Job Title: Process Commissioning Engineer
Overview of the Role:
Reporting to the Process Commissioning Lead, the successful candidate will work as a Process Commissioning Engineer for the Commissioning of Water Treatment equipment at Municipal and Industrial levels in terms of drinking water, wastewater or process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously in Coagulation, Flocculation, Clarification process, filtration, UV disinfection, chlorine disinfection, conventional activated sludge, SBR's etc.
- Decide on treatment process design and recommend solutions to engineering problems.
- Handle various chemicals and high-pressure systems, working safely during the commissioning and testing phase.
- Carry out instrumentation analysis and calibrations, laboratory analysis, including TSS, Turbidity, pH, UVT analysis using Hach spectrophotometer, Jar testing, and propose and adjust chemical dose rates to optimise the process for successful performance testing.
- Handle sludge treatment methods, technologies, and processes, operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining air compressors, sludge pumps, and chemical pumps of various types.
- Commission pneumatic systems and setting up various types of control valves and flow meters, capturing data using various tools, and developing dashboards for easy data analysis to follow processes for various clients.
- Write standard operating procedures, manuals, and training documents, and be able to train the client.
- Carry out quality control reviews of design documents, functional descriptions, and control philosophies, leading kickoff meetings while on site with customers, managers, to align the project plan and sales commitments.
- Verify the site layout to ensure it is compatible with as-built drawings, preparing for commissioning activities by reviewing contracts, carrying out Commissioning management plan meetings, and explaining how the activities will be carried out.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Industrial Engineering or equivalent required, Master's degree in water treatment or equivalent experience desirable.
- Minimum of 2 years of field or applied research laboratory experience in chemical process required, good understanding of water treatment and wastewater treatment processes such as MBR, MBBR, Actiflo, Filters, and pretreatment, for various applications such as municipal, industrial, and mine treatment facilities; Proficient with PLC and SCADA systems; Worksite experience with good practical knowledge in electricity, mechanics, hydraulics, and control or likes to develop it; Training and experience in working at height, and in confined spaces using permit and LOTO systems.
- Customer focused in difficult situations and with clients, good analytical skills and the ability to make decisions under stress or specific working conditions, focused on solving technical problems using knowledge, common sense, imagination, and creativity to solve them, respects deadlines and costs.
- Able to work independently and follow instructions, provide updates, feedback to the direct manager in a timely manner, available to travel (between 50 and 100% of the time), full clean driving licence, and own transport.