Process Systems Engineer River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, 1299 Burkholder Blvd., Under direction, performs complex professional engineering work in the research, planning, design, operation and control of water quality and treatment processes; evaluates, interprets and reports of the significance of testing programs and protocols and identifies methods for process optimization; Process Systems Engineers perform complex professional engineering assignments in the research, planning and design of schemas and technologies for physical, chemical and biological processes used in the treatment of drinking water to meet environmental and regulatory requirements. Work involves application of the principles of chemistry, data analysis methods and techniques and conventional and advanced water treatment methods and processes. Duties require judgment and initiative in developing solutions to complex problems and the ability to communicate study results effectively to other researchers, managers, engineers and technical or trades personnel. Process Systems Engineer P.
E. differs from Process Systems Engineer in that incumbents in the former class are registered Professional Engineers. Incumbents in the Process Systems Engineer class may advance to Process Systems Engineer P.
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. Performs engineering research, including literature reviews, relevant to treatment processes, analytical methods, emerging water quality concerns and related matters; investigates strategies, methodologies and instrumentation in use by other water utilities; integrates new methodologies into ongoing research projects; performs statistical analysis of data.



Designs testing programs and protocols to investigate alternative treatment schemas and new technologies and their effectiveness in meeting desired water quality and treatment results; identifies additional research needs and incorporates them into the testing program; makes efforts to continuously improve bench and pilot plant operations. prepares process and instrumentation diagrams and flow schematics; designs chemical feed systems in support of projects; performs chemical dosing calculations and verifies dosages; coordinates the integration of chemical feed systems into SCADA for automated dose control; designs and implements safety guidelines and precautions to minimize chemical hazards associated with chemical feed systems and treatment processes. Monitors the progress of studies and testing for projects; analyzes and interprets data and communicates study results through the preparation of technical memos, comprehensive reports and scientific journal articles; submits and tracks purchase requisitions for equipment, materials, chemicals and other supplies. Assists in writing research proposals for grant funding and in writing periodic progress reports to funding agencies; participates in project meetings and conference calls. Follows process safety guidelines and department policies and procedures during process testing; Assists consulting personnel to coordinate projects and conduct experiments; conducts pilot plant tours for consultants, engineers and others.



Stays abreast of industry trends, recent developments, best practices and changes in regulatory requirements in the drinking water industry and in wastewater and water reuse treatment processes. Theory, principles, methods, practices, techniques and equipment used in the physical, chemical and biological treatment of potable water; principles of chemistry, microbiology and mathematics applicable to environmental engineering; laboratory procedures for water analysis; theory and principles of material balances, fluid dynamics and mass transport; statistical analysis methods and applicable formulae; federal, state and local law and regulations pertaining to the production and treatment of potable water, including the Safe Drinking Water Act and relevant EPA and U.
Public Health regulations; modern developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding assigned areas of engineering responsibility; principles and practices of process safety management as applied to chemical handling and exposure and laboratory analysis; principles, practices, methods and tools of project management; principles and practices of sound business communications and communication of highly technical, scientific information to both technical and non-technical audiences; general safety policies and practices applicable to the work. Make complex engineering and statistical computations; perform difficult technical research and analyze complex engineering and mathematical problems and proposals, evaluating alternatives and recommending or adopting effective courses of action; plan, implement, monitor and evaluate bench and pilot treatment plant studies designed to simulate full-scale treatment processes; analyze physica

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