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Seven Seas Water Group

Seven Seas Water Group (www.sevenseaswater.com) is a portfolio company owned by investment funds managed by EQT. Headquartered in Tampa, with operations across the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America, Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG) delivers annually over 20 billion gallons of water to industrial, commercial, governmental, municipal, and hospitality customers. SSWG designs, builds, owns, and operates, delivers new facilities, or acquires and upgrades existing facilities, with the goal of optimizing project risk transfer between the public and private sectors. We have more than 200 water and wastewater treatment plants in operations throughout the United States, Caribbean, and Latin America. With an outstanding reputation for decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions, the SSWG "Water-as-a-Service" approach seeks to help solve global water and wastewater infrastructure challenges.

SSWG operates two businesses within the water infrastructure space. Seven Seas Water, which provides water treatment and desalination for governmental, hospitality and industrial customers in United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the AUC Group (www.aucgroup.net), which provides decentralized water and wastewater treatment plants for industrial and municipal customers in the United States.

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of more than three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors, and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business' development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 273 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management) as of 30 June 2025, within two business segments- Private Capital and Real Assets.

With its roots in the Wallenberg family's entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does.

The EQT AB Group comprises EQT AB (publ) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, which include general partners and fund managers of EQT funds as well as entities advising EQT funds. EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,900 employees.

Seven Seas Water Group is a portfolio company of EQT AB (together with its subsidiaries, "EQT"), a purpose-driven global investment organization that partners with companies worldwide through its Private Capital and Real Assets strategies. Founded in 1994, EQT is a leading active ownership firm that has more than EUR 273 billion in total assets under management across nearly 50 active funds. EQT is committed to investing behind essential infrastructure, partnering with established platforms that deliver sustainable, mission critical services aligned with global needs for resource efficiency.

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Job Summary

The Director of Engineering and Design is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Engineering department across multiple engineering disciplines focused on water and wastewater applications. This includes design, estimating, and bid proposal work. This role works a hybrid schedule Tues-Thursday in the office, and remotely on M/F.

Requirements

Job Responsibilities:

• Support EHS efforts to achieve overall business safety objectives.
• Manage the engineering and design teams to effectively design and produce project drawings and documentation for the delivery of water and wastewater plants.
• Prioritize workload based on company goals and priorities. Day-to-day management and assignments working with Project Managers and other stakeholders.
• Support business development activities by consulting with customers and customers' technical advisors, as well as preparing preliminary cost estimates and designs.
• Serve as a technical resource for business development activities across Texas and other parts of the Country and internationally depending on the company's needs.
• Ensure that all work products are of the highest quality and are on time
• Manage QA/QC within the engineering department to minimize project rework.
• Work with the Project Management and Construction Management teams to improve and standardize designs to facilitate more effective and streamlined plant construction.
• Maintain a healthy work culture of performance, transparency, respect, and trust
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and sharing information
• Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example
• Assess engineering and design tools to ensure the most effective tools are utilized to delivery project materials
• Cross-organizational support including marketing, business development, and finance departments to serve as a technical lead

Required Skills:

• Working Manager- Mentor and garner respect from his/her team. Willing and technically able to jump in and help get the job done
• Assertive- Must be able to ensure that company norms are adhered to strictly, document control requirements are met, and all engineering products are checked and approved prior to issuance. Must be able to be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls.
• Communicative and social- Must be able to communicate well with teams
• Facilitative- Must be able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team
• Enthusiastic- Must be high-energy
• Continuous improvement- Must seize all opportunities to improve the department's products and processes. Continually be learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and the team
• Conflict resolution- Must be able to facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches
• Attitude of transparency- Must embrace transparency both up and down the organization in regards to schedules, performance, and other KPI's related to department performance.
• Strong aptitude for planning, organizing, scheduling, assigning and evaluating the work of team.
• Ability to train, encourage, and counsel the team.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Expert level of proficiency in computer programs for an engineering office
• Expert level of working knowledge of municipal water and wastewater engineering processes.
• Strong understanding of other engineering disciplines including:
• Mechanical, process, electrical, I&C requirements as well as deep understanding of general water and wastewater plant operations, standard details, scope delineation, and cost estimation
• Mastery of the typical document set of documentation required for integration engineering and the sequencing / prerequisites for each, e.g. Mass Balance, PFD's, P&ID's, Facility Arrangements, Equipment Arrangements, Network Architecture Diagrams, Valves Lists, Instrument Lists, etc.
• Drawing/Document Control including the importance of not having information in multiple locations and revision/change management. Using the drawing/document list and approval status as a measure of progress and performance.

Required Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field required.

5-10 years experience in an engineering firm or a company specifically working on wastewater projects, or municipal projects.

Professional Engineering (PE) License in the state of Texas or the ability to acquire it within (6) months as a requirement of the job.

Five (5) years experience managing engineers in either a project or a departmental environment.

Experience or Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) would be beneficial, but is not required.

How to Apply

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans.

Applicant will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.