Field Engineer - Water Treatment

Full-time field-based role responsible for the safe, reliable, and technically correct execution of water treatment operations at job sites. Serves as the on-site technical authority, ensuring treatment systems and processes meet customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and company performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, verify, and deploy water treatment process configurations including flow paths, filtration, chemical injection, solids separation, polishing, and discharge.
• Validate and control operating parameters such as flow rate, pressure, chemical dosing, retention time, and treatment targets.
• Oversee system startup, tuning, and steady-state operations to achieve required performance.
• Monitor treatment performance in real time and adjust processes to maintain compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Troubleshoot process upsets, equipment malfunctions, chemistry issues, and flow disruptions.
• Lead safe, efficient rig-up and rig-down of water treatment systems.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits, discharge limits, reuse specifications, and customer quality requirements.
• Actively participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Process Safety Start-Up Review (PSSR).
• Verify sampling, testing, and reporting activities are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Maintain complete and accurate treatment logs, flow data, and operational records.
• Immediately identify, escalate, and document deviations from specifications, permits, or SOPs.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Own Standard Operating Procedures and engineering standards in the field.
• Verify equipment installation meets engineering, operational, and safety standards.
• Confirm proper configuration of tanks, pumps, chemical systems, filters, DAF units, membranes, and associated piping.
• Identify equipment damage, performance degradation, or improper operation.
• Ensure all assets are operated within design and safety limits.
• Coordinate with maintenance, fleet, and supply chain teams on repairs, replacements, or system changes.
• Serve as the on-site technical representative for the company with customers and third parties.
• Support Sales and Commercial teams during customer meetings, site walks, and technical discussions.
• Lead cost estimating for treatment jobs using company tools.
• Communicate system performance, sampling results, and process design clearly to customers.
• Translate customer requirements into treatment solutions and execution plans.
• Support cost modeling, system sizing, and pricing inputs in collaboration with estimators.
• Assist with preparation of technical scopes, assumptions, and bid packages.
• Maintain detailed job logs, sampling results, chemical usage records, and operating parameters.
• Support KPI tracking for uptime, treatment efficiency, compliance, and cost control.
• Train operators and technicians on proper treatment processes, SOPs, and system operation.
• Support Operations Manager and Field Supervisor in assessing team competency and performance.
• Provide feedback to Engineering and Service Line leadership on process improvements, failures, and design gaps.
• Lead SOP updates, technical reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Experience in produced water, frac water, industrial water treatment, or similar operations.
• Strong understanding of filtration, flotation, chemical treatment, membranes, and clarification processes.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, layouts, and process flow diagrams.
• Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting pumps, tanks, chemical systems, and treatment equipment.
• Strong documentation, reporting, and customer communication skills.
• Willingness to work in oilfield and industrial field environments under varying conditions.

Schedule

Field-based role with significant time spent at active job sites. Work schedule varies based on operational needs, including nights, weekends, and call-outs.

Safety

All employees are expected to comply with company Health, Safety, Security & Environmental (HSSE) policies, including participation in safety meetings, correction of unsafe conditions, and prompt reporting of incidents, near-misses, and hazards.