Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer, Water Treatment Systems

Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer, Water Treatment Systems

What your day could look like

You start your morning syncing with mechanical engineering and project managers on a services engagement. By mid-morning, you’re shaping the plant’s control philosophy, building sequence charts, and translating the control narrative into PLC code. After lunch, you refine single-line diagrams and panel schematics in AutoCAD, review I/O lists and network architecture, and consult on EC&I standards for a standard product line. You wrap the day preparing for a commissioning visit, validating test plans, and updating the team on scope, budget, schedule, and risk.

About Veolia Water Technologies

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services with nearly 218,000 employees across five continents. Our Water Technology Business unites specialists dedicated to solving complex challenges in water scarcity, water quality, productivity, and energy—delivering solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration.

What you will do

• Own control and automation design for industrial water treatment systems in services projects.
• Develop end-to-end control strategies: control narratives, control logic & sequence charts, PLC/HMI/SCADA programming, and operator-focused safety considerations.
• Create and update drawings: electrical layouts, panel designs, single-line diagrams, field wire lists, I/O lists, and network architectures.
• Read and apply engineering documents (P&IDs, GAs, process design guidelines, electrical schematics, I/O and instrument/valve lists, and best-practice guides).
• Interpret contracts and customer specifications; provide comments and alignment for compliance.
• Support EC&I (Electrical Control & Instrumentation) aspects of standard products.
• Assist with commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, and production facility support.
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget; surface and communicate risks and opportunities.
• Engage in cross-functional teamwork and participate in client discussions.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline—or equivalent relevant experience performing comparable duties.
• > 4 years of experience designing industrial water treatment systems.
• Understanding of hydraulics, fundamentals of fluid mechanics, and basic water chemistry.
• Customer-centric mindset; balances client needs with internal team priorities.
• Expertise in control systems, PLCs, HMI, SCADA, and programming.
• Experience programing Allen Bradley, GE Fanuc, Wonderware, Siemens and/ or other common platforms.
• Strong knowledge of equipment and processes related to Veolia WTS Services systems.
• Comfort in industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Ability to travel up to 25% and live near a major airport.

Bonus points

• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication (coordinating, reporting, documentation, presentations).
• Proven ability to develop and follow procedures/standards and extend new concepts from them.
• Understanding of basic water chemistry.
• Knowledge of Low Voltage Power Distribution System design.
• Knowledge of High/Medium Voltage Power Distribution System design.

Compensation

Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000

Benefits

• Health & Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation & Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance

Core proficiencies

• Water Treatment
• CAD Software
• PLC Programming Experience
• SCADA Experience
• Industrial Electrical Experience

Tools & technologies

• CAD Software (AutoCAD)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens)

Equal Opportunity

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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