Veolia | Water Tech · 21 hours ago
Water Treatment Principal Process Engineer
Trevose, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $147K/yr
15+ years expVeolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. The Principal Process Engineer will lead efforts in solving complex production and process challenges while ensuring cooperation with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives related to safety, quality, and efficiency.
Environmental Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
As Principal Process Engineer, there is broad responsibility to understand business operations, recommend process changes, and develop executable engineered deliverables while coordinating with project and regional teams
Ability to design/scope, manage and execute plant + equipment capital expenditure projects within budget. Develop detailed technical specifications for RFQ/RFP related to equipment, facility, and conveying purchases and installations
Drive project planning and controls by developing detailed schedules, cost forecasts, and resource plans
Captures & maintains all technical specifications/information (including technical & costing models) to produce a Mobile Water Center of Excellence (CoE) ‘knowledge atlas’ helping ensure future business continuity
Resolves challenges using methodical data driven solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts
Analyzes production trends, human resource needs, and customer demand to plan plant enhancement activities
Confers with management, production, commercial operations and sales staff to determine technical & process engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and production capability for new and existing products and plants
Understands regulations and able to work with state authorities to develop permit strategies
Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations, and develops recommendations accordingly
Provides direction and application of company policies and procedures for process & engineering activities
Support the quality function through all plant integration of ISO / QC documentation
Uses six sigma methods (DMAIC) and lean manufacturing principles to reduce variation and eliminate waste in the product and associated processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or other applicable degree qualification
15+ years of technical or manufacturing or industrial engineering work experience
5+ years people leadership work experience
The role requires the ability to travel domestically up to 30% of the time. On occasion, role will require work outside of NorAm and may include international travel on an infrequent basis
Preferred
Ideally Professional Engineering (PE) and Project Management Professional (PMP) certified
Ability to utilize lean-manufacturing principles to lead high impact process and quality improvement projects yielding significant reduction in defects and increased productivity in the plants
Experience with water treatment technologies and specifically Ion Exchange systems
The role requires the ability to travel domestically up to 30% of the time with occasional need to travel outside of NorAm
Electrical design ability
Master's Degree in relevant fields (Engineering, Water, etc.) is helpful
Excellent ability to communicate complex ideas and integration of systems
Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
AD&D Insurance
Disability Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Company
Veolia | Water Tech
As the world leader in water technologies and services, Veolia relies on its 17,500 water technology experts to deliver innovative solutions that drive both performance and sustainability, without compromise.
Founded in 1853Aubervilliers, Île-de-France, FR
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Darrin Casper
CFO - Industrial Solutions
Scott Reeves
Finance Director and Interim CFO
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