Find senior-level Process Engineer, Water/Wastewater opportunities on Ladders. These roles focus on designing, improving, and supporting the systems that treat drinking water and wastewater for communities, utilities, and industry. Explore vetted jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more, including positions in process design, treatment optimization, engineering, and technical leadership.
Water and wastewater process engineers develop and refine treatment processes to meet public health, environmental, operational, and regulatory requirements. Depending on the role, they may evaluate treatment technologies, develop process calculations and design criteria, review engineering plans, troubleshoot plant performance, and guide upgrades to existing facilities. They often work with multidisciplinary teams that include civil, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineers, as well as operators, project managers, and clients.
Responsibilities can include designing or evaluating treatment trains, conducting process modeling, preparing technical reports and specifications, supporting pilot studies, and optimizing chemical, biological, or physical treatment operations. Specialists may work in drinking water treatment, industrial water reuse, desalination, biological wastewater treatment, nutrient removal, sludge processing, or advanced treatment. Senior positions may also involve project delivery, client relationships, mentoring, and technical reviews.
Employers commonly look for a degree in environmental, chemical, civil, or a related engineering discipline, along with experience in water or wastewater treatment. Relevant capabilities may include process design, hydraulic and mass-balance calculations, treatment modeling, regulatory knowledge, technical writing, and collaboration across engineering disciplines. A Professional Engineer (PE) license may be preferred or required for roles involving engineering oversight or approval; requirements vary by employer and location.
Use Ladders to explore vetted Process Engineer, Water/Wastewater jobs with compensation of $100,000 or more. Compare opportunities by specialization, seniority, and location, and find roles where your process engineering expertise can contribute to reliable water infrastructure and effective treatment systems.
Urban Water Resources Engineer
$80K - $95K *
Champion urban water systems by leading hydraulic and hydrologic modelling projects. Collaborate with teams to assess and optimize wastewater, stormwater, and potable water systems, ensuring high-qual...
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Urban Water Resources Engineer
$80K - $95K *
Lead the charge in hydraulic and hydrologic modelling for urban water systems, focusing on wastewater and stormwater management. Collaborate with teams to assess and optimize infrastructure, ensuring...
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Urban Water Resources Engineer
$80K - $95K *
Reimagine your career by leading hydraulic and hydrologic modelling projects. Collaborate with experts to enhance urban water systems, focusing on wastewater, stormwater, and potable water distributio...
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Urban Water Resources Engineer
$80K - $95K *
Transform urban water systems by leading hydraulic and hydrologic modelling projects. Collaborate with teams across North America to assess and optimize wastewater, stormwater, and potable water syste...
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Urban Water Resources Engineer
$80K - $95K *
Lead hydraulic and hydrologic modelling for urban water systems, focusing on wastewater and stormwater. Collaborate with teams to assess and optimize infrastructure, providing technical guidance and m...
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Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer (Engineer IV)
$88K - $105K *
Unlock potential by leading innovative water and wastewater projects. Collaborate with clients to design and optimize systems, ensuring efficient infrastructure solutions that enhance community resour...
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Project Engineer - Water/Wastewater
$93K - $114K *
Transform municipal water/wastewater infrastructure by leading design, evaluations, and project management. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure project success and community engagement...
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Project Engineer - Water/Wastewater
$93K - $114K *
Unlock potential by enhancing water and wastewater infrastructure through design, technical evaluation, and project management, supporting municipal engineering projects with diverse collaboration and...
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Engineering Manager - Water/Wastewater
$100K - $120K *
Drive impactful water and wastewater projects by leading technical design and team development. Leverage your engineering expertise to ensure high-quality outcomes while managing resources and fosteri...
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Engineering Manager - Water/Wastewater
$100K - $120K *
Transform water and wastewater engineering through technical leadership and team development. Oversee project delivery while mentoring early-career engineers, ensuring high-quality outcomes and effect...
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Senior Environmental Engineer (Waste Management)
$112K - $187K *
Lead a dynamic team in delivering innovative waste management solutions across North America. Utilize your extensive engineering expertise to oversee projects, mentor staff, and foster client relation...
