Water Treatment Process Engineer – Remote Monitoring

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Oversee the parameters of water treatment plants (such as pH, turbidity, flux, flow rates, and chemical dosing) utilizing SCADA, IoT, or cloud-based monitoring systems.

• Evaluate operational data to discover opportunities for enhancing processes, reducing costs, conserving energy, and improving treatment performance.

• Make real-time modifications to process controls, alarm configurations, and automation systems to ensure optimal treatment performance.

• Formulate process control strategies and operational best practices for reverse osmosis treatment systems.

• Conduct root cause analyses for operational challenges and propose corrective measures to customer plant personnel.

• Assist in the startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and performance evaluation of treatment systems.

• Create standard operating procedures (SOPs), dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), technical reports, and reporting tools to monitor facility performance and operational trends.

• Establish protocols for alarm management and escalation procedures.

• Guarantee consistent monitoring coverage and prompt responses to critical system events.

• Propel the continuous enhancement of remote monitoring capabilities and associated technologies.

• Analyze operational, process, and asset performance data to spot trends and optimization possibilities.

• Develop predictive monitoring and performance management tools.

• Utilize monitoring data to foresee equipment failures and proactively arrange maintenance schedules.

• Apply statistical analysis and process modeling tools to bolster operational decision-making.

• Offer technical guidance and support to engineering, rental, and site services teams.

• Act as the subject matter expert for treatment processes and process control systems.

• Conduct training for operators on process optimization and monitoring systems.

• Set performance metrics and operational goals for the remote monitoring program.

• Collaborate with the Chief Technology Officer to enhance the program and incorporate machine learning capabilities for the remote monitoring initiative.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related engineering field.

• A minimum of five (5+) years of experience in water or wastewater treatment, process engineering, industrial automation, process optimization, or remote operations monitoring.

• In-depth knowledge of water and wastewater treatment technologies, regulatory standards, and treatment processes, which include membrane systems, biological treatment, nutrient removal, and industrial water applications.

• Expertise in data analytics, process modeling, statistical analysis, and performance monitoring utilizing tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, and Excel; familiarity with advanced process control, predictive analytics, or machine learning is an advantage.

• Proven capacity to analyze operational data, resolve complex process challenges, and enact process improvements that boost performance, reliability, compliance, and efficiency.

• Experience in supporting multiple facilities, remote operations centers, or centralized monitoring programs while effectively balancing competing priorities.

• Strong analytical, decision-making, communication, and collaboration abilities, complemented by a customer-oriented and continuous improvement mindset.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life insurance

• LTD/STD

• 401(k) match

• Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP)

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays