Wastewater Process Engineer

H 2 O is a smart water treatment solutions company. We simplify water treatment by integrating state-of-the-art technologies to solve water challenges for good with our team of trusted experts. Our mission is to provide services on an international scale, in a people-oriented, caring environment that fosters professional and personal growth. Be part of our talent pool and grow with H 2 O.

The  Wastewater Process Engineer  will hold a permanent and full-time position.   The location is flexible but is ideally situated near one of H2O Innovation’s offices (Quebec, QC, Oakville, ON, Calgary, AB or Ramsey, MN locations). The Process Engineer will mainly be in charge of application engineering/sales support; development of preliminary treatment process designs for MBR systems; and the overall development of technical and commercial proposals related to the Company’s treatment systems sales process.
 
The Benefits

Overall remuneration including:

• Group Insurance plan including dental, vision & telemedicine;
• 401K plan with employer's contribution;
• Three (3) weeks of paid vacation per year;
• Twelve (12) paid wellness days per year.
• Flexible working hours & hybrid working;

The Day-to-Day

• Perform preliminary design of wastewater treatment plants based on biological modeling, membrane projections and other accepted calculations in accordance with established criteria;
• Collaborate closely with sales managers and engineering discipline teams; 
• Prepare budget, preliminary and final (bid) cost estimates including bill of materials, equipment, and controls;
• Prepare formal proposals for submittal to potential clients;
• Develop drawings of equipment and plant playouts as requested and oversee designers;
• Create process drawings such as P&IDs and PFDs;
• Select equipment (pumps, valves, membranes, etc.) for system designs;
• Develop and present technical presentations/papers on in-house projects to promote Company and water technologies at conferences and clients meetings;
• Continuous investigation into improving design of current equipment and treatment processes, and development or acquisition of new equipment or processes to complement existing portfolio;  
• Prepare engineering documents such as functional descriptions, process control narratives, etc.; 
• Maintain an excellent working knowledge of state, provincial and federal regulations, as well as current design processes; 
• Maintain contact with current installations to obtain performance, operation and maintenance data and provide operational assistance as requested;
• Maintain records of actual costs and provide comparison and analysis of discrepancies between estimated and actual costs;
• Travel to project sites to provide expertise during start-up, commissioning and/or for troubleshooting at existing plants; 
• Other duties as assigned. 

The Skills We Are Looking for

• A degree in chemical, environmental, civil or mechanical engineering or equivalent;
• About 5 years experience in a similar position;
• Related work experience: background in wastewater systems and MBR a requirement;
• The ability to work efficiently on multiple assignments simultaneously;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (French an asset);
• Familiarity with BioWin or GPS-X modeling software is an asset.

Information

• Location: Oakville, Canada

Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Years of experience: 5 to 10 years

Taxonomy

• Process
• Wastewater Treatment
• Process Instrumentation
• Process Control
• Process Engineering
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Design
• Water Treatment Systems
• Water sensitive design and planning
• water treatment
• Water and Wastewater
• Water and Wastewater Design engineer
• Water Treatment Equip
• United States