PFAS Water Treatment Technical Specialist

HDR
Any Location, TX
Category Engineering
Job Description
HDR is seeking a PFAS Water Treatment Technical Specialist to support industrial water, landfill leachate, and remediation practices. The role requires strong technical expertise in PFAS treatment, industrial wastewater processes, and remediation system integration.

Requirements

  • Provide strong technical expertise in PFAS treatment, industrial wastewater processes, and remediation system integration.
  • Lead bench-scale and pilot-scale treatability studies, including adsorption, foam fractionation and membrane performance, AOP evaluation, destruction technologies, residuals management and hydraulic stress testing.
  • Conduct field diagnostics, process optimization, mass-balance evaluations, and full-scale performance validation for industrial and remediation systems.
  • Support and provide subject matter expertise.
  • Perform data analytics and modeling to support treatment design, including breakthrough analysis, fouling assessments, reactor sizing, and lifecycle cost evaluations.
  • Prepare technical reports addressing PFAS feasibility studies, industrial wastewater characterization, remedial technology selection, and regulatory compliance.
  • Mentor team and contribute to technical leadership within related professional organizations including committees, papers and conference presentations and panels.
  • Execute complex engineering assignments requiring independent judgment and advanced process evaluation.
  • Make key technical decisions related to PFAS treatment configuration, concentrate management, and integration with remediation systems.
  • Serve as a Technical Specialist or Project Manager on mid-size industrial water, landfill leachate and remediation projects.
  • Supervise small teams in laboratory testing, field investigations, pilot deployment, and system startup.
  • Perform additional duties supporting industrial water treatment and site remediation programs.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.
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