Field Service Representative - Mechanical (Traveling)

ALTEN

$103K — $155K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • College degree with 1-10 years of experience in mechanical or related fields.
  • Strong focus on relationships with both internal and external customers.
  • Knowledge of equipment startup processes, particularly in water treatment systems.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively on remote project teams.
  • Basic knowledge of water treatment chemistry is a plus.
  • Understanding of structural, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and piping specifications.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with extensive travel capability (70-80%).

Responsibilities

  • Commissioning water treatment plants by ensuring equipment and controls meet specifications.
  • Liaising between design engineering and construction during plant erection phases.
  • Providing technical instruction and support to customers for installation and maintenance tasks.
  • Managing vendor activities to ensure compliance with project specifications.
  • Creating Standard Operating Procedures and monitoring equipment use.
  • Developing and executing commissioning schedules and performance plans.
  • Conducting training sessions on equipment operation and maintenance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs.
  • Career growth opportunities with support and mentorship.
  • Opportunity to work on diverse engineering challenges across various industries.
  • Culture that values employee contributions and fosters growth.
Full Job Description
As a Field Service Representative - Mechanical you will be responsible for;
  • Commissioning of Water Treatment Plans by ensuring process equipment and control system perform per specifications.
  • Construction liaison between design engineering and construction during the erection of Water Treatment Plants.
  • Provide technical instruction and assistance to customer representatives regarding installation, operation, calibration, repair and maintenance at customer's sites
  • Manage activities of outside vendors and suppliers, assuring services and supplies met project specifications and performance requirements.
  • Develop Standard Operating Procedures and log sheets to document and monitor equipment operation.
  • Develop and execute Commissioning Schedules and Performance Plans.
  • Develop and execute classroom and hands-on training regarding operation and maintenance of process equipment.
  • Participate in Model Reviews, Engineering Design Meetings and Safety in Design reviews in order to ensure accessibility, maintenance, and operation of process equipment.
  • Perform control system factory acceptance tests with Clients and client-designated representatives.
  • Perform after-market services such as site inspection, equipment inspection and operator training.
  • Maintain strong safety mindset to assure the executed work reflects the technical requirements within company safety standards
  • Prepare timely and accurate technical reports for customer records and a reference for future outages
  • Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as water treatment chemistry calculations, , determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of budgets, and monitoring Time & Material (T&M) contract costs.
  • Figure out alignment issues and plumb adjustment figures. Plane Geometry, chemistry formulas.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Improve operations and determine if design works will not work.
  • Ability to perform specific PLC/HMI activities including but not limited to: Control System IO Checkout, System networking, Program Upload / download, understanding of ladder logic, function blocks and troubleshooting code and ability to write simple logic

Qualifications;
• Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Water Treatment field
• Strong focus on customer relationships (both external and internal customers). Understands balance between customer and VEOLIA teams.
• Knowledge of and/or demonstrated ability to learn equipment and process startup related to VEOLIA WTS products and systems including but not limited to RO/ED, Ion Exchange and Thermal technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and remotely with project teams.
• Possess basic water treatment chemistry knowledge and communicate that information to others.
• Must know structural, mechanical, hydraulics, electrical, piping, welding specifics and civil notations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Valid passport.
• Ability to travel extensively (70-80% ~250 days/year) throughout North America, and to other places in the world.
• Valid driver's license

Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in Commissioning, Construction, or Services.
  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Equivalent from an accredited University or College.
  • Mechanical experience and know-how (hands on, reading and interpreting drawings, etc.), particularly with water treatment equipment (pumps, valves, instrumentation, relief valves, regulators, pneumatic systems, etc..)
  • Ability to plan multiple priorities, and focus on the most important ones.
  • Ability to adapt quickly to new problems, clients, and situations.
  • Training in Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures preferred.
  • Operating experience with water treatment equipment including reverse osmosis (RO) systems, Ion Exchange Systems, Hot Water Loops and EDI.

Location: Can be located anywhere in the US, so long as travel requirements are suitable (75% travel)

Salary Range: 0-5 years - $30hr - $38hr ($103,000) / 5-8 years - $40hr - $45hr ($155,000)
  • expected 60 hours per week (6 days a week); OT offered


The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

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