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.

Job Description
Veolia is a world leader in membrane separations, including Ion Exchangemembranes for electrodialysis. This a R&D; position for an IX Membrane Researcherfor the Guelph, Ontario facility. This role is focused on driving R&D; growth programsas the business focuses on direct membrane sales to leverage the capacity of ournew IX manufacturing line. You will work with other R&D; scientists to accelerate ourmembrane development to ensure our IX membranes are best-in-class in anincreasingly competitive marketplace.

Primary Duties

Perform membrane characterization testing to define the specific membranecharacteristics, i.e. ionic resistance, mechanical properties, chemical resistance,and ion selectivity, etc.

Prepare scale up chemicals and equipment for both pilot and productionmembrane line trials, gather data during trials

Refine membrane formulations through Design of Experiment (DOE) testingroutines on small scale samples, working up to pilot line trials

Maintain records appropriate for protection of intellectual property

Secondary Duties

Use lab scale electrodialysis equipment to test the membrane performance

Contribute to troubleshooting field problems associated with ion exchangemembranes

Run analysis of field return samples to diagnose “health” of themembranes





Support process engineer to make recommendations for replacementand/or system process changes

Work with vendors to source and/or develop new membrane substrates andmonomers

Run field return analyses to understand membrane field performance andsupport application and sales engineers

Qualifications
Qualifications and Experience:

Master’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or material science plus 3-5years of industrial research experience, or Ph.D. in the field of ion exchangemembrane development

Knowledge of ion exchange membrane fabrication processes

Comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in measuring ion exchangemembrane performance characteristics

Good knowledge and experience with Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S;)practices

Motivated self-starter with the personal initiative to help shape a Growth Programplatform

Good statistical data analysis skills, including Design of Experiments

Excellent oral and written English and presentation skills

Additional Information
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.

To ensure transparency and compliance with employment laws, we provide the following details regarding this position:

Compensation:

The compensation range is tied to the market for similarly bench-marked 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 stated range: $80,000- $100,000CAD.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure:

We do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.

Vacancy Status:

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Veolia 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 the company 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.

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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****

Veolia 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 the company and no fee will be due.

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

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📌 Lead Researcher (Ontario)
🏢 Bilfinger
📍 Ontario