Field Service Engineer - Water Technologies

Veolia Environnement SA•Bellevue, WA

9h•$42 - $46

About The Position

Veolia Water Tech is hiring a Field Service Engineer to support the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of water treatment plants. The role provides engineering support through model and design reviews, safety reviews, and control-system factory acceptance tests; serves as a liaison between engineering and construction teams; and commissions process equipment and control systems to ensure they meet specifications. The engineer also supports customers through technical instruction, training, troubleshooting, and after-market services, and prepares technical documentation and reports. The position requires extensive travel, approximately 70–80% of the time (about 250 days per year), throughout North America and occasionally elsewhere in the world. Work may take place outdoors at water treatment facilities or at foreign sites, including remote work camps. The role involves hands-on servicing and equipment handling and may include exposure to loud noise on-site. The stated hourly pay range is $42.00–$46.00. Veolia describes its employment contract type as Standard and requires applicants to be eligible to work lawfully in the U.S. immediately; it will not sponsor work authorization for this opportunity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or college diploma and at least five years of experience in the water treatment field.
Comprehensive knowledge of structural, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and piping systems; welding specifications; and civil engineering notations.
Valid passport and driver’s license, with ability to travel extensively (70–80%, approximately 250 days per year) throughout North America and to other parts of the world.
Expert knowledge of water treatment systems and technologies, including reverse osmosis, ion exchange, and thermal systems, and demonstrated ability to perform equipment startup, commissioning, and process optimization.
Strong water-treatment chemistry knowledge and technical proficiency applying engineering principles to troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and problem resolution.
Ability to work independently and remotely with cross-functional project teams, drive projects to completion with minimal supervision, and meet deadlines and commitments.
Advanced technical skills, including competency with analytical instrumentation, calibrated tools, and hand tools, and safe handling of chemically aggressive fluids such as acids and bases.
Working knowledge of electrical equipment, control systems, and safety protocols, with physical capability for hands-on instrument servicing and equipment handling.
Strong customer relationship management skills; ability to balance stakeholder needs, present to diverse audiences, and clearly communicate complex technical information.
Computer proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, network operations, and database management for technical documentation and reporting.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise technical reports and deliver presentations to customers, clients, and internal teams.
Effective prioritization and multitasking abilities.
Sound business judgment, including risk-reward analysis and strategic decisions aligned with organizational objectives, and ability to contribute in commercial team environments.
Self-motivated, with strong mathematical skills, customer-service orientation, and ability to learn company procedures and adapt to evolving technical requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience in commissioning, construction, or services.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent from an accredited university or college.
Hands-on mechanical experience and ability to read and interpret drawings, particularly for water treatment equipment such as pumps, valves, instrumentation, relief valves, regulators, and pneumatic systems.
Hands-on electrical experience and ability to read and interpret drawings, particularly for electrical panels and water treatment equipment.
Ability to plan multiple priorities and focus on the most important ones.
Ability to adapt quickly to new problems, clients, and situations.
Training in Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures.
Operating experience with water treatment equipment, including evaporators, crystallizers, reverse osmosis systems, micro-filtration, clarification, and conventional filtration.

Responsibilities

Participate in model reviews, engineering design meetings, and Safety in Design reviews to help ensure process equipment is accessible, maintainable, and operable.
Perform control-system factory acceptance tests with clients and their designated representatives.
Analyze problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions to improve operations and assess design viability.
Apply mathematical operations to water-treatment chemistry calculations, geometry, chemistry formulas, test reliability and validity, budget analysis, and Time & Material contract cost monitoring.
Serve as a construction liaison between design engineering and construction teams during water treatment plant erection.
Identify and correct equipment alignment issues and plumb adjustment figures during installation.
Manage outside vendors and suppliers and ensure their services and supplies meet project specifications and performance requirements.
Maintain a strong safety mindset and ensure work meets technical requirements and company safety standards.
Develop and execute commissioning schedules and performance plans for water treatment plants.
Commission water treatment plants and verify that process equipment and control systems perform to specifications.
Perform PLC/HMI activities, including control-system I/O checkout, system networking, program uploads and downloads, interpreting ladder logic and function blocks, troubleshooting code, and writing simple logic.
Provide customer representatives with technical instruction and assistance regarding installation, operation, calibration, repair, and maintenance at customer sites.
Develop standard operating procedures and log sheets to document and monitor equipment operation.
Develop and deliver classroom and hands-on training on process equipment operation and maintenance.
Perform after-market services, including site and equipment inspections and operator training.
Prepare timely, accurate technical reports for customer records and future outage reference.
Manage multiple service projects, instruments, and administrative responsibilities while prioritizing work and meeting deadlines.