Senior Process Engineer in Markham

At Black & Veatch, our employee-owners go beyond the project. For over a century, we have been breaking down social, economic and geographic barriers by making life's critical resources accessible to all. Working with us, you will help provide critical expertise as we, along with our valued clients, deliver solutions that positively impact communities around the world. Our professionals are our greatest asset, and we believe nothing is more important than the health, happiness and professional growth of our employee-owners. With a focus on flexible work-life balance options, an expanding and diverse workforce, and limitless career growth opportunities, we will give you our best to help you give us your best, and together we can build a world of difference.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead and design water and wastewater treatment systems for various industrial clients, including power, gas processing, mining, technology/semiconductor, heavy industry, new energy, and food industries.
• Develop and apply advanced treatment and engineering techniques to solve complex engineering problems for a wide range of water quality and treatment challenges.
• Develop and present technical evaluations and recommendations to clients and key stakeholders.
• Perform all aspects of conventional process design engineering analysis.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients.
• Participate in writing proposals.

As a senior process engineer, you will be part of a team that provides strategic direction on the process design for industrial water treatment around the world for industrial clients. Great career stability and growth potential with record backlog and revenue growth. Join our award-winning work culture, enjoy flexible work location, and become an employee owner.

The Team

Black & Veatch Process Engineers develop technical solutions that are critical to winning work and drive design deliverables for critical infrastructure projects with community benefits. Our Team of over 200 process engineers support water, industrial, next generation agriculture, LNG, hydrogen, fertilizer, mining, technology/semi-conductor, heavy industry and carbon capture businesses among others. We have transformed our team to align with megatrends associated with water scarcity, limited resources, alternative fuels, and energy sustainability. Our industry leading solutions modernize infrastructure, optimize asset use, reduce cost, and mitigate risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering design of water and wastewater treatment and delivery systems.
• Prepare a variety of moderately complex process engineering deliverables: PFDs, Water Balances, MSDs, P&IDs, Equipment Datasheets and Specifications.
• Perform complex research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Responsible for detailed design and procurement of water treatment systems, including construction and commissioning support.
• Manage assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Plan and conduct independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Review lower level engineering work or assignments.
• Oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; lead smaller production teams; and serve as the responsible charge for a project.

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology

• Serve as a technical specialist and provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area.
• Design a complete project of complex scope within an assigned practice area.
• Coordinate with our industrial water team regarding thought leadership and presentations at critical conferences.

Client Focus

• Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects.
• Actively seek to understand client interests and drivers through normal client contact and interaction with project leadership.
• Provide support to business development or pursuit activities including involvement in pre-positioning meetings, proposal development, client interviews, and identification of winning sales messages.

Management Responsibilities

• Supervise work of junior engineers on active projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline.
• Effective oral and written communications skills, drive for results, quality driven, priority setting, planning, delegation, directing others, conflict management, informing, dealing with ambiguity, and building effective teams.
• Established skills with deep understanding of consulting, project execution, client services, and business development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized accredited program.
• Minimum of 11 years related work experience.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

Required to have Professional Engineer registration or licensure, or willingness/ability to pursue such registration.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards (electric currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation). Sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds.

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Salary Plan

REG: Registered Engineering Job Grade 017

Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy. We offer professionals an array of health and welfare benefits that vary based on their geographic region and employment status. This may include health, life accident and disability insurances, paid time off, financial programs and more. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.