Senior Director – Process Engineering NORAM
About The Position
The Senior Director of Process Engineering provides strategic and operational leadership for Veolia Water Tech’s North American process engineering function, focused on the design and development of water, wastewater, and biosolid treatment systems. The role is accountable to the Business Line Leaders and the NORAM Regional Leader for building and leading high-performing process engineering teams and delivering technically sound, commercially aligned, and operationally executable solutions across multiple industry markets. The Senior Director shapes engineering strategy, organizational capability, and alignment between process engineering, commercial objectives, customer needs, and long-term business growth. The position advances engineering excellence through accuracy, speed, standardization, innovation, and responsiveness to market needs. It also provides executive oversight of process design, engineering standards and governance, customer and commercial partnerships, innovation, continuous improvement, and risk and compliance. The role requires domestic and international travel 20% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 12 or more years of progressive process engineering experience, including substantial experience in water and wastewater treatment system design and application.
- 7 or more years of leadership experience managing engineering teams, functions, or multidisciplinary technical organizations.
- Demonstrated success leading engineering organizations where technical accuracy, speed of execution, and cross-functional alignment are required.
- Deep knowledge of water and wastewater treatment technologies and their application across multiple industry markets.
- Strong business acumen and ability to align engineering decisions with commercial, operational, and strategic objectives.
- Proven ability to lead through complexity, influence across functions, and drive organizational change.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally 20% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent professional credential.
- Experience in municipal and industrial water markets, including customized and standardized treatment solutions.
- Familiarity with global regulatory frameworks, product/platform strategies, and process design digitalization tools.
- Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions integration, global engineering teams, or multi-site operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of the process engineering function in support of Water Tech NORAM growth objectives.
- Establish engineering priorities, operating models, and capability plans to respond effectively and quickly to market opportunities and customer demands.
- Develop scalable, repeatable, and differentiated treatment solutions for targeted industry segments and market needs.
- Contribute to strategic planning, portfolio decisions, and operational excellence as a member of the EPP and extended NORAM leadership teams.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing process engineering organization with strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and customer orientation.
- Develop a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution.
- Oversee workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and technical competency growth.
- Promote knowledge sharing, engineering standardization, and institutional learning across projects and markets.
- Provide executive oversight of process design across WaterTech NORAM, ensuring technical rigor, design integrity, and consistency across business lines.
- Establish and enforce engineering standards, methodologies, review processes, and quality controls to improve accuracy, reduce risk, and accelerate delivery.
- Improve engineering productivity, cycle time, design quality, and reusability through standard tools, digital enablement, and optimized workflows.
- Ensure treatment solutions are practical, manufacturable, operable, compliant, and aligned with project and business requirements.
- Align process engineering strategy and deliverables with end markets, applications, and customer segments.
- Partner with commercial leaders, product management, operations, and project execution teams to develop technically robust and commercially competitive solutions.
- Support strategic customer engagement, high-value proposals, key pursuits, and complex technical sales opportunities.
- Provide market-informed technical guidance on emerging treatment needs, competitive positioning, and solution differentiation.
- Work with Water Tech Research & Development and the EPP Global Project Solutions Innovation Adoption team to advance innovation in treatment process design, technology application, modeling, automation, and engineering work processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve engineering speed, quality, and scalability while maintaining technical and regulatory compliance.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce rework, increase standardization, and improve responsiveness.
- Promote adoption of tools, methods, and technologies that strengthen engineering effectiveness and business value.
- Ensure engineering activities emphasize safety, environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, and sound risk management.
- Maintain governance over engineering decisions, technical approvals, and design controls across the portfolio.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for complex process, performance, and technology issues.
- Travel domestically and internationally 20% of the time.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
