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Water Treatment Department Manager

POSTED 05-21-2025

Williamsville, NY

Rochester, NY

Syracuse, NY

Albany, NY

Wendel is currently seeking a Department/Program Manager to oversee the Water Treatment Engineering Resource Group out of our Williamsville, NY headquarters. This leadership position has the critically important role of coordinating project work with our water/wastewater leaders and technical team. Responsibilities include scheduling of project teams, coordinating team commitments and deadlines, managing the groups utilization, technical training, quality, mentoring and coaching of technical professionals. This leadership role serves as a liaison between the Water/Wastewater Division Manager including company management objectives and technical team project efforts. Candidates who have the desire to grow into this leadership role under the guidance of current Wendel team personnel are encouraged to apply.

In addition to these management responsibilities, this Department/Program Manager will serve as both an engineering technical lead for medium to large scale study, design, and construction projects involving water treatment and storage projects associated with water treatment facilities.

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Responsibilities

  • Become the trusted advisor to our established water clients and supplement our sales team in the development and securing of new project work.
  • Diagnosing, analyzing and implementing treatment process improvements.
  • Optimization of treatment plant operation systems including pretreatment, filtration, chemical disinfection, residuals, energy systems, and water storage.
  • Asset evaluation and related long-term capital planning.
  • Hydraulic modeling of treatment system processes and storage systems.
  • Supplementing utility staff with water expertise in critical situations.
  • Represent the Wendel Water Group within the Wendel organization to corporate management.
  • Oversee the growth, development, and management of between 5-10 engineers. Leading the water system engineering staff in the day-to-day activities of the team.

 

Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering or related fields is required.
  • Current PE license is required.
  • The ideal candidate has 10 plus years of experience in water treatment discipline.
  • Proficient in MS Office, with working knowledge of drafting software (CAD/Revit)
  • Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and be available to travel to job sites and client meetings.
  • Occasional overnight travel will be required.
  • Capable of working independently; minimum supervision required.
  • Previous team leadership, management experience, and mentoring skills.

 

What we offer

  • Employee-focused company culture and work environment.
  • Work-life balance including:
    • Hybrid work policy
    • Flexible work
  • Great benefits including:
    • Medical, dental, and vision
    • 401k match
    • PTO
    • Life insurance
  • HSA and FSA options.
  • Career advancement opportunities with Career and Professional Development.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Parking reimbursement.
  • Wellness programs and health stipend.

 

Salary range

$120,000 – $180,000

Wendel is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. Salary offered will be determined based the successful candidates’ relevant education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary offered will also take into consideration regional adjustment factors.

 

Hear from Our Team

We asked our employees to share what they love most about working at Wendel, and the overwhelming response was that everyone loves working in an environment where the team has each other’s backs. They also liked our flexible, hybrid work policy. With nationwide project and office locations, Wendel presents the opportunity to work on an exciting variety of projects with a diverse group of clients. They said they like our respect-based and team-oriented culture, and our transparent communication philosophy.

Helping our employees reach their professional goals is important to us, and we take pride in providing a variety of professional development opportunities. We utilize an annual career development process, for every employee that ensures career mobility, growth, and company ownership potential.  If you are looking to make a real impact, challenge the status quo, and achieve high-performing results, Wendel is the place for you!

Details

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Wendel is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a drug free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, pregnancy, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. We are a VEVRAA federal contractor and request priority referrals of all protected veterans.

 

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