Sr. Process Engineer - Mining Water and Wastewater Treatment Job Details | Black & Veatch Famil[...]

Sr. Process Engineer – Mining Water and Wastewater Treatment Date: Jul 2, 2026 Locations: Overland Park, KS; South Jordan, UT; Houston, TX; Ann Arbor, MI; Phoenix, AZ; Cary, NC. The Opportunity In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Lead and design treatment for raw water supply, mine contact water, process wastewater, and mine effluent systems across active and legacy mining operations. Provide technical leadership in the planning, design, and delivery of water treatment, reuse, and management systems across the mining lifecycle—from feasibility and permitting through detailed design, construction, operations support, and closure. Develop and present technical evaluations and recommendations to clients and key stakeholders. Supervise junior engineers in performing design work. Perform all aspects of conventional process design engineering analysis. Build and maintain relationships with clients. Participate in writing proposals. As a senior process engineer, you will be part of a team that provides strategic direction on the process design for industrial water treatment around the world for mining clients. The Team Black & Veatch Process Engineers develop technical solutions that are critical to winning work and drive design deliverables for critical infrastructure projects. Key Responsibilities Engineering Production: Lead process engineering design of water and wastewater treatment and delivery systems. Evaluate, select and integrate treatment technologies including biological treatment systems, membrane systems, and solids handling. Prepare a variety of moderately complex process engineering deliverables: PFDs, Water Balances, MSDs, P&IDs, Equipment Datasheets and Specifications. Perform complex research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection. Responsible for detailed design and procurement of water treatment systems, including construction and commissioning support. Manage assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Plan and conduct independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria. Review junior engineering work or assignments. Be responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project. Collaborate with hydrology, hydrogeology and civil teams on integrated water resource solutions across mine life cycles. Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology: Serve as a technical specialist and provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area. Design a complete project of complex scope within an assigned practice area. Coordinate with our industrial water team and segments regarding thought leadership and presentations at critical conferences. Client Focus: Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers. Support feasibility studies and closure strategies. Actively seek to understand client interests and drivers through normal client contact and through interaction and communication with project leadership. Provide support to business development or pursuit activities including involvement in pre‑positioning meetings, proposal development, client interviews, identification of winning sales messages. Management Responsibilities Supervise work of others. Responsible for hiring, discipline, and pay administration of their subordinates. Preferred Qualifications Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline. Strong understanding of mine water quality challenges, including metals, salinity, sulfate, and variable flow conditions. Experience with GoldSim modeling. Effective oral and written communications skills, drive for results, quality driven, priority setting, planning, delegation, directing others, conflict management, informing, dealing with ambiguity, and building effective teams. Established skills with deep understanding of consulting, project execution, client services, and business development. Minimum Qualifications Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program in the United States or in the country where the professional is practicing. Minimum of 11 years related work experience. All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (criminal/civil background check, drug screen, motor vehicle records search) in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Certifications Required to have Professional Engineer registration or licensure, or willingness/ability to pursue such registration. Work Environment/Physical Demands Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards (electric currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation). Sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds. Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based on manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. Salary Plan Registered Engineering Job Grade 017 Benefits Competitive compensation; 401(k) match and benefits that start day 1. Flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time. Company matched 401(k) plan, adoption reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre‑taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance‑based bonus program. EEO Statement BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies comply with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr