Senior Environmental Engineer - Water Treatment

Job Description
Pay Rate: $(phone number removed) to $(phone number removed)
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
Position Purpose:
The Plant Engineer will be the point of contact with the California Department of Toxics Substances Control’s (DTSC) Senior Engineer for the purpose of assuring that the Major Systems achieve the performance objectives described in Veolia’s Operation, Maintenance and Monitoring (OM&M) contract with DTSC.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
Use analytical chemistry, field measurements, and field inspection data from the major systems to monitor and evaluate the performance of these systems.
Advise DTSC’s Contract Manager (or designee) and Veolia’s Project Manager about modifications to operations procedures that may be necessary to maintain or improve the safety, effectiveness and/or efficiency of the major systems.
Determine when the granular activated carbon systems at the three treatment facilities, the ion exchange resin bed at one of the treatment facilities, or any other treatment process similar to these require periodic backwash or replacement.
Be available to confer with the DTSC’s Contract Manager (or designee) and Veolia’s Corporate support team and/or outside consultants for the purpose of modifying the major systems or enhancing their performance or troubleshooting.
Ensure compliance with all requirements of the effluent disposal permit(s) and all other applicable permits/conditions issued by Federal, State, or local regulatory agencies. Oversee operation and maintenance of all equipment in a professional manner to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness to complete project(s) in a timely manner.
Coordinate with Veolia’s Vice President of Operations, Project Manager, Health and Safety Officer, and Site Safety Coordinator (SSC) to solve health and safety problems; determine what level of PPE (protective clothing, respirator, etc.) must be used at the Site under conditions reported by the SSC. Conduct health and safety inspections under the direction of the project manager and regional health and safety director.
Coordinate with team members to respond to unusual or emergency conditions, implement standard procedures to restore normal plant operation, and recommend revisions to procedures to reflect the changing needs of the facility.
Help the team prepare bid documents, regularly review contract bids, and prepare cost estimates.
Help the team prepare Contract Deliverables and remediation progress monthly reports consisting of data tables, charts, texts, and exhibits.
This role will be on-site.