Senior Wastewater Process Engineer
Company: WM
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age,
national origin, disability, or veteran status.
I. Job Summary
Implement initiatives targeting landfill liquids management and
treatment developed by the Engineering Science and Wastewater
Treatment (ES&WWT) Program corporate-wide based on companywide
strategic goals and objectives. Reports to the Sr. Director of
ES&WWT program. Responsible for help to establish, developing
and imple -menting the policies, procedures and systems relating to
the corpora -tion's handling, disposal, and treatment landfill
liquids as a result of operations of all our facilities. Obtains
advanced in -formation on new developments in regulatory changes in
en -vironmental re -quirements, communicates this this data into
the organization's strategic and tactical busi -ness planning, and
develops technical approaches for dealing with spe -cific projects
throughout the organization. Works with the Director and other team
members on technology research and development with a
multi-disciplinary group of internal and external technical
experts. Communicates with Corporate and Area Management regarding
the policies and proce -dures, special projects, best management
practices for ensuring that environmental stan -dards are met.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provides leadership and technical support in permitting, design and
construction of leachate treatment facilities, as well as due
diligence during acquisition for waste management assets.
Uses process engineering tools such as flow and mass balances to
trouble shoot and develop action plans to improve performance of
leachate treatment facilities to ensure compliance with discharge
permits.
Directs development initiatives leachate and groundwater treatment
technology to improve operational efficiency and enhance
environmentally sound solutions.
Serves as technical resource and interacts daily with program
management to Corporate and Field Personnel in the following
disciplines: Engineering Science, Wastewater Treatment Technology
using Biological and Chemical Treatment and New Environmental
Technologies, Bioremediation, and Environmental Compliance.
Balances the financial goals of the enterprise with the external
regulations and applied environmental solutions.
Directs the development of internal policies, procedures and
practices dealing with environmental management based on the best
available scientific evidence and judgment.
Conducts independent research on the organization's environmental
problems to establish a basis for program changes and improvement
in liquids management and treatment.
Keeps abreast of pending regulatory development through reference
sources. Obtains insights on legislative agendas at both the
Federal and State levels (focus is on the state level).
Confers with local and state regulatory agencies to address and
help resolve national/local environmental quality standards,
industrial practices, and new developments in wastewater
treatment.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
A high level of supervisory skills required in this job is the
management of managerial employees. This includes:
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the
qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
Required: Bachelors of Science Degree, including Engineering,
Environmental Management, Biology, Chemistry or similar area of
study, and ten or more year's previous experience. Experience
should in -clude a minimum of 12 years of industrial wastewater
treatment design and operations and 3 years of management
responsibility.
Preferred: Master's Degree of Science, in Engineering,
Environmental Management, Biology, Chemistry or similar area of
study, and 10 or more years of industrial wastewater treatment
design and operations experience.
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
Specific experience in the area of environmental engineering and
environmental solutions specializing in the handling, treatment,
and disposal of landfill liquids the resulting from operation of
all our facilities.
Wastewater treatment process modeling of biological and
physical/chemical unit operations and/or systems using flow and
mass balance calculations.
Capable of utilizing Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint,
Word, SharePoint, and BioWin/GPS-X
An enthusiastic, dedicated, self-disciplined and self-reliant
person capable of being decisive with the best available scientific
evidence and judgment.
An ability to clearly articulate (both verbally and written) in a
professional manner to fellow employees as well as
multi-disciplinary group of internal and external technical
experts.
Capable of multi-tasking on a wide range of activities in an
ever-changing setting.
Role model and enable development of competencies in others needed
to implement WM's strategy
Establish and support a safety culture in which all accidents are
preventable
V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and
work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions of the job.
Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as
keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30
pounds part of the work day;
Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as
cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt,
odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements a portion of the
work day or week;
Normal setting for this job is an office setting and landfill and
hazardous waste sites.
Normal travel for this job is 35-50%
Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total
compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life
Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase
Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive
Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that
benefits may vary by site.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for,
please click "Apply.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
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