Company Description

Are you seeking a meaningful experience as a Process Engineer?  And you’d like to work in a company committed to the environment?

Join Veolia!
 

Veolia aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Our mission to “Resource the world” demonstrates the unwavering commitment of our 220,000 employees to creating a positive impact for our planet.

By joining Veolia Water Technologies, not only will you become a Resourcer, but you will also take part in providing complete solutions for water treatment. By innovating in key areas such as sustainable development, resource and product recovery, we want to offer water-related solutions suited for every application.  

At Veolia, we are committed to empowering our employees, to make their own decisions and to make a real difference. We are looking for like-minded people who can share our passion for providing streamlined technical solutions to our customers in various industrial markets.
 

Become a player in ecological transformation by joining us! 🌿🌍

Job Description

Process Engineers on Veolia’s Evaporation and Crystallization Technology team are key partners for our global customers in a variety of markets that utilize evaporation and crystallization systems. They are creative technical leaders responsible for supporting the successful development, design, sale, execution, commissioning, and operation of integrated system solutions for our customers' production, byproduct
recovery and water treatment needs. To win new opportunities, they apply deep technical knowledge of our solutions and technologies, combined with an understanding of the customer’s process, the market, regulations, and our competitors, to continually balance capital and operating costs and technical risk with commercial viability.

Process Engineers are responsible for the process design of integrated production or recovery systems that typically include thermal equipment (evaporation or crystallization) but which also may include other purification, concentration, and separation unit operations including ion exchange, filtration, reaction/clarification,
membrane, degasification, scrubbing, centrifuging, and drying technologies. Our clients are global and operate in a diverse range of industries, including chemical production, fertilizers, salts, battery materials, oil & gas, power, bioenergy, and paper.

Primary functions can be summarized as follows:

Develop optimal system process design in order to provide a competitive commercial offering with contained risk. Interface with Clients to understand opportunity requirements and to advocate for Veolia technical solution.Interface with colleagues in R&D, project execution, and other business units as required to support development and project execution efforts, andAdvance common process team design knowledge.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to:

Devise a process design to satisfy the needs of the Client.Attend and conduct meetings and presentations with clients in cooperation with sales manager to understand drivers and advocate for Veolia solution (technical selling).Develop flow sheets, heat and material balances, preliminary general arrangements, preliminary control philosophy to support commercial offering.Collaborate with vendors for equipment selection and costing.Interface with estimating department to ensure proposed scope of supply is well understood.Conduct process risk assessments on designs for firm proposals and incorporate identified risk mitigations into the offering.Work with the tender group and sales managers to produce commercial proposals for firm inquiries.Assist in responding to budgetary inquiries, at times with minimal input from others.Collaborate with other members of the process group and share technical information. Perform peer reviews.Support internal activities and initiatives to maintain and build upon collective design knowledge and design tools.Maintain accurate records of client communications, process designs basis, and trip reports.Assist with evaluations (desktop and field) of existing equipment installations provided by Veolia or others to identify potential improvements or optimization.Interface with R&D group to identify testing protocols to support process design.Interface with the Project group during execution to ensure proper application of the “as sold” process design. Includes review and approval of various drawings and specifications.Interface with the service group to ensure smooth startup and to gather feedback on actual operation vs. design.

QualificationsBachelor’s degree or Advanced degrees in an accredited Engineering field, Chemical preferred.Minimum of 5 years of relevant or related design and/or field experience, preferably 10 years or more.Experience with evaporation/crystallization processes and system design/operation.Ability to consider multiple unit operations and integrate them into a complete process.

Useful Skills, Abilities, or Experiences:

Clear, concise communication and presentation skills.Ability to exercise good judgment under changing conditions.Critical and creative thinking, and ability to evaluate among numerous treatment solution options.Willingness to travel domestic and international (typical 10-15% or less, short durations).

Additional Information

We offer you the opportunity to join a Group whose goal is to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation! 🌿🌍

What are the advantages of joining us?

Be part of a forward-thinking collaborative team who will focus on your future career and development both locally and internationallyPossibility to be part of exciting projects outside of your daily work/ scope for your companyWe are committed to ensuring you have the best experience possibleVeolia is committed to a global social pact for its employees in all its geographic regions.

But also: 

PTO, 6 floating holidays plus 9 bank holidays;Work from home hybrid policy twice a week.Excellent benefits.

Here at Veolia Water Technologies, we know that some applicants don't apply unless they think they tick all the boxes - but we are saying don't worry! We would much rather see your application than risk missing out on your potential!

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.