[Hiring] Senior Lead Engineer @Veolia Environnement SA

Role Description

This position is remote and can be located anywhere in North America. The Senior Lead Engineer (LE) is accountable for multi-disciplinary engineering deliverables to our customers for custom municipal and industrial treatment systems. The LE is responsible for determining the required resources and guiding a multi-disciplinary team, to ensure accuracy of design, timeliness of submittals, and adherence to budget.

• The LE, Project Manager, and Sourcing Project Leader form a project leadership team that works together to support the job and deliver what was sold to our customers.
• Manage a team of multi-discipline engineers, or multiple teams of engineers executing project(s) with an engineering utilization rate of approximately 4,000 hours per month, or about 30 full-time engineers.
• Understand project execution from a commercial standpoint from sales to project closure, and support the commercial team with bid activities including technical reviews, labor estimates, and sub-contracting strategies.
• Proficient in executing projects with balance of plant (BOP) and site installation scope.
• Direct and monitor an engineering project team consisting of Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls engineers, as well as various project support functions (Document Control, Sourcing, Finance, etc).
• Coordinate the delivery of all engineering output on assigned projects.
• Build teams, communicate a vision, and delegate work effectively.
• Facilitate project team meetings and deliverables, and resolve conflicts within the project team.
• Accountable for ensuring that all engineering deliverables are completed, including formal review processes and peer reviews.
• Coordinate all engineering activities, internal and external, across all functions using industry standard tools.
• Ensure technical review of vendor selection and fabrication occurs, employing the right project team members.
• Act as a customer liaison, resolving technical queries and maintaining relationships with customers.
• Responsible for the project team’s resource budget and identifying potential needs for competency development.
• Drive team collaboration to ensure project activities are properly coordinated to maximize engineering performance.

Qualifications

• Impeccable planning, organization, and time management.
• Clear, concise communication and presentation skills.
• Good meeting facilitation skills with clear objectives and action plans.
• Team player, with the ability to exercise good judgment under changing conditions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering field.
• Ten years project experience in engineering or a related field.
• Experience with industrial processes and system engineering – direct experience in water treatment, oil & gas, chemical or power industries (preferred).
• Experience with EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contracts (preferred).
• Professional Engineer’s License, or the ability to obtain one within 1 year (preferred).
• The role requires the ability to travel domestically and internationally 5-10% of the time.

Benefits

• The compensation range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles: $120,000 - $130,000 USD.
• We do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.
• Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.