Pro Talent

Water Treatment Manager

Pro Talent

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Act as a trusted advisor to established water clients and collaborate with the sales team to secure new project work.
  • Lead and oversee a team of 5–10 engineers, providing mentorship, coaching, and technical guidance.
  • Manage scheduling, resource commitments, utilization, and technical quality of the team.
  • Serve as technical lead for study, design, and construction projects related to water treatment and storage facilities.
  • Diagnose, analyze, and implement treatment process improvements.
  • Optimize treatment plant systems (pretreatment, filtration, chemical disinfection, residuals, energy systems, and storage).
  • Conduct asset evaluations and contribute to long-term capital planning.
  • Perform hydraulic modeling of treatment system processes and storage systems.
  • Support utility staff with water expertise in critical situations.
  • Represent the Water Group internally, aligning division goals with corporate objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Chemical, Environmental Engineering, or related discipline (required).
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license (required).
  • 10+ years of experience in water treatment engineering.
  • Strong proficiency in MS Office; working knowledge of drafting software (CAD/Revit).
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to job sites and client meetings (occasional overnight travel required).
  • Proven leadership and team management experience, with mentoring skills.
  • Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
  • Good job tenure (avoid applicants with more than 2 jobs in last 6 years unless compelling reason).