WEP Rotational Engineer - Cary

Company Description · Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, ...

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Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world's most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

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Job Summary
If you enjoy learning new technologies, traveling and have a passion for water, this is the opportunity you've been looking for. The Water Engineering Program (WEP) is an exciting entry point for recent engineering graduates with interest in the Water business, and the rotational engineering stream allows engineers to be exposed to multiple roles within our North America Projects Business. This program develops technical problem-solving and leadership skills through project work through the bid, execution and start-up phases with a
significant focus on practical experience.

During the 3 year program duration, the first 18 months will be devoted to practical experience while working with Veolia's Commissioning or Pilot teams where you will spend considerable time working at Veolia's customer sites starting up various technologies and systems across a variety of markets (Municipal, Industrial, Food & Beverage, Microelectronics). You will develop significant technical experience across several engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical, process and controls/automation.

The remaining 18 months are office-based where you will focus on a specific technical discipline for 12 months in either the commercial or execution phase of Veolia's projects in addition to a 6 month rotation with a business-focused discipline. Examples of engineering rotations are: Applications Engineering, Project Engineering, Process Engineering and Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls Engineering. Examples of business-focused rotations are: Project Management, Finance, Product Management, Sales/Commercial.

The WEP is designed to provide in-depth exposure to Veolia's major product lines, integration with project execution teams, as well as integrated formal training. This role prepares new graduates for a wide variety of roles within the Veolia WTS business.Duties & Responsibilities

• Months 1-18 Commissioning Rotation: The Commissioning Group is responsible for the efficient and safe start-up of Veolia's water treatment plants. This includes ensuring process equipment and control systems perform per specifications, performing specific PLC/HMI activities including Control System IO checkout, system networking, program upload/download, and providing technical instruction and assistance to customer representatives all while maintaining a strong safety mindset.
• Months 1-18 Pilot Rotation: The Pilot Group performs pilot studies on customer sites to test our water and wastewater treatment technologies' performance on the customer's water source. Pilot studies are performed using our fleet of pilot equipment mainly focused on membrane bioreactors, (MBR), ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, and physical-chemical processes such as clarifiers and dissolved air floatation (DAF). The Pilot Project Manager coordinates all aspects of the study in collaboration with our customer and an internal team. The role combines aspects of project management, process engineering, and on-site field service. Pilot studies can include a wide variety of pilot-scale water treatment technologies. The Pilot Project Manager represents the company and builds relationships with customers that contribute to securing future business for full-scale projects.
• Months 19-36 Engineering/Leadership Rotations -
  • Develop project design documents, with engineering responsibility, depending on rotational position. Documents such as P&IDs, PFDs, Mass and Energy Balances, General Arrangement Drawings, Electrical Single Line Diagrams, Electrical Schematics, Control Narratives.
  • Perform overall system calculations that support the overall flowsheet development. This includes process modeling, hydraulic profiles, detailed mechanical equipment sizing calculations, line sizing, power requirements etc. Expectation is that in each rotational stop, the WEP rotational engineer will develop an understanding of these requirements to ensure design quality, the budget requirements, and customer expectations.
  • Develop the abilities of each function over the rotational period such that they are able to perform the engineering deliverables of the role, with limited supervision.
  • Gain an understanding of our customer profiles and their needs and objectives. This includes the strategic positioning of our solutions, an understanding of market pricing and Veolia's ability to be profitable within that market.
  • Understand and build the capability to cost overall project segments and be able to support bid teams to develop competitive proposals that differentiate Veolia in the market.
  • Where required, support the manufacturing of skidded solutions and/or Veolia products
  • As part of a team provide technical expertise to customers through technical submissions, meetings (both virtually and in person).
  • Actively participate in an assigned technical development cohort with peers new Veolia for the development of knowledge of Veolia products and design practices.
  • Be accountable for the delivery of assigned work, and communicative of the achievement of deadlines or if support is needed.
  • Be active in establishing individual development plans and work towards achieving milestones surrounding that development.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Understanding of multi-step processes, and their interdependences.
• Ability to read P&IDs and PFDs (including material balances), and where required electrical drawings.
• Ability to communicate effectively and contribute to team and department projects.
• Comfortable with a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong technical writing and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain relationships with co-workers and customers.
• Ability to travel within North America (Canada, US, Mexico) and valid drivers license
• Ability to perform light manual tasks on-site including lifting and using hand/power tools.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Engineering or Science degree.
• Previous internship or other experience (prior to graduation) in the water/wastewater industry would be considered an asset.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) required. Fluency in French would be considered an asset.

Working Conditions

• Months 1 to 18 of the program: Travel within North America to Veolia customer sites is estimated at 70-80% of the time. Veolia covers all travel costs. Interaction with water and wastewater. When not traveling, you will be based out of a Veolia office.
• Months 19-36 of the program: primarily based out of a Veolia office. Travel up to 10-15% of the time may be expected to customer sites and other Veolia offices.

Additional Information

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger
communities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder
and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we
also offer competitive compensation andbenefits that include:

• Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles.The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity.Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range:
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this
posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable
law.****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not
sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****

Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a
current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and
candidate profiles will be deemed the property of the company and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.