Senior Water & Wastewater Engineer

We are SLR Consulting (US) a 500 coast-to-coast team of advisory environmental/engineering and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory technical environmental and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As a mid- to senior-level Water & Wastewater Engineer you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal. This position will embrace technical expertise with mentoring of junior level staff and an eventual leadership role for our team.

At SLR our water and wastewater engineers work on some of the most challenging water treatment projects across North America. Our team specializes in industrial wastewater treatment mine water management and treatment pumping and conveyance systems decentralized water and wastewater infrastructure and regulatory compliance projects.

This role offers the opportunity to work across the full project lifecycle from evaluating treatment technologies and conducting pilot studies to detailed design construction support startup and system optimization. Youll collaborate directly with clients operators regulators contractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams to solve complex water quality and treatment challenges.

Work directly with a multidisciplinary team of wastewater professionals whose expertise includes industrial treatment systems process engineering mine water management and environmental permitting. Youll collaborate closely with senior engineers with decades of experience and gain hands-on exposure to treatment design troubleshooting permitting and facility operations across a wide range of industries.

As our industrial wastewater practice continues to grow this position offers a long-term pathway into technical and project leadership. Successful candidates will have opportunities to lead projects mentor junior staff strengthen client relationships contribute to business development efforts and help shape the future direction of the practice while continuing to develop as a technical expert.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate industrial mining municipal and commercial wastewater treatment challenges and develop practical cost-effective treatment solutions.

• Perform process evaluations feasibility studies bench-scale testing and pilot studies to assess treatment technologies and optimize system performance.

• Develop engineering designs for treatment systems including process flow diagrams hydraulic calculations equipment selection piping layouts and technical specifications.

• Assess and troubleshoot existing treatment systems identify operational improvements and support facilities in resolving treatment and compliance issues.

• Participate in field investigations site assessments construction observation startup commissioning and performance optimization of treatment facilities.

• Work directly with treatment plant operators and facility personnel to understand operational challenges and translate those needs into engineering solutions.

• Support water quality evaluations discharge permitting projects mixing zone analyses and regulatory compliance assessments.

• Interpret and apply federal state provincial and local regulatory requirements to client projects.

• Review operating data and treatment performance information to evaluate compliance identify trends and recommend process improvements.

• Coordinate with CAD designers and multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop plans drawings and construction documents.

• Lead technical tasks and provide guidance and mentoring to junior engineering staff.

• Develop and maintain long-term client relationships by serving as a trusted technical advisor on water and wastewater issues.

What Makes This Role Different

• Work on industrial and mine water projects that require creative engineering solutions.
• Gain exposure to projects from concept development through startup and optimization.
• Work directly with treatment system operators regulators contractors and client decision-makers.
• Participate in site visits throughout the United States and Canada.
• Help solve emerging water quality challenges involving metals nutrients treatment residuals PFAS and industrial process wastewater streams.
• Be part of a growing wastewater practice with opportunities for increasing technical and leadership responsibility.

Working @ SLR

With us there is no doubt youll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run and if you ask our team theyll tell you thats just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Heres what else youll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including medical dental orthodontia vision FSA/HSA generous PTO accrual 10 paid holidays 401(k) retirement account with company matching program company paid life insurance short & long term disability insurance and employee assistance program.

• The salary range for this position is $00. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education professional designation experience internal parity and location.

• Full-time permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Chemical or Civil Engineering

• 6 years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment engineering and

• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

• Experience working with regulatory agencies clients and contractors

• Effective written/verbal communication and organization/analytical skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of software

• Proficiency in AutoCAD

• Possess a valid drivers license

• Willing to travel within the US and Canada by airplane and car including overnight travel

• Logical and methodical problem solving

• Attention to detail

• Excellent technical writing skills

• Strong communication skills and comfort with public speaking

• Ability to multitask and manage time effectively while working concurrently on different projects

• Ability to learn new skills

• Understand how to conduct internet and library research

• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team

• Understanding of budgets and deadlines

• Self-motivated requiring limited oversight on common tasks

• Pro-active in seeking work tasks

Diversity equity and inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and want to be.

SLR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / AffirmativeAction Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin gender sexual orientation civil union status age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or expression genetic information or veteran status.

At SLR we embrace diverse cultures perspectives skills and experiences within and outside our organization. We respect and celebrate differences and want to ensure that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone feels included and is encouraged to be their authentic self.

We are committed to these values and our SLR Culture & Diversity Team works to actively promote diversity equity and inclusion across our people and talent processes operations and client work around the you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process please contact us at .

Required Experience:

Senior IC