Environmental Engineering Specialist

Piper Maddox

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Posted May 18, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Environmental Engineering Specialist

Company

Piper Maddox

Location

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4415681522

Job Description

**Environmental Engineering Specialist

- Northeast Region (Upstate New York, Vermont, Boston)**

Piper Maddox is partnering with a longstanding industrial water treatment company, searching for multiple
Environmental Engineering Specialists
to support their growing company and existing client base.

Currently backed by private equity, this nationwide organization is looking to build the biological wastewater team in the Northeast Region.

This role is high impact, client facing role that is focused on supporting & building relationships across wastewater and industrial treatment markets, while delivering hands-on technical expertise.

Key Responsibilities
:

  • Support and grow relationships within an existing customer base across wastewater and industrial treatment facilities

  • Provide technical expertise and optimization strategies for biological treatment systems, including aerobic and anaerobic processes

  • Assist in delivering and managing chemical treatment programs and solution-based services

  • Build strong relationships with plant operators, engineers, and key decision-makers

  • Travel to customer sites (8-12 days/month) to support client engagement and system performance

Background & Experience
:

  • Engineering degree

  • Foundation in engineering fundamentals, including calculations, concentrations, excel, etc.

  • Experience with biological wastewater treatment systems

  • Experience working in a plant or industrial environment

  • Ability to travel 8-12 days/month

  • Strong communication skills and an interest in a client-facing / technical sales-oriented role

  • Interest and a willingness to learn both the technical and commercial side
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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How would you approach optimizing a biological wastewater treatment system that is experiencing poor settling and high TSS in the clarifier of an aerobic process?
  • 2.Can you explain the key operational differences and control parameters between aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment systems?
  • 3.If a client's industrial facility is experiencing a sudden drop in pH that is inhibiting their anaerobic digester, what engineering calculations and interventions would you prioritize?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to build trust with a skeptical plant operator or decision-maker to implement a new technical solution.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to balance delivering hands-on technical support with a commercial or sales-oriented objective.
  • 3.Give an example of a time you managed multiple client demands across a wide geographic territory while traveling frequently. How did you stay organized?
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are on a site visit at an industrial treatment facility in Boston and the plant manager asks you for a quick fix to a biological upset, but you need to run calculations and review data back at your hotel before giving a definitive answer. How do you handle this?
  • 2.You notice an existing client's chemical treatment program is currently adequate, but you see an opportunity to upgrade their biological process to save them significant long-term operational costs. However, the client is resistant to change. How do you approach this?

Resume Keywords

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Biological wastewater treatmentAerobic and anaerobic processesChemical treatment programsIndustrial environmentClient relationship managementTechnical salesSystem optimizationEngineering calculationsPlant operatorsSolution-based services

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