VP Water Equipment & Systems Engineering - Cesco Solutions

VP Water Equipment & Systems Engineering

Department: Cesco Solutions, a Tidal Vision Company

Reports To: CCO, Cesco Solutions

Status: Full-time, exempt

Location: Beaumont, TX, or Remote (travel nationwide 20-50%)

Salary: $130,000-$160,000/year based on interview outcome and overall experience

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, optional FSA/HSA, 401k with 6% employer match, life and AD&D insurance, Employee Assistance Program, short & long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 21.67 days of paid time off + 10 holidays

About Us:

Tidal Vision:

We believe that sustainability should not require customers to compromise on price, convenience, or performance. Our mission is to create positive and systemic environmental impact by making our biopolymer solutions cost competitive, more convenient, and better performing than the synthetic chemicals we displace. We value innovation and take pride in challenging the status-quo; we choose to view obstacles as opportunities. We value new ideas and encourage the team to apply creativity and invent new solutions to meet challenging demands. We value open, direct communication and foster a collaborative working environment through our unique approach to work culture. We value our employees and demonstrate that through our compensation and benefits programs and opportunities for growth and development.

About Cesco Solutions:

Cesco Solutions is an industrial water treatment provider specializing in high-organics wastewater from food processing and related industries. As part of Tidal Vision, Cesco leverages chitosan-based chemistry as a sustainable alternative to traditional metal-based coagulants to improve clarification, reduce sludge, and enhance treatment efficiency. By combining advanced chemistry, application expertise, and operational support, Cesco helps facilities optimize wastewater performance, lower chemical consumption, and maintain regulatory compliance while advancing more sustainable treatment practices.

Tidal Vision's Unique Work Culture

Tidal Vision strives to build and invest in the highest performing and most innovative team. We put our people and customers above process, avoid company-wide rules as much as possible, and have the courage to take unusual approaches to advance our mission. With this approach, we believe we can create a more flexible, fun, stimulating, creative, collaborative, and innovative organization.

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced VP of Water Equipment and Systems Engineering to design and implement integrated equipment systems for industrial process water and wastewater treatment. This role focuses on developing customized treatment solutions for food and beverage facilities with high organic loading in their wastewater streams. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across multiple treatment technologies and a strong ability to integrate equipment into complete, optimized treatment systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop custom process flows for industrial water and wastewater treatment systems.
• Engineer integrated equipment solutions spanning primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment processes.
• Apply expertise in treatment technologies including clarifiers, dissolved air flotation (DAF/SAF), centrifuges, aerobic treatment systems, and membrane filtration (UF/NF/RO).
• Evaluate client wastewater characteristics and develop treatment strategies for organic-loaded effluents typical of the food and beverage industry.
• Collaborate with equipment vendors to select, specify, and integrate treatment technologies into complete system designs.
• Prepare process flow diagrams (PFDs), process design criteria, and technical documentation.
• Support proposal development and technical sales by defining system configurations and performance requirements.
• Participate in system commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization as needed.
• Ensure designs meet applicable environmental regulations and industry best practices.
• Work cross-functionally with project management, mechanical, and controls teams to deliver turnkey water treatment systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–25 years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with treatment technologies including: clarifiers, centrifuges, DAF/SAF systems, aerobic biological treatment, membrane filtration systems (UF, NF, RO).
• Proven experience designing process flow schemes for integrated water treatment systems.
• Experience working with equipment vendors and specifying treatment equipment.
• Strong understanding of wastewater treatment challenges associated with food and beverage processing facilities.
• Ability to analyze wastewater characteristics and translate them into practical treatment solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with high-strength organic wastewater treatment systems.
• Background in design-build or turnkey water treatment projects.
• Familiarity with pilot testing, system scale-up, and process optimization.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• This role will require the ability to move, stand, sit, bend, lift, and turn freely. Must be able to handle tools and operate equipment while using proper PPE at all times. Position will be required to visit customer sites which may include but is not limited to: manufacturing sites, water treatment facilities, mills, or related. Will be required to be in adverse weather conditions.

Licensing & Special Requirements:

• Incumbent is subject to a background check.
• Local State Driver's license and proof of insurance required by the time of hire.

Tidal Vision Products Inc., provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but they should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise to balance the workload. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.