included but are not limited to):

• Work within a project team environment with other engineers and designers.

• Review bid specifications for water and wastewater treatment systems during the tender phase to determine requirements for mechanical, electrical and controls equipment to be specified and priced.  

• Review process design of water treatment systems for accuracy at the beginning of each new project.  

• Perform detailed design, calculations, and specifications for selection of equipment for water treatment systems for industrial applications.  Equipment includes screens, pumps, blowers, mixers, shop fabricated and field erected tanks, flares, compressors, DAFs, heat exchangers, chemical pumps, boilers, CHP systems, odor systems, H2S removal systems.  

• Collaborate with the drafting group on drawing development for process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, tank drawings, piping drawings, equipment general arrangement drawings and device location drawings.  

• Perform CAD drafting of process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, tank drawings, piping drawings, equipment general arrangement drawings for projects.   

• Provide technical requirements for process equipment and construction subcontracts and write specifications for purchase requisitions.

• Evaluate process equipment and construction supplier proposals for conformity to technical requirements, schedule compliance and budget allowance. 

• Assist with recommending suppliers with the best offering that meets project specifications, schedule and budget for procurement. 

• Visit vendor shops to perform kickoff meetings, interim inspections and final inspections of process equipment prior to shipment to job sites.  

• Prepare project lists for process equipment, manual valves, control valves, instruments, motors & loads, utilities requirements, process controls, alarms. 

• Perform construction site visits, interact with contractors, and troubleshoot technical questions during the construction of wastewater treatment plants.  

• Develop checkout and commissioning plans to transition from construction into the process startup phase.  

• Perform checkout and commissioning of mechanical and electrical equipment for water treatment plants prior to startup and acceptance of wastewater.

• Attend technical meetings, review technical drawings, ensure good engineering practices are maintained and lessons learnt are applied to new and future projects.

• Assist Project Managers with the preparation of schedules in scheduling software.  Develop project execution plans and resource forecasts for engineering and other technical activities relating to the project. 

General Education and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree is required for this position in an engineering discipline.  Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, or Civil preferred.

• 5+ years of work experience in a related field required.

• Experience in AutoCAD software is required.  AutoCAD Inventor/Plant 3D or other 3D modeling, including piping beneficial.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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.