Wastewater treatment engineer job description

The position supports delivery of public sector wastewater facility planning and design projects. In your role you will evaluate, model, design, and support startup and operation of public sector wastewater treatment facilities. In particular, your expertise in and understanding of wastewater treatment processes guides the design of these important facilities. You will evaluate appropriate biological, physical, and chemical processes and optimization opportunities utilizing models such as BioWin, Sumo,GPS-X, and clarifier 2Dc. You will support various types of wastewater field sampling and analysis efforts for operations support and model calibration.

In addition, you will support projects as a critical part of the design team, a design lead, a task manager, and/or a project manager. You will prepare facility assessment and design reports, perform design calculations, perform process and/or hydraulic modeling, select and size equipment, prepare design documents and construction documents, support construction phase services both in office and in the field. Field work and site visits from planning through construction may require occasional travel. You will support and mentor junior engineers and will be supported by multiple senior mentors on projects and local and regional office leadership.

Qualifications and Skills

Required

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• BioWin, Sumo and/or GPS-X process models
• Multiple years following PE licensure of documented design experience for water/wastewater facilities projects
• Experience working on and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in roles including Task Manager and/or Design Lead
• Experience supervising, coordinating and reviewing work by junior and technical staff
• Ability to estimate workload and develop schedules
• Engagement with professional societies and similar organizations by participating in meetings and conferences
• Proficient in standard software platforms (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, etc.)
• Strong organizational skills

Preferred

• Experience serving as Project Manager for water/wastewater facility projects
• Engagement in professional society leadership roles
• Experience supporting proposal preparation and participating in interviews
• Experience communicating and coordinating with clients
• Experience mentoring junior and technical staff
• Experience delivering water and/or wastewater facility projects from preliminary design through construction
• Familiarity with CADD, GIS, Revit, and/or other software
• Field sampling and analysis

Education

Required

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering
• Texas PE or licensed PE in another state with ability to obtain Texas PE within 12 months of start date

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering
• Masters degree in Engineering

**Senior Wastewater Treatment Engineer**

**Who We Are**

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We're looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

**Our Business**

We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 14,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.

As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

**This Opportunity**

Golder WSP is currently initiating a search for a **Senior Wastewater Treatment Engineer** for our **Denver, Colorado** location. **There is a remote option for this position.** We are looking for an individual who is inspired to grow with us and become an integral part of our team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of our dynamic and highly talented multi-disciplinary team supporting mining and industrial wastewater treatment projects.

**Your Impact**

+ Managing clients, projects and staff involved in a variety of industrial and mine water treatment projects

+ Designing industrial and mine water treatment plants

+ Supporting operations and process decisions at industrial and mine water treatment plants.

+ Conducting bench-scale and pilot-scale treatability studies including developing plans, executing work, data management, reporting, and oversight

+ Analyzing and managing water quality data

+ Working on alternative evaluations, cost estimate, pre-feasibility, and feasibility report preparation

+ Process development work including preparing calculations on equipment sizing, reagent consumption, secondary waste generation, etc.

+ Creating process flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation diagram

+ Preparing process drawings, in coordination with other disciplines

+ Preparing technical specifications

+ Supporting environmental permitting

+ Provide technical support to external and internal clients

+ Develop and maintain client relationships

+ Lead and/or support proposal efforts through technical concept development and budgeting activities

+ Work with design teams and technical support staff to ensure compliance with scope, schedule and budget requirements

+ Mentor and train junior and intermediate staff, as appropriate

**Who You Are**

**Required Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental or Chemical Engineering, with a focus in Water Treatment or closely related discipline

+ 7-10 years of relevant post education experience in a design or consulting engineering firm working on industrial and mining water treatment projects

+ Highly proficient with water treatment engineering principles, practices, and methods and their application to environmental and project work-related issues

+ Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Master's Degree in Engineering

+ 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120)

+ 24-Hour MSHA Part 48 New Miner Training

**Additional Requirements**

+ To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

**Additional Details**

+ Required Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

+ Minimum Years Experience: 7 years

+ Travel Required: 5 - 25%

+ Job Status: Regular

+ Employee Type: Full

+ Primary Location: DENVER or REMOTE

**Additional Requirements**

+ To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

**Additional Details**

+ **Travel Required:** 10%

+ **Job Status:** Regular

+ **Employee Type:** Full

+ **Primary Location:** LAKEWOOD - W ALASKA DR

+ **All locations:** US-Remote

**About WSP**

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 12,000 employees in over 200 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible, agile and hybrid workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.