National Water Treatment Technical Expert

About the role

As a National Water Treatment Technical Expert, you will provide technical leadership, strategic guidance, and client-facing support for complex water quality and treatment initiatives. You will:

• Provide technical process and water quality expertise for municipal drinking water treatment, water reuse, and advanced water purification, including treatment process evaluation, process selection, preliminary engineering studies, and operations optimization.
• Develop and maintain relationships with municipal and private-sector water clients; identify emerging client needs, strategic opportunities, and market trends; collaborate with client service managers and regional leaders, lead pursuit strategies, and secure new work that advances Kennedy Jenks’ national water treatment practice.
• Conduct process design in feasibility studies, facility plans, and process pilot testing for complex water projects.
• Advise preliminary process design, including basis of design reports and preliminary engineering drawings and specifications for complex water projects.
• Guide development and provide quality control review of process flow diagrams, process design criteria, and process and instrumentation diagrams.
• Evaluate process performance and operations optimization of existing water treatment facilities.
• Actively participate in water-focused professional organizations; submit abstracts and present technical material at regional and national conferences.
• Collaborate with our Applied Research Group staff to support and/or participate in research projects related to water quality and water treatment processes.
• Team up with private sector water treatment staff to support and participate in industrial water quality and water treatment processes.

What Makes This Role Different

• Serve as a trusted technical expert supporting clients and project teams across the firm.
• Apply your expertise to advanced treatment, reuse, purification, and optimization projects with meaningful community impact.
• Help develop mid-level staff by sharing expertise in water quality, treatment processes, regulations, and practical project delivery.

What You Bring

• Demonstrated success developing client relationships, identifying and capturing project opportunities, leading pursuits, and contributing to revenue growth within the water sector.
• Proven ability to serve as a trusted client advisor, guide project teams in delivering exceptional client experiences, and translate technical expertise into long-term client relationships.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical information for clients, project teams, and stakeholders.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, government regulations, reports, design drawings, specifications, and technical memos.
• Experience reviewing technical deliverables and providing constructive guidance to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to collaborate with and mentor junior and senior staff in water quality and water treatment processes and regulations.
• Ability to work independently and/or as a valuable member of the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related scientific discipline required.
• 15+ years of experience in drinking water treatment engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required; license in one or multiple states preferred, including CA, CO, FL, HI, OR, TX, VA, and WA.

Pay

Salary range for this position is anticipated to be $213,000 to $266,000 and may vary based upon education, experience, qualifications, licensure/certifications and geographic location.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Health savings account
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Bonus programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee ownership opportunity
• Professional registration support
• Business travel assistance
• Competitive paid time off and holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Additional programs that support wellbeing and professional growth