Job Description

Overview

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company that helps clients bring innovative ideas to life across various sectors, including aerospace and medical devices. As a Field Service Representative - Mechanical, you will be responsible for the commissioning and technical support of Water Treatment Plants, ensuring equipment meets specifications and providing training to customers.

Responsibilities

  • Commission Water Treatment Plants by ensuring process equipment and control systems perform per specifications.
  • Act as a construction liaison between design engineering and construction during the erection of Water Treatment Plants.
  • Provide technical instruction and assistance to customer representatives regarding installation, operation, calibration, repair, and maintenance at customer sites.
  • Manage activities of outside vendors and suppliers to ensure services and supplies meet project specifications.
  • Develop Standard Operating Procedures and log sheets to document and monitor equipment operation.
  • Create and execute Commissioning Schedules and Performance Plans.
  • Conduct classroom and hands-on training on operation and maintenance of process equipment.
  • Participate in Model Reviews, Engineering Design Meetings, and Safety in Design reviews.
  • Perform control system factory acceptance tests with clients and client-designated representatives.
  • Conduct after-market services such as site inspection, equipment inspection, and operator training.
  • Maintain a strong safety mindset to ensure work reflects technical requirements within company safety standards.
  • Prepare timely and accurate technical reports for customer records.
  • Apply mathematical operations for water treatment chemistry calculations and budget analysis.
  • Address alignment issues and plumb adjustment figures.
  • Define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions to improve operations.
  • Perform specific PLC/HMI activities including Control System IO Checkout and troubleshooting code.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the Water Treatment field.
  • Strong focus on customer relationships, balancing customer and VEOLIA teams.
  • Knowledge of equipment and process startup related to VEOLIA WTS products and systems.
  • Ability to work independently and remotely with project teams.
  • Basic water treatment chemistry knowledge.
  • Knowledge of structural, mechanical, hydraulics, electrical, piping, welding specifics, and civil notations.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Valid passport.
  • Ability to travel extensively (70-80% ~250 days/year) throughout North America and globally.
  • Valid driver's license.

Additional Information

  • Location: Can be located anywhere in the US, as long as travel requirements are suitable.
  • Salary Range: $30/hr - $38/hr for 0-5 years; $40/hr - $45/hr for 5-8 years.
  • Expected 60 hours per week (6 days a week); overtime offered.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $23–$41/hr middle band drawn from 82 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 67% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 323 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 188 different employers. 74 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,149 other active welding openings from 515 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (28), and Worley (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $39/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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