Water Quality and Treatment Process Technical Lead

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

 

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

 

As a principal engineer, with experience in drinking water quality and treatment process evaluation, assessment and design for water infrastructure projects, you will serve as technical lead for drinking water treatment process evaluation, planning studies and designs for projects that address treatment deficiencies, new regulations and aging infrastructure for both surface water and groundwater sources of supply.  You will also provide expertise in the troubleshooting and optimization of facilities and in addressing distribution system water quality issues and be responsible for the development of technical proposals. 

 

You will provide industry-leading drinking water treatment solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client-side support as well as construction phases, including startup and commissioning. 

The position will play a critical role in Mott MacDonald’s Water Sector growth. Demonstrated knowledge of water treatment processes is required as wells as a background working with water utilities. Your range of drinking water treatment process experience may include but not be limited to the following:

•    Water treatment chemistry, including coagulation, oxidation and disinfection
•    Conventional and high-rate clarification technologies such as DAF, ballasted flocculation, plate settlers, tube settlers and traditional sedimentation
•    Conventional filtration facilities, including dual media filtration, GAC filtration and slow sand filtration
•    Membrane filtration technologies, including UF, MF, NF and RO systems
•    Ion exchange
•    Carbon adsorption
•    Disinfection methods, including both chemical and UV processes, and disinfection byproduct reduction strategies
•    Advanced oxidation techniques such as UV AOP, Ozone and Ozone AOP
•    Residuals treatment approaches, such as thickening and dewatering
•    Distribution system water quality troubleshooting to address issues such as disinfection byproducts, nitrification, or lead and copper corrosion.
•    You will ideally have extensive experience mentoring and supervising the work of others.

 

Your purpose:

• Manage a team to undertake technical work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.
• Prepare technical memos, scopes of work, and assist with the preparation of bid proposals.
• Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programs.
• Work closely with teams to deliver solutions for optimized water treatment and distribution system water quality.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

 

Key responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for drinking water treatment  and distribution system water quality projects, using appropriate engineering methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are identified and achieved. 
• Leadership in compiling quality deliverables for drinking water treatment facility and distribution system water quality assessment, identification of alternatives, bench and pilot scale tests, and preliminary and detailed design.
• Manage and coordinate multiple projects as part of a multidisciplinary design approach.
• Provide specialist advice on the interpretation of treatment process water quality data, resolving complex or contentious technical queries and issues and enabling others to take appropriate actions.
• Leading, mentoring, and supporting the technical development of junior staff.
• Manage water treatment process and water quality evaluations; provide stakeholders with accurate and relevant information and key recommendations.
• Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team. 
• Manage and liaise with equipment suppliers, contractors and sub-contractors working in an integrated team.
• Liaise with customers, internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. 
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