Toeroek Associates, Inc. is seeking an Entry- to Mid-Level Water Engineer to provide technical support for wastewater and drinking water compliance with the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The successful candidate will assist senior staff in performing a variety of sampling and engineering assignments related to improving operations and compliance at existing facilities in EPA Region 7. This position is considered remote, but candidates must be located in the Kansas City geographical area. Periodic travel is required.
Duties include:
- Provide strategic direction and technical guidance to the project team to assist in solving a wide range of complex water quality and treatment challenges.
- Function as a technical specialist and as a subject matter expert in the areas of conventional water treatment, including processes such as coagulation, clarification, softening, media filtration, UV, ozonation, carbon adsorption, and/or distribution system water quality.
- Provide technical guidance to project teams, oversee the work process on projects and pursuits, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary design teams to implement complex treatment solutions.
- Develop and support training programs for operators and maintenance technicians at water treatment plants.
- Review and update Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals and materials at operating facilities.
- Support water quality sampling related to CWA and SDWA compliance, including developing practical protocols for emerging contaminant sampling (such as PFAS).
- Work with stakeholders to develop and apply advanced treatment techniques, engineering concepts, and design approaches to solve complex engineering problems for a wide range of water quality and treatment challenges.
- Coordinating and supporting all aspects of multidisciplinary projects with varying degrees of technical complexity.
- Reviewing plans and documents for design projects, including design criteria, technical letters, memorandums, reports, drawings, detailed design packages, and cost estimates.
- Providing technical oversight and quality reviews aligned with experience.
- Executing projects within scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, risk, and client expectations.
- Establishing client relations and involvement with marketing, contractual, management, and design meetings.
- Collect, evaluate, and present data in technical reports and oral presentations.
- Work independently and within multidisciplinary teams of environmental scientists, biologists, planners, emergency managers, and water resources engineers.
Periodic travel is required.
Required Education/Experience:
- BS degree in Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited university.