Water Treatment Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 15, 2026.
Description
Job Description
Job Title: Project Engineer
About Us: PurgeRite, the leader in high-quality mechanical flushing services, is seeking highly motivated and experienced engineers. We serve all sizes of commercial mechanical companies across the U.S. with end user clients that include many top Fortune 100 companies. Projects include data centers, semiconductor and EV battery manufacturers, universities, health care facilities, and district energy systems.
We are a first-mover company seeking an individual that works with a sense of urgency, provides excellent customer service, and can independently drive multiple projects. This position will design engineered solutions for commissioning or remediating customer projects. This individual should seek to grow their technical and project engineering capabilities while promoting our organization’s goals and values. Our team has an entrepreneurial spirit and is results driven.
Position Overview:
Our customers choose PurgeRite because of our unique ability to deliver turn-key flushing solutions for some of the most complex hydronic systems being deployed today. This key position is responsible for engineering solutions unique to each customer’s system after acquiring a deep understanding of their system design, their flushing and chemical treatment requirements, and the site infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
Water Treatment Plan Development
- Independently author complete water treatment plans for NearZero jobs. This includes project scope, treatment objectives, equipment list, staging, site requirements, and completion criteria.
- Calculate flushing volume, haul-off volume, and chemistry dosing requirements for each job.
- Size RO equipment, including redundancy requirements, and determine temporary power and fuel requirements.
- Review source water quality analyses to define treatment stages and recovery ramp schedules.
- Process-map each NearZero setup and define the responsibilities and safety requirements split between PurgeRite and treatment partners on site.
Field Support & Troubleshooting
- Provide engineering support to field crews during active rinses; troubleshoot recovery, membrane dP, and water-quality issues in real time.
- Review field data logs and utility consumption trends across jobs, and feed learnings back into future water treatment plans.
- Travel occasionally for job-site commissioning, process audits, or complex troubleshooting that field crews escalate.
Reporting & QA/QC
- Complete final water treatment reports upon job completion.
- Perform QA/QC review of sample data, confirming proper field procedure was followed throughout the job
Requirements
Requirements:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with all stakeholders from field technicians to owner representatives
- A strong sense of urgency and dedication to meeting project timelines
- Proficiency in industrial water treatment methods
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly solve problems with practical solutions
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.