Veolia North America
Technical Director - Water & Wastewater Engineering, Central Region
Veolia North America, Villa Park, Illinois, United States, 60181
Technical Director - Water & Wastewater Engineering, Central Region Company Description
In order to make an application, simply read through the following job description and make sure to attach relevant documents.About Veolia North AmericaA subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting, and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.Job DescriptionPosition Purpose:Plans and manages engineering resources, technical documentation and testing qualifications, database maintenance, engineering change control, and issuance of engineering documents. Position can be REMOTE: work from home, 50% travel to sites in your assigned Region. Must live in the assigned Region: MN, IA, WI, IL, KS, OK, TX, LA, MS, AR, MO, preferably close to an airport.Primary Duties/Responsibilities:Develops objectives for the assigned area and ensures alignment with overall company strategies and objectives. Helps define and monitor Engineering policies and procedures for the assigned area and synchronizes with project management and operations functions.Develops, implements, and maintains engineering and technical standards, specifications, and documentation for the assigned area. Stays abreast of industry-related standards and invokes these standards into the engineering process. Works with the Quality team to develop and implement quality and testing requirements for the assigned area.Participates in key engineering design reviews. Enforces conformance with defined requirements and ensures that corrective actions are completed as required.Ensures that all engineering deliverables for assigned projects are identified and prioritized in a project execution plan. Measures engineering's on-time delivery performance for critical deliverables. Helps define, implement, and monitor measurements for continuous improvement of engineering performance and product cost reductions.Work Environment:Typically spends 75% of time in an operations environment and 25% of time in an office environment. Travels as needed.Requires working in outside and inside environments with noise and all temperatures and climatic conditions and must be able to work under adverse weather conditions for extended periods of time.Possible Work Hazards: May be exposed to possible operations hazards including dust, fumes, toxic and caustic chemicals, rotating machinery, high pressure, hot or cold work temperatures, slippery surfaces, water, and electrical hazards.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Engineering. Registration as a Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-Training and/or 10 yrs experience.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:Demonstrated knowledge of the standard practices, common tools, materials, occupational hazards, and safety precautions of water/wastewater treatment plant and thorough working knowledge of NPDES regulations and permitting process.Over ten years of progressive experience in design, project, construction, or management of wastewater treatment plants and the ability to troubleshoot and solve water/wastewater treatment process/operations problems.Supervisory experience (personnel and project supervision) with demonstrated ability to diagnose complex process problems and manage remedial action.Demonstrates the ability to develop unique solutions for complex technical problems that may include the design of new systems or development of solutions having few or no precedents.Demonstrated leadership ability and the ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials, facilities, funds, and reputation).Demonstrated effective communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to interface with and motivate all levels of personnel.Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate, effective, complete, and easily understood written communications and reports.Strong PC skills with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software and the ability to optimize the use of technology and systems to communicate, manage budget and to streamline processes and increase efficiency.Proficiency in the care and use of all site-specific, facility-required PPE (Personal Protection Equipment).Demonstrated commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company's Code of Business Conduct, and other Company policies and procedures.Must be able to serve rotational 24-hour emergency on-call if required by site.Required Certification/Licenses/Training:Highest level of certification as a water/wastewater treatment operator if required by the site. If from another state, requires achieving certification within one year of appointment to Engineering Manager.Valid Driver's license and safe driving record.Physical Requirements:Amount of time spent - Standing 25%, Sitting 25%, Walking 50%.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.Is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch and enter confined spaces.May be required to use the stairs, ladders, catwalks, and supports at heights of 50 feet above the ground.May occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Requires close visual observation to detect process non-conformance and machine malfunction.Additional InformationWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information are accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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In order to make an application, simply read through the following job description and make sure to attach relevant documents.About Veolia North AmericaA subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting, and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.Job DescriptionPosition Purpose:Plans and manages engineering resources, technical documentation and testing qualifications, database maintenance, engineering change control, and issuance of engineering documents. Position can be REMOTE: work from home, 50% travel to sites in your assigned Region. Must live in the assigned Region: MN, IA, WI, IL, KS, OK, TX, LA, MS, AR, MO, preferably close to an airport.Primary Duties/Responsibilities:Develops objectives for the assigned area and ensures alignment with overall company strategies and objectives. Helps define and monitor Engineering policies and procedures for the assigned area and synchronizes with project management and operations functions.Develops, implements, and maintains engineering and technical standards, specifications, and documentation for the assigned area. Stays abreast of industry-related standards and invokes these standards into the engineering process. Works with the Quality team to develop and implement quality and testing requirements for the assigned area.Participates in key engineering design reviews. Enforces conformance with defined requirements and ensures that corrective actions are completed as required.Ensures that all engineering deliverables for assigned projects are identified and prioritized in a project execution plan. Measures engineering's on-time delivery performance for critical deliverables. Helps define, implement, and monitor measurements for continuous improvement of engineering performance and product cost reductions.Work Environment:Typically spends 75% of time in an operations environment and 25% of time in an office environment. Travels as needed.Requires working in outside and inside environments with noise and all temperatures and climatic conditions and must be able to work under adverse weather conditions for extended periods of time.Possible Work Hazards: May be exposed to possible operations hazards including dust, fumes, toxic and caustic chemicals, rotating machinery, high pressure, hot or cold work temperatures, slippery surfaces, water, and electrical hazards.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Engineering. Registration as a Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-Training and/or 10 yrs experience.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:Demonstrated knowledge of the standard practices, common tools, materials, occupational hazards, and safety precautions of water/wastewater treatment plant and thorough working knowledge of NPDES regulations and permitting process.Over ten years of progressive experience in design, project, construction, or management of wastewater treatment plants and the ability to troubleshoot and solve water/wastewater treatment process/operations problems.Supervisory experience (personnel and project supervision) with demonstrated ability to diagnose complex process problems and manage remedial action.Demonstrates the ability to develop unique solutions for complex technical problems that may include the design of new systems or development of solutions having few or no precedents.Demonstrated leadership ability and the ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials, facilities, funds, and reputation).Demonstrated effective communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to interface with and motivate all levels of personnel.Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate, effective, complete, and easily understood written communications and reports.Strong PC skills with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software and the ability to optimize the use of technology and systems to communicate, manage budget and to streamline processes and increase efficiency.Proficiency in the care and use of all site-specific, facility-required PPE (Personal Protection Equipment).Demonstrated commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company's Code of Business Conduct, and other Company policies and procedures.Must be able to serve rotational 24-hour emergency on-call if required by site.Required Certification/Licenses/Training:Highest level of certification as a water/wastewater treatment operator if required by the site. If from another state, requires achieving certification within one year of appointment to Engineering Manager.Valid Driver's license and safe driving record.Physical Requirements:Amount of time spent - Standing 25%, Sitting 25%, Walking 50%.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.Is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch and enter confined spaces.May be required to use the stairs, ladders, catwalks, and supports at heights of 50 feet above the ground.May occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Requires close visual observation to detect process non-conformance and machine malfunction.Additional InformationWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information are accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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