Overview

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We are seeking an experienced Principal Waste Water Process Engineer to join our Water Engineering teams located in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Newcastle or Glasgow. The role involves working within multidisciplinary project design teams and taking a key role in the delivery of process engineering design on a range of challenging projects in water engineering, including wastewater and water reuse projects throughout the UK and overseas.

You will contribute to the project design from feasibility and optioneering through to the production of detailed designs for procurement and construction, and review of supplier proposals. You will work with project teams to deliver professional services for a range of clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Produce Process Design deliverables such as optioneering studies; process calculations, mass balance, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation drawings, sketches, basis of design reports, etc., to achieve the optimum solution for the project.
• Undertaking outline or detailed process engineering design
• Attending site visits for data acquisition and meeting site operators
• Provide technical input to the procurement process
• Support Project Managers in technical discussions with clients
• Liaison with technology providers and vendors
• HAZOP, HAZID, ENVID, SWIFT attendance
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and supervision of junior staff
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects to meet time, cost and quality expectations and ensure integration of Process Engineering design requirements
• Provide input to proposals, work scope, schedule and budgets
• Liaison with the Client to ensure their needs are met

Qualifications

• A Chemical or Environmental Engineering degree or MSc (or equivalent)
• Professional registration as CEng (or working towards Chartership within 12 months)

Skills And Experience

• Significant experience delivering process engineering design for infrastructure projects, including leading process engineering on a project or major task
• Experience in the municipal water industry
• Ability to work mainly unsupervised in preparation and/or review of process design package deliverables
• Experience delivering studies, feasibility, concept designs, FEED and detail design in wastewater treatment solutions in municipal or industrial sectors
• Understanding of circular economy, Zero Liquid Discharge, emerging tertiary treatments
• Experience in a consultancy or engineering company as a Process Engineer
• Proven ability to prepare high quality written technical reports and deliver verbal presentations
• Confident, articulate communicator for colleagues, clients and sub-contractors
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary meetings and acting as the organisation technical representative with external clients
• Ability to travel and visit operational works and construction sites as required

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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What’s in it for you

Work-life balance
Our hybrid working policy offers flexibility to work from home two days a week, with opportunities to collaborate in our offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds and experiences, and promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.

Health & Wellbeing
Thrive programme, Virtual GP, workplace adjustments, Gymflex discount, and menopause support package.

Flex your time
WSP My Hour to take one hour daily for personal activities, flexible leave options, and bank holiday use.

Your development
Development and training, mentoring, and Chartership support.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Professional Services