Applications Engineer - Biosolids

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.

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (WTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment and

reuse. We design and supply a range of water and biosolids treatment systems, from food and beverage

applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater

treatment.

Application Engineers (AEs) are the first engineers our clients encounter. Alongside Sales and Process

Engineering, you are responsible for developing winning water treatment solutions for clients under

complex technical or regulatory requirements. Working with a diverse team across time zones and

continents, you own the bid – from lead qualification, through system design and costing, to contract

signature and handover to Engineering. 

 

As an Application Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting and driving a winning and executable

solution throughout the sales cycle, from lead qualification to contract signature and project handover.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Working in partnership with the sales team to develop the bid strategy. Maintaining ongoing communication with the salesperson.
• Reviewing specifications and customer supplied documentation, providing comments, clarifications and exceptions as needed.
• Working with the Process Engineering Team to understand, support and finalize the design of various flowsheet processes to solve water treatment problems for our Customers ensuring alignment with the bid strategy.  Flowsheets may involve multiple unit operations. 
• Developing P&IDs and any other drawings/documents needed to complete the proposal submission and engage any support teams required.
• Developing required proposal sections and supporting documentation to sell the benefits of Veolia’s solution.  Understand and incorporate Veolia’s value proposition for the market and technologies proposed.
• Developing a cost estimate for the proposal, working with the Sourcing Team or the Estimation Team as needed to obtain equipment quotes and finalize costing.
•  Actively collaborating with other functions (Sales, Contract Management, Sourcing, Execution) to develop risk mitigation strategies while maintaining a competitive position.
•  Leading & participating in all required meetings and reviews during the proposal preparation process.
• Mentoring and coaching other members of the application engineering team, providing technical, commercial, or operational support. 
• Assist other members of the team with document publishing/formatting as needed.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in an accredited Engineering field - Chemical or Mechanical preferred
• Fluency in English ( both written and verbal)

Useful skills or abilities:

• Experience in chemical/mechanical engineering or a related field
• Experience with biosolids drying and incineration, anaerobic digestion, food waste processing, biogas handling and upgrading preferred but not required
• Impeccable organization and time management
• Clear and concise communication and presentation skills
• Team player, with the ability to exercise good judgement under changing conditions
• French language skills may be useful
• The role requires the ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time

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 and benefits 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

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****

VWTS 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 VWTS, and no fee will be due.

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

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