About the Role:

The Wastewater Process Engineer III will play a key role on the WTD Process team and perform advanced engineering duties. The successful candidate will develop, plan, and direct process feasibility studies to improve treatment process performance and research and recommend new equipment and chemicals. You will support capital project reviews/implementation, energy and chemical conservation initiatives, and complete regulatory tasks and reports. You will become an expert on our treatment plant permits (e.g., Municipal Wastewater, Puget Sound Nutrient, Industrial Stormwater, Reclaimed Water, and air permits), and help convey requirements to our Operations and Maintenance Section leadership, and the treatment operators and maintenance workers.

This is a great opportunity to embark on a career dedicated to protecting public health and the environment, working for an essential county agency and with teams of dedicated professionals. The successful candidate will be involved in the long-term treatment planning capital program and will help guide the agency’s process improvements and implementation of new technologies.

What You Will Be Doing: 

• Act as the technical engineering expert in process equipment, systems, and processes.
• Review and provide feedback on project scopes, engineering plans and specifications to ensure compatibility with existing facilities.
• Review and evaluate start-up and commissioning procedures for new equipment.
• Research projects to optimize existing plant processes to ensure maximum performance and cost-effective operation.
• Serve as client representative for capital projects and perform start-up work associated with these projects. Prepare progress reports, project proposals and technical reports.
• Monitor process and equipment health and partner with other work groups during process upset.
• Backfill for the Process Control Supervisor.

Qualifications You Bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering field, or equivalent combination of education and experience, in a physical science, engineering field, and/or wastewater, ranging from certificate programs through doctorate degrees and post graduate work.  
• Skill in oral and written communication techniques and principles to be measured through a detailed review of submitted materials (e.g., cover letter, resume, and answer to supplemental questions). 
• Computer proficiency, as measured through familiarity with and use of general software (Microsoft suite applications such as Teams, Outlook, and Excel) and/or through familiarity with and use of industry specific software (e.g., Lab Information Management Systems, Distributed Control Systems, Water Information Systems, and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems). 
• 8+ years of professional wastewater working experience, at municipal treatment plants, wastewater consulting firms, education/research institutions, and/or industrial manufacturers with on-site treatment plants.

Required Licenses or Certification:

•  Professional Engineer license (PE) - any state, with ability to get a Washington PE within one year and/or a Washington State Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Group IV certificate (or ability to obtain in 12 months).