Sr. Process Engineer - Water Treatment

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy.

About the role

Reporting to the Technical Director and serving as a member of the Technical Direction and Process Validation (TDPV) team, the Senior Process Engineer will collaborate with Process Engineers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to evaluate potential projects and opportunities involving new construction, fleet-based solutions, and the utilization of existing customer assets. The team works with a wide range of water and wastewater treatment technologies, including clarification, media filtration, dissolved air flotation (DAF), ultrafiltration (UF), reverse osmosis (RO), remineralization, ion exchange (IX), electro-deionization (EDI), membrane bioreactors (MBR), degasification, adsorption, and solids dewatering systems.

Pure water applications include municipal and industrial water treatment for drinking water, boiler feedwater, process makeup water, desalination, and microelectronics manufacturing. The team also supports industrial wastewater treatment applications for discharge and reuse, cooling tower makeup and blowdown, food and beverage processing, semiconductor manufacturing, and municipal and industrial wastewater treatment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Sales and Commercial Engineering (CE) Teams to support opportunities including screening new opportunities during WIN reviews for regional and global projects.
• Provide technical and process support to meet Sales and Commercial Engineering team’s respective needs.
• Represent Veolia at customer meetings from a process perspective to answer technical questions during bid discussions and project questions.
• Create, develop, and/or assess process design estimates and/or calculations, and block flow diagrams (BFD) and/or process flow diagrams (PFDs) for new and unique applications within the MWIS business, including new greenfield projects, retrofit projects on existing sites, and upgrades to acquired assets.
• Prepare P-table (Process) documentation (feedwater design basis, mass balance, process design calculations, simulations, and projections, chemical injection rates and consumption, consumables, power consumption, and redundancy and sparing strategies).
• Participate in P-table (Process) reviews prior to proposal submission to ensure the proposed solution meets the treatment system’s goals and product specifications over the entire duration of the contract.
• Act as a peer reviewer in P-Table reviews of other SME team member’s projects, as required.
• For qualifying deals meeting certain financial thresholds, prepare and submit P-table documentation to the Business Sustainability and Performance (BS&P) Technical Validation team at Veolia headquarters in Paris, France, and provide timely technical responses during their validation reviews.
• Coach and mentor other TDPV team members, sharing expertise and knowledge to develop and elevate the entire team’s working knowledge.
• Provide remote and/or on-site process training to field operations team members, helping them understand system design and intended operation.
• Support lifecycle cost analysis while comparing different flowsheets to arrive at the best technical and economic solution.
• Work with Sales and CE teams to apply process design strategies in the early stages of project development to increase the probability of success.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Regional Sales Managers, Local Representatives, and other Commercial Engineering teams.
• Support new MWIS fleet asset development from a process and operational safety perspective.
• Conduct site and field audits of existing plants to evaluate performance and troubleshoot operational issues.
• Provide operational safety input to field services, engineering, and design teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline. Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in water & wastewater process engineering or equipment supply field, preferably with 3–5 years of hands-on working knowledge on process equipment or in a water treatment plant environment.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in detailed process design and the ability to read and understand proposal documents and specifications, both from a technical and commercial perspective.
• Ability to work independently for long periods; self-motivated, quick to deliver, and a team player.
• Demonstrated dedication to safety.
• Effective troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, able to produce quality technical and review documents as well as guide colleagues through technical reports and techno-economic case studies.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance starting Day 1.
• Life Insurance.
• Paid Time Off.
• Paid Holidays.
• Parental Leave.
• 401(k) Plan.
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts.
• AD&D Insurance.
• Disability Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $115,000–135,000 USD annually, based on the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity.