The Water Technology Group at Black & Veatch is seeking to fill student internships for Summer 2026.
What is the Water Technology Group at Black & Veatch?
- Our teams: Consists of two separate groups: (1) drinking water and advanced treatment team and (2) wastewater team. I am on the drinking/advanced side, but happy to pass off referrals to the wastewater team as well.
- Our work: Our team works at all steps of process engineering design, from planning, lab work, pilot/demo studies, conceptual and preliminary design, detailed design, system startup and commissioning, and optimization. Our process folks are just a small part of the Black & Veatch water sector, which employs thousands in civil, mechanical, I&C, chemical, etc… so our process team can really focus on what we do best: process design!
- Our people: Our drinking/advanced team has >30 professionals around the USA, largely folks with M.S./Ph.D. or is seeking such degrees.
Our Ideal Candidate will have:
- Consulting: an interest in engineering design consulting
- Degree: Water or process-related degree (e.g., Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering)
- Graduation Timeline:
- Not graduating before Dec 2026
- Location: Openness to locations such as the following (other locations are possible for the right candidate):
- Orlando, FL
- Walnut Creek, CA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Overland Park, KS
- Experiences
- Process Design : process design experience/knowledge (think: mass balances, process flow diagrams (PFDs), process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), lab work, pilot work, etc…)
- Water Treatment: water treatment processes experience/knowledge (e.g., reverse osmosis, microfiltration, disinfection, oxidation, ozone, ultraviolet (UV), advanced oxidation (AOP)), or treatment of contaminants (e.g., pathogens, PFAS, CECs, taste and odor, etc…)
- Coursework: coursework background in water treatment engineering / design, Wastewater treatment engineering / design, chemical/physical principles, water chemistry, hydraulics…
Hamed Torkzadeh, Ph.D.
Process Engineer | Water
Black & Veatch
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