Engineering Manager

Modular Water Systems

Date:                                     April 14, 2023

Position Description:      Engineering Manager

Location:                         Remote

Industry & Focus:            Water & Wastewater Engineering | Water & Wastewater Treatment

Corporate Background: 

Modular Water Systems is an engineered solutions provider servicing the North American water and wastewater industry.  Its primary focus is the development of packaged water & waste water infrastructure solutions that service the small flow and decentralized water sector.  Our wastewater product lines utilize heavy plastic manufacturing (extrusion & winding, rotomolding, injection molding, and press molding) to produce a variety of water infrastructure solutions.  In addition to heavy plastics, we also promote and deliver a variety of advanced water and wastewater treatment solutions that address a variety of common to highly unique project requirements.

Modular Water Systems is poised for rapid growth in the water industry.  Our engineered products reflect next generation water infrastructure solutions that are paradigm changing and compelling respective to ease of manufacture, first capital cost, life cycle operational costs, durability, and sustainability.  The company is driving change within the wastewater infrastructure world and is challenging archaic design practices and obsolete systems that haven’t evolved in more than 75 years.  With the growing adoption of our products and technical concepts, it is understood that Modular Water Systems must continually expand its internal engineering capabilities relative to innovation, concept development, product design, final engineering, material science, FEA design, manufacturing engineering, systems integration design, autonomous operations (using emerging AI systems),  biological engineering, and biosystems design. 

To learn more about Modular Water Systems, please visit our website at www.modularwater.com. 

Primary Job Duties:  

• Serve as the Company’s Engineering Manager in a unique role that is vastly different when compared to the conventional engineering workplace
• Assist the Chief Engineer in the continued innovation, development, and standardization of the company’s water & wastewater equipment products
• Assist in support of the company’s customers and strategic partners.  This includes interacting with our Independent Sales Representatives, Consulting Engineers and Consulting Firms, and End-Users. 
• Assist in support of the company’s manufacturing and equipment delivery efforts.
• Serve as a Technical Liaison between the Engineering Division and the Company’s Manufacturing Division (as well as 3rd party sub-contract manufacturing partners)
• Help develop and manage the company’s internal Engineering Practices, Procedures, and Processes

Required Technical Qualifications and Skills: 

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the water and wastewater industry with respect to small scale and mid-scale decentralized water treatment equipment applications and installations. 
• Experience designing multi-stage water/wastewater treatment systems that reflect different types of treatment sub-unit processes.
• Experience in designing pump stations, booster stations, storage tanks, wastewater treatment facilities, and other similar water infrastructure systems commonly deployed in decentralized applications
• Experience with aeration system design, biological process design for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) removal, nitrification, denitrification, and nutrient removal
• Experience with Membrane BioReactor (MBR) and IFAS process design
• Must have a very strong understanding of the Water Cycle and wastewater generation in daily applications related to domestic, commercial, industrial, municipal, and agriculture practices.
• Experience in preparing detailed technical drawings and construction document packages
• Must be capable of understanding and developing Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and writing Functional Process of Operation Narratives
• Must be capable of working with PLC Programmers and Systems Integrators to create and maintain automated control programs for water treatment and wastewater treatment.
• 2D CAD (Autocad or similar) is mandatory with 3D Modeling and Virtual Design considered a plus. 
• Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Google Docs, and similar experience is mandatory
• Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator.
• Must be a natural leader capable of leading a small engineering team.
• Must be capable of working remotely utilizing virtual meetings and video conferencing
• Must be capable of working independently for extended periods of time
• Occasional Travel is required but typically infrequent.
• The Engineering Manager’s position is expected to evolve into a higher-level Executive Role as the company expands and grows.

Intangible Assets and Skills:

·         Must be passionate about water and wastewater

·         Must be passionate about environmental protection, wastewater reclamation, and resource recovery

·         If you have a personal knack for hands-on problem solving, and are electrically and mechanically inclined, this job will be very interesting and personally rewarding.

·         Must be intellectually curious and unafraid to challenge the Status Quo

·         Must be personally diligent regarding small details, organization, and processes.

·         Must be goal driven and capable of completing assigned tasks

·         Must be able to navigate uncharted engineering territories related to innovation, concept development, prototyping, and proof of design.

·         Must be flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing conditions and job duties as the company grows and expands.

Education:

• BS in Civil, Environmental, or Wastewater Engineering
• Engineer in Training and PE certifications desired, but not required
• Modular Water Systems is more interested in Aptitude, Technical Talent, and Proven Capability………degrees and professional credentials are given stronger consideration, but if an individual, who does not have a college degree, can demonstrate that they have the experience and professional capability to serve as an Engineering Manager and has been successful in the water/wastewater engineering world, please submit your resume.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Compensation Range (base): commensurate with experience and labor market status
• Corporate Quarterly Bonus Program/Individual Merit Bonus Program
• Health & Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation & Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Corporate Stock Options
• This job will offer a tremendous opportunity for professional growth with associated potential financial rewards.