Overview

Veolia Water Tech is an industry leader in solving water reuse, industrial, irrigation, municipal, and drinking water needs. We deliver value through desalination, advanced membrane and separation solutions, and water reuse and wastewater management technologies. We safeguard the environment through water conservation and energy reduction, and we offer a great work environment with professional development and competitive compensation. We operate in 130 countries with more than 10,000 employees and provide a range of products and services, complemented by chemicals, equipment and digital offerings, for industrial sectors including food, metal & mining, electrical, chemical & pharmaceutical, oil & gas, petrochemical, pulp & paper and municipal industries.

Job Description

We are seeking a talented Proposals Engineer to join our team specialising in innovative water treatment solutions across Europe. Based in our European Service Centre in Peterborough, UK, we deliver cutting-edge water treatment projects using our fleet of mobile and containerised plants.

Salary from £40k up to £45k per annum depending on experience.

Location Peterborough or remote

What We Do

The Assets team within Water Tech services business develops designs and proposals for short and long-term water treatment projects for industrial water treatment, mainly for pure and process water applications, primarily using an existing fleet of mobile and containerised water treatment plants. Our work includes emergency deployments, routine applications, and complex projects using technologies such as Filtration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Electrodeionisation, Ion Exchange, etc. We also design and propose long-term agreements for Veolia-owned water treatment plants based on mobile/containerised units. Our Service Centre for Europe is based in Peterborough, UK with projects across Europe.

Summary of Key Responsibilities and Requirements

• Creating technically and commercially compliant proposals
• Development of technical documents (Process Description, PFD, P&ID)
• Contract review and negotiation
• Experience in ion exchange, membrane processes (Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis) and wastewater (DAF) technologies
• Cost evaluation and pricing of projects (installation, commissioning, consumables)
• Risk identification and mitigation with focus on HSE
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in mechanical, chemical or environmental engineering
• Minimum 3 years experience in water/wastewater treatment
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a matrix organization
• Experience in bid management and customer presentations

Main Tasks

• The main responsibility is to lead project opportunities from inquiry to order, developing safe and effective water treatment solutions with ethical integrity and creative thinking.
• Assist the Sales team with initial lead qualification, development of opportunities through technical and commercial guidance, process design development, cost model evaluation, and pricing with commercial market awareness.
• Commercial Engineering scope includes creating customer-facing proposals and supporting documents (including public tender deliverables), identifying technical improvements, and performing system audits. Proposals are developed in close collaboration with country-based operational teams.
• What you’ll bring: strong technical acumen in water treatment, excellent customer relationship management, sharp commercial awareness and negotiation skills, ability to develop detailed technical documentation, commitment to safety and environmental standards, and strong presentation/communication abilities.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Environmental Engineering
• Professional certifications are welcomed
• 3+ years' proven track record in water/wastewater operations, engineering or bid management
• Industrial sector experience highly valued
• Background in application engineering, bid management or business development is advantageous

Preferred Skills:

• Strong understanding of water treatment services
• Commercial acumen, including contract law and financial principles
• Experience with water/wastewater outsourcing contracts beneficial
• Outstanding English communication skills (written and verbal)
• Additional European languages valued (French, Italian, German or Dutch)
• Flexibility to travel within the UK and EU (driving licence preferred)

Additional Information

What are the benefits?

Veolia offers a comprehensive benefits program under Veolia Cares, including health, welfare, monetary benefits, and life/income protection, plus a commitment to diversity and equal opportunity in employment.

Health & Welfare: 26 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays, private healthcare (BUPA), dental plan, Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave, carers support, lifestyle account, discounted gym memberships, one day volunteering leave per year.

Monetary Benefits: Pension contribution of 10% of earnings, option to buy shares, salary sacrifice schemes, life insurance (10x salary), income protection up to 5 years at 60% of salary.

Equal Opportunity: Veolia is committed to diversity and equal consideration for all applications, without discrimination.