Senior Engineer, NROC Water Treatment & Utilities
Loveland, CO 
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At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world's largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agricultureretailnetwork that services over 500,000 growers globally.

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can beand grow your career.

This position reports to the Director of Technology & Innovation and will be located onsite in Loveland, Colorado working in theNitrogen Real-time Operations Center (NROC) working collaboratively with10 Nitrogen facilities across North America and Trinidad to achieve optimization and reliability in the water treatment process.

What you will do:

  • Developand executea value-driven, real-time monitoring and optimization program for water treatment and utilities for 10 Nitrogen facilities across North America and Trinidad using available data from process control systems, field readings, lab analyses, simulation results, and other available datasets
  • Identifyand recommendopportunities for water treatment (including pre-treatment, cooling water, boiler water and wastewater) optimization (typically, tighter/ improved control, additional sensors/measurements, alternative treatment tactics, or alternative control)
  • Engage plant and central engineering personnel on water treatment troubleshooting and identification of long-term trends, deviation, and equipment degradation
  • Developrelationships and collaboration practices with plant personnel and other Nutrien specialists
  • Developa collaborative solution with water treatment vendors to ensure best water chemistry is achieved at all times and reduction in equipment performance is minimized between turnarounds
  • Workwith other NROC specialists to develop and improve condition-based monitoring algorithms, including new technology to monitor corrosion online, deposition and microbiological (beyond what is typically recommended by water treatment providers
  • Workwith other NROC specialists to troubleshoot problems to provide valuable engineering and chemistry perspectives and analysis
  • Workwith analytics and other technology professionals to evaluate, implement, and optimize advanced monitoring algorithms
  • Workwith production sites to take a data driven approach to developing turnaround scope and support turnaround inspection to ensure water treatment programs have performed per design
  • Identifyareas of repeat failure and engage stakeholders to complete root cause failure analysis
  • Managecollection, analysis, and interpretation of data related to water treatment processes
  • Stayup-to-date with new technologies and trends in data monitoring and water treatment

What you will bring:

  • Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, advanced Power Engineering, or other related designation
  • 10+ years of experience with water treatment in world scale chemical plant with high pressure steam system (1500+ psig).
  • Experience with ammonia, hydrogen, ethylene, and/or methanol plants is preferred
  • Experience with water-treatment specific modelling software, such as French Creek modelling preferred
  • Experience with real-time systems, such as AVEVA Unified Operations Center/System Platform/Wonderware, and OSI PI preferred
  • Proficient user of Microsoft 365 suite programs
  • Experience with root cause failure analysis
  • Knowledge and understanding in the following will be considered an asset:
    • Safety, reliability, and efficiency concepts as they relate to large chemical plants
    • Corrosion/scale-forming mechanisms and metallurgy in steam systems up to 1800 psig
    • Water chemistry related to raw water, boiler feedwater, cooling water, and waste water
    • Industrial water treatment theory and commonly engineered solutions

Compensation & Benefits:

SalaryRange is $112,800 - $155,100 This range is estimated for Senior Engineer, NROC Water Treatment & Utilities. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.

We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.

In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our plan(s), which provide discretionary award opportunities reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process.

This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.

Are you a good match? Apply today!

Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

This job will remain posted until filled. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
10+ years
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