Water & Wastewater Process Engineer – Design & Upgrades

Binnies; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Parental leave policy

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Diverse working environment

RSK Group network across offices

Job summary

Binnies Australia is seeking a Process Engineer to deliver process engineering solutions for drinking water, wastewater, recycled water and industrial or mine water treatment in Brisbane or Perth.

You will translate water quality and operating requirements into robust designs, from feasibility through detailed design and commissioning support, working with multidisciplinary teams and leveraging the RSK network.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical, Process or Environmental Engineering, or a relevant engineering discipline with demonstrated treatment process competence.
• Professional water or wastewater treatment experience is mandatory. Typically three or more years of relevant process engineering experience.
• Demonstrated design capability in at least one relevant treatment area and the ability to explain process selection, sizing assumptions and performance limitations.
• Ability to develop process documentation and work with mechanical, civil, electrical and automation engineers on integrated designs.
• Sound understanding of water chemistry or biological treatment, as relevant to your experience, together with mass balances and interpretation of operating data.
• Strong spreadsheet, analysis and technical report writing skills; ability to apply relevant Australian water quality guidance, project approvals and client requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review flow, load and water quality data; establish design scenarios, treatment objectives, process assumptions and data gaps with the client and project team.
• Undertake feasibility and options assessments, process sizing and mass balances; compare treatment performance, operability, energy, chemicals, residuals and whole-life cost.
• Develop treatment designs within your expertise, including physical and chemical treatment, biological wastewater treatment, disinfection, sludge handling or advanced treatment.
• Prepare process flow diagrams, process design calculations, equipment duties and process inputs to piping and instrumentation diagrams. Maintain consistency across documents.
• Develop functional descriptions, operating philosophies and control requirements with electrical and automation engineers; coordinate hydraulic and mechanical interfaces.
• Prepare equipment specifications and technical evaluations of vendor proposals, recording assumptions, performance requirements and departures from the design basis.
• Participate in safety in design, HAZOP and operability reviews; assess chemical handling, process upsets, treatment reliability and continuity of service during upgrades.
• Support construction queries, commissioning plans, performance testing and troubleshooting within the agreed scope. Record findings and recommend evidence-based improvements.
• Contribute to client discussions, proposals and fee estimates. Manage assigned hours and milestones, identify scope changes and obtain technical review before issue.

Skills

Data analysis

Report writing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Degree in Chemical, Process or Environmental Engineering

Tools

WAVE

IMSDesign

BioWin

GPS-X

Job description

Binnies Australia is seeking a Process Engineer to deliver process engineering solutions for drinking water, wastewater, recycled water and industrial or mine water treatment in Brisbane or Perth.

You will translate water quality and operating requirements into robust designs, from feasibility through detailed design and commissioning support, working with multidisciplinary teams and leveraging the RSK network.