Construction Ultra Pure Water & Waste Water Treatment Manager

The Construction Ultra Pure Water & Waste Water Treatment Manager is responsible for the planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover of Ultra Pure Water (UPW) and Waste Water Treatment systems for semiconductor manufacturing facilities. The role leads engineers, contractors, consultants, and vendors to deliver safe, reliable, compliant, and operationally ready systems in accordance with project scope, schedule, cost, quality, and performance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Engineering Oversight

• Lead design and engineering of UPW and Waste Water Treatment systems to meet semiconductor manufacturing, reliability, maintainability, water quality, capacity, and operational requirements.
• Review and approve technical specifications, equipment selections, system layouts, drawings, calculations, and other engineering deliverables.
• Lead design, constructability, operability, and technical reviews; resolve design issues and coordinate interfaces with other engineering disciplines and facility systems.
• Evaluate technologies and improvement opportunities that enhance system performance, water recovery, sustainability, automation, and lifecycle value.

Construction & Project Execution

• Lead construction and installation of UPW and Waste Water Treatment systems in accordance with approved design, safety, quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Manage contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and equipment vendors, including progress, productivity, long-lead materials, interfaces, field changes, deficiencies, and recovery actions.
• Develop construction priorities, key milestones, resource plans, tie-in and shutdown requirements, and mitigation plans to protect critical project and manufacturing milestones.
• Conduct regular site reviews to verify installation quality, workmanship, system cleanliness, and compliance with approved requirements.
• Manage discipline scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, change control, and project deliverables; provide concise updates and recommendations to project leadership.

Testing, Commissioning & Handover

• Lead testing, commissioning, startup, performance verification, system stabilization, and operational handover for UPW and Waste Water Treatment systems.
• Establish commissioning strategy, acceptance criteria, system turnover sequence, and testing requirements, including flushing, cleaning, instrumentation and control verification, water quality verification, and performance testing.
• Coordinate with Facilities Operations, Maintenance, EHS, manufacturing/end users, contractors, and vendors to ensure operational readiness.
• Ensure complete turnover documentation, including as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, test records, spare parts, training, warranties, and system documentation.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for significant system performance, reliability, or commissioning issues.

Safety, Quality & Environmental Compliance

• Provide safety leadership and ensure construction and commissioning activities comply with project EHS requirements and applicable environmental requirements.
• Ensure appropriate controls are implemented for chemical handling, pressure systems, piping installation, testing, commissioning, shutdowns, and other high-risk activities.
• Ensure Waste Water Treatment systems meet applicable discharge requirements and drive quality controls for equipment, materials, installation, cleanliness, testing, and documentation.

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Act as the primary point of contact for UPW and Waste Water Treatment scope, aligning project leadership, Facilities Operations, manufacturing/end users, EHS, consultants, contractors, vendors, and other disciplines.
• Lead cross-functional coordination and timely resolution of design, construction, commissioning, and operational interface issues.
• Lead, coach, and develop engineers and project resources; allocate resources according to project priorities and provide technical guidance on complex issues.
• Build effective contractor and vendor partnerships while maintaining clear expectations for safety, quality, schedule, performance, transparency, and accountability.
• Capture lessons learned and promote continuous improvement across future designs and project execution.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Ultra Pure Water, Waste Water Treatment, industrial water systems, facility utilities, engineering in the semiconductor or high-tech construction industry, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role
• Strong technical knowledge of UPW and Waste Water Treatment systems, including treatment processes, distribution and collection systems, process controls, piping, instrumentation, and commissioning.
• Demonstrated construction and project management capability across contractor management, schedule, cost, risk, quality, interfaces, change control, and system turnover.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and structured problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering UPW and/or Waste Water Treatment systems for semiconductor manufacturing facilities and managing large-scale construction and commissioning activities.
• Experience in water recycling, water reuse, sustainability, and treatment-system optimization.
• Experience with BIM, digital engineering, project data analytics, automation, AI-enabled tools, or other digital solutions that improve engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, or maintenance outcomes.

Working Conditions

This role requires a combination of office-based planning and engineering coordination and significant on-site presence during construction, installation, testing, commissioning, and startup. Extended hours or support during critical construction, shutdown, tie-in, commissioning, or project milestone activities may be required.