As the water and wastewater treatment principal technologist, you will balance a variety of management, project delivery, and technical expert tasks. You’ll be considered a subject matter expert for water and wastewater treatment internally and externally as demonstrated through your project design experience, publications, participation in professional associations, and presentations. The principal technologist reports to the technical practice leader.
Responsibilities
Deliver water and wastewater treatment projects (treatment, pumping systems, wells, reservoirs, ect) and use quality management process to minimize risk and maintain quality of work. Participate in risk assessments as well as project failure reviews to identify lessons learned and adjust procedures for subsequent projects. Coordinate with operations staff to assist with workload balancing project management tasks.
Coordinate with the technical practice group leader and client service managers to develop strategies for increasing market share, to include R&D opportunities, pilot studies, third party technology validation testing, and adoption and implementation of new technologies and approaches.
Provide tools, technical guidance, staffing recommendations, quality reviews and reference material related to water and wastewater treatment for Client Service Managers and Project Managers and support staff to adhere to the Quality Program
Coordinate with business development teams as a primary support on strategic pursuits and key teaming discussions. Participate in and support proposal processes.
Actively engage in relevant professional associations through committee work, authorship of articles, papers, and presentations, and board positions.
Support technical practice group members through coaching, mentorship, and review
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil, mechanical, environmental, chemical, construction management, business or public administration, or related field for subject matter area.
Minimum ten years experience with water and wastewater treatment technical practices and industry engagement
Proficient in all computer software typically used (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, etc.). CADD, Revit, and other software (GIS, etc.) skills will be considered a plus.
This office job primarily operates in a professional office and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and copy machines. May occasionally be exposed to noise. While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee may include constantly sitting, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and occasional standing, moving, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, and coordination. This job will rarely require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.
