Design Engineer - Process

Severn Trent; Dethick; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to £2,250

Enhanced pension up to 15%

Sharesave scheme

Training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family-friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Job summary

Severn Trent is seeking a Design Engineer to support feasibility studies and develop process designs for water treatment across the Midlands. You will assess concepts with in-house and consultant teams, ensuring safety, operability, and regulatory compliance.

Working with Senior and Principal Engineers, you’ll progress designs from concept to commissioning, engage stakeholders, and contribute to sustainable, high-quality solutions for customers.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering and ICE membership or working toward chartered status.
• Experience in process design for water treatment facilities from concept to commissioning.
• Familiarity with HAZOP, SWIFT, LOPA and ALM for process safety.

Responsibilities

• Support feasibility evaluations and technical assessments for water treatment projects.
• Undertake process design activities from concept through detailed design and commissioning support.
• Perform process calculations, mass balances, hydraulic profiles, P&IDs and technical specifications.
• Assist in reviewing third-party designs to meet customer and regulator requirements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for improved performance, resilience and sustainability.

Skills

Process design

Mass balances

P&IDs

HAZOP

LOPA

Regulatory compliance

Education

Civil engineering degree

ICE membership or working toward chartered status

Job description

The Design Engineer will undertake and support feasibility evaluation / technