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Location

Walnut Creek, CA | United States

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Job description

The Opportunity

As a n Operations Specialist Engineer 1 , you would function as a technical specialist, assisting in startup and commissioning of water and wastewater facilities. With some direction, you will develop and apply fundamental process engineering techniques, concepts, and approaches to develop commissioning and O&M documentation and work with the facilities’ operations staff.

Duties may include:

• Review contractor startup documents.
• Develops commissioning plans and supports commissioning planning efforts.
• Provide onsite startup and commissioning support to new and existing water and wastewater facilities.
• Prepare standard operating procedures and process operations manuals.
• Develops operator process training materials and performs onsite training for operations staff.
• Develops familiarity on reading and understanding drawings specifications, design memos and startup / commissioning requirements and activities to support facility commissioning.
• Collects, assimilates, interprets, and manages data for startup and commissioning efforts
• Collaborative, communicates, and works well in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental engineering or chemical engineering. FE Obtained  
• Knowledge in drinking water, wastewater, and/or industrial processes
• Experience working around/with chemicals, in a laboratory, and/or biological processes and engineering systems. 
• Valid driver’s license.
• Travel is required. Expected travel will be 25 to 75 percent of time depending on project.
• Technical writing experience
• Interest in obtaining an water or wastewater operator’s license or currently licensed

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Professionals located near a Black & Veatch office have the option of a hybrid work model that offers a balance between working together in person and the flexibility of remote work. Our hybrid work model means you will work three days in the office and two days from another location.  

The hybrid role may work at the following locations:

Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, CA

Irvine, CA

Walnut Creek, CA

San Marcos, CA

Rancho Cordova, CA

San Jose, CA

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