Global Manager, Water/Wastewater Technology - Decatur, IL

This is a full-time, exempt-level position reporting into our Decatur, IL complex.

Position Summary:

The Global Water/Wastewater Technology Manager will be responsible for our global footprint covering wastewater treatment and water treatment, recovery and reuse.

The individual in this role will apply engineering principles to new and existing facilities with tasks ranging from process design to the evaluation/implementation of new technologies.  They will ensure related systems are designed, built, commissioned, operated and maintained for optimal safety and productivity performance. 

Reporting to the Global Director for the Sustainable Operations Technology Center, this individual will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for water and wastewater projects, and will coach/mentor global technical staff and related plant teams focused on water and wastewater treatment operations.  

Essential Job Functions:Display a dedication to lead, develop and support safety and promote a safety culture; promote continuous process safety improvementLead and sustain optimization efforts for water and wastewater process operations through use benchmarking and follow up/support in addressing related plant performance variancesProvide leadership for FEL (front-end loading) gated process for capital discipline and best possible outcome in new water/wastewater projectsBuild and lead cross functional teams to develop biological, chemical and engineering solutions with vendors, other third parties and internal resourcesProvide technical ownership for third party relationships within water and wastewater treatmentEnsure enduring asset performance of new water/wastewater systems through development of durable SOPs (standard operating procedures) and knowledge transfer processesAssist plant personnel with project construction details to ensure most cost-effective operationCollaborate with Research to evaluate promising technologies at bench scale prior to field trialsCommit to “hands-on” field assistance at plant sites during pilot trials, system construction and commissioning, and routine operation and trouble-shootingAct as a resource for global water/wastewater engineers and related plant operations staff through coaching, mentoring and conducting training sessions  .Required Skills:Dedication to working safety and to the awareness for the safety of othersExtensive competencies in biological and chemical technologies for water/waste water treatmentAbility to work effectively on a team, as well as independently, while traveling to remote plant locationsHigh level of motivation and results-oriented way of workingDemonstrated ability to develop relationships and influence key internal/external stakeholders at all levelsExperience with optimization/analytical processes and toolsStrong leadership and verbal/written communication skillsWorking knowledge of common process drawings and documentation, such as P&IDs and control narrativesWillingness to spend time in plant areas – tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders and move through close spacesPosition requires significant travel including internationalRequired Education:Minimum of Bachelors degree in engineering required with more advanced technical degree preferredRequired Experience:Documented project manager/engineer experience for multi-million dollar water/wastewater capital projectsMinimum 10 years of experience focused on WWTP and water treatmentMinimum 5 years of experience supervising a WWTP (industrial or municipal) desiredExcited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? Studies show that applicants may self "select-out" of consideration if they don't meet every requirement.  We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.  Relocation assistance is available for this opportunity.

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