National Water Treatment Technical Expert

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc.•Tampa, FL

2d•$213,000 - $266,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a National Water Treatment Technical Expert, you will provide technical leadership, strategic guidance, and client-facing support for complex water quality and treatment initiatives. This role involves providing technical process and water quality expertise for municipal drinking water treatment, water reuse, and advanced water purification. You will be responsible for treatment process evaluation, process selection, preliminary engineering studies, and operations optimization. A key aspect of this role is developing and maintaining relationships with municipal and private-sector water clients, identifying emerging client needs, strategic opportunities, and market trends. You will collaborate with client service managers and regional leaders, lead pursuit strategies, and secure new work to advance the national water treatment practice. The position also includes process design in feasibility studies, facility plans, and process pilot testing for complex water projects, as well as advising on preliminary process design, including basis of design reports and preliminary engineering drawings and specifications. You will guide the development and provide quality control review of process flow diagrams, process design criteria, and process and instrumentation diagrams. Evaluating process performance and operations optimization of existing water treatment facilities is also a core responsibility. Additionally, you will actively participate in water-focused professional organizations, submit abstracts, and present technical material at conferences. Collaboration with the Applied Research Group and private sector water treatment staff on research projects and industrial water quality/treatment processes is expected.

Requirements

Demonstrated success developing client relationships, identifying and capturing project opportunities, leading pursuits, and contributing to revenue growth within the water sector.
Proven ability to serve as a trusted client advisor, guide project teams in delivering exceptional client experiences, and translate technical expertise into long-term client relationships.
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical information for clients, project teams, and stakeholders.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, government regulations, reports, design drawings, specifications, and technical memos.
Experience reviewing technical deliverables and providing constructive guidance to multidisciplinary project teams.
Ability to collaborate with and mentor junior and senior staff in water quality and water treatment processes and regulations.
Ability to work independently and/or as a valuable member of the team.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related scientific discipline required.
15+ years of experience in drinking water treatment engineering.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Nice To Haves

License in one or multiple states preferred, including CA, CO, FL, HI, OR, TX, VA, and WA.

Responsibilities

Provide technical process and water quality expertise for municipal drinking water treatment, water reuse, and advanced water purification, including treatment process evaluation, process selection, preliminary engineering studies, and operations optimization.
Develop and maintain relationships with municipal and private-sector water clients; identify emerging client needs, strategic opportunities, and market trends; collaborate with client service managers and regional leaders, lead pursuit strategies, and secure new work that advances Kennedy Jenks’ national water treatment practice.
Process design in feasibility studies, facility plans, and process pilot testing for complex water projects.
Advise preliminary process design, including basis of design reports and preliminary engineering drawings and specifications for complex water projects.
Guide development and provide quality control review of process flow diagrams, process design criteria, and process and instrumentation diagrams.
Evaluate process performance and operations optimization of existing water treatment facilities.
Actively participate in water-focused professional organizations; submit abstracts and present technical material at regional and national conferences.
Collaborate with our Applied Research Group staff to support and/or participate in research projects related to water quality and water treatment processes.
Team up with private sector water treatment staff to support and participate in industrial water quality and water treatment processes.
Serve as a trusted technical expert supporting clients and project teams across the firm.
Apply expertise to advanced treatment, reuse, purification, and optimization projects with meaningful community impact.
Help develop mid-level staff by sharing expertise in water quality, treatment processes, regulations, and practical project delivery.