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Veolia | North America · 3 weeks ago

Technical Director - Process Engineering

Milwaukee, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$140K/yr - $165K/yr

10+ years exp

Veolia North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States, providing a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services. The Technical Director will lead the development, production, and delivery of technical and performance projects, ensuring alignment with company strategies and objectives while also supporting the Municipal Water Contract Operations Business Unit.

Water

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop objectives for assigned areas and ensures alignment with overall company strategies and objectives. Helps define and monitor Engineering policies and procedures for assigned area and synchronizes with project management and operations functions

Participates in key engineering design reviews. Enforces conformance with defined requirements and ensures that corrective actions are completed as required

Assesses and evaluates Mechanical & Electrical systems and control systems and strategies for efficiency:

Pumps, blowers, UV, chemical feed systems etc. both optimizations

System optimization for applicable unit process areas

Develops, implements and maintains engineering and technical standards, specifications and documentation for assigned area. Stays abreast of industry related standards and invokes these standards into the engineering process

Ensures that all engineering deliverables for assigned projects are identified and prioritized in a project execution plan. Measures engineering's on-time delivery performance for critical deliverables. Helps define, implement and monitor measurements for continuous improvement of engineering performance and product cost reductions

Offers consultancy, action planning and optimization implementation strategies as the regional subject matter expert in wastewater unit process control

Ability to develop and design treatment strategies and protocols with follow up to assist in plant implementation

Supports Sales and Marketing with technical strategy and experience to maintain current accounts and to capture new business

Qualification

Wastewater treatmentEngineering standardsProject managementMechanical systemsElectrical systemsData analysisSupervisory experiencePPE proficiencyCompliance knowledgeLeadershipCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTechnical documentationInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Registration as a Professional Engineer and/or 10 yrs experience in wastewater treatment and biosolids management

Demonstrated knowledge of the standard practices, common tools, materials, occupational hazards and safety precautions of water / wastewater treatment plant and thorough working knowledge of NPDES regulations and permitting process

Over ten years progressive experience in design, project, construction, or management of wastewater treatment plants and ability to troubleshoot and solve water / wastewater treatment process/ operations problems

Supervisory experience (personnel and project supervision) with demonstrated ability to diagnose complex process problems and manage remedial action

Demonstrates ability to develop unique solutions for complex technical problems that may include the design of new systems or development of solutions having few or no precedents

Demonstrated leadership ability and ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials, facilities, funds and reputation)

Demonstrated effective communication, presentation and interpersonal skills in order to interface with and motivate all levels of personnel

Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate, effective, complete and easily understood written communications and reports

Strong PC skills with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet and database software and the ability to optimize the use of technology and systems to communicate, manage budget and to streamline processes and increase efficiency

Proficiency in the care and use of all site specific, facility required PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)

Demonstrated commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company's Code of Business Conduct and other Company policies and procedures

Must be able to serve rotational 24-hour emergency on-call if required by site

Highest level of certification as a water / wastewater treatment operator if required by site. If from another state, requires achieving certification within one year of appointment to Engineering Manager

Valid Driver's license and safe driving record

Preferred

Desired candidate will have experience in industrial pre-treatment

Desired candidate will demonstrate proficiency in the use of Python or R for data analysis

Benefits

Paid time-off policies

Health, dental and vision insurance

Participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan

Company

Veolia | North America

For more than 170 years, Veolia has been by the side of cities, industries and communities to help them manage, regenerate and protect their critical resources in the face of environmental challenges.

Founded in 1984

Chicago, Illinois, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://growingblue.com/

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