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This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a **Senior Lead Industrial Wastewater Treatment Engineer** for our **Lakewood, Colorado** location. We are looking for an individual who is inspired to grow with us and become an integral part of our team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of our dynamic and highly talented multi-disciplinary team supporting mining and industrial wastewater treatment projects. Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

As a senior technical leader, your primary responsibilities will include:

+ Serving several sectors including mining, manufacturing, oil and gas, power, waste, and remediation

+ Leading a team of early career and mid-level engineers on industrial water treatment projects from developing the process through detailed design, procurement, and construction support, as well as operations support.

+ Effective collaboration and coordination within a multi-disciplinary project environment.

+ Performing, leading and/or reviewing tasks related to:

+ Supporting current operating industrial water treatment plants with plant optimization and process decisions.

+ Conducting bench-scale and pilot-scale treatability studies including developing plans, executing work, data management, reporting, and oversight

+ Analyzing and managing water quality data

+ Working on alternative evaluations, cost estimate, pre-feasibility, and feasibility report preparation

+ Process development work including preparing calculations on equipment sizing, reagent consumption, secondary waste generation, etc.

+ Creating process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and general arrangements

+ Preparing process and mechanical drawings, in coordination with other disciplines

+ Preparing technical specifications and data sheets

+ Providing procurement and construction support

+ Supporting environmental permitting

+ Participate in business development opportunities and assist in developing proposal including scope, schedule, and budget

+ Provide mentorship to early career and mid-level engineers to support their growth and professional development.

+ Achieve key performance goals through project work and winning work.

+ Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.

+ Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

+ Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental or Chemical Engineering, with a focus in Water Treatment or closely related discipline.

+ Professional Engineer registration

+ 12+ years of relevant post education experience in a design or consulting engineering firm working on industrial and mining water treatment projects.

+ Strong engineering skills in process development and detailed design projects.

+ Manage engineering teams on small and large complex projects

+ Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word along with graphics software necessary for the conceptual design of Industrial wastewater systems.

+ Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.

+ Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.

+ Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.

+ Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.

+ Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.

+ Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.

+ Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

+ Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.

+ Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Master's Degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or closely related discipline

+ MSHA certification

+ OSHA HAZOWOPER certification

Additional Information

+ Domestic relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $115,100 - $192,390

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.