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Senior Project Engineer (Water Treatment/Potable Water)
$88K - $159K *
Lead the charge in managing comprehensive water services, from planning to construction, addressing diverse drinking water system needs while mentoring staff and engaging with clients and the communit...
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Pioneer innovative process design by leading a team to develop specifications and oversee engineering deliverables, ensuring project alignment with industry standards and optimizing operational effici...
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Project Engineer - Water/Wastewater
$90K - $135K *
Lead the charge in delivering innovative municipal water and wastewater projects. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop engineering solutions, coordinate activities, and ensure quality e...
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Project Engineer II - Water/Wastewater
$100K - $166K *
Drive innovative solutions in water and wastewater treatment as a licensed Professional Engineer. Collaborate with a supportive team to enhance critical infrastructure, mentor junior engineers, and le...
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Join a dynamic team to drive innovation in Liquid Chromatography systems, focusing on mechanical design, analysis, and testing. Collaborate across disciplines to ensure product excellence from concept...
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Senior Industrial Water Engineer
$140K - $200K *
Join a team that's advancing industrial water solutions by managing complex wastewater projects, leading teams, and fostering client relationships to deliver high-quality, sustainable outcomes while m...
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Senior Industrial Water Engineer
$140K - $200K *
Play a key role in advancing industrial water solutions by designing and managing complex wastewater projects, leading multidisciplinary teams, and building strong client relationships to foster growt...
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Senior Industrial Water Engineer
$140K - $200K *
Transform industrial water systems by leading complex projects, fostering client relationships, and mentoring junior engineers. Play a key role in expanding our practice while ensuring innovative and...
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Senior Industrial Water Engineer
$140K - $200K *
Pioneer innovative industrial water projects, managing diverse teams to enhance client relationships and drive practice growth while ensuring compliance and delivering high-quality outcomes...
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Senior Industrial Water Engineer
$140K - $200K *
Drive impactful industrial water projects, manage client relationships, and lead teams to deliver innovative solutions while advancing our industrial water practice and ensuring compliance with regula...
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Senior Engineer (Water Utility)
$120K - $161K *
Transform the future of our water supply! Join us to lead innovative engineering projects, ensuring the reliability and sustainability of our water systems through expert design, planning, and collabo...
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Project Manager, Water / Wastewater
$110K - $130K *
Lead the charge in managing municipal wastewater projects from planning to delivery. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure quality, compliance, and client satisfaction while mentoring eng...
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Senior Registered Electrical Engineer - Water/Wastewater
$156K - $261K *
Champion electrical design for water/wastewater projects, offering technical guidance and business development support while fostering strong client relationships to meet project goals and regulatory...
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$85K - $105K *
Unlock potential by optimizing processes and supporting R&D for centrifugal equipment. Collaborate with sales and engineering teams to enhance production capabilities and ensure quality standards in d...
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What does a Process Engineer, Water/Wastewater do?
A Process Engineer, Water/Wastewater designs, evaluates, and optimizes processes used to treat drinking water, wastewater, and industrial water. The work may include process calculations, technology selection, plant troubleshooting, design reviews, and support for facility upgrades.
What qualifications are commonly required for water and wastewater process engineer jobs?
Employers typically seek an engineering degree in environmental, chemical, civil, or a related field, plus relevant treatment-process experience. Some senior roles prefer or require a PE license, depending on the responsibilities and jurisdiction.
Which specialties are available in water and wastewater process engineering?
Specialties may include drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, industrial water and reuse, desalination, biological processes, nutrient removal, advanced treatment, and sludge processing.
Do Process Engineer, Water/Wastewater jobs on Ladders pay $100,000 or more?
Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more. Compensation for individual positions varies by employer, location, experience, and scope of responsibility.
What skills can help candidates stand out for senior water/wastewater process engineering roles?
Experience with treatment design and optimization, process modeling, engineering calculations, regulatory requirements, technical documentation, and multidisciplinary project work can be valuable. Project leadership, client communication, and a PE license may also strengthen a candidate’s qualifications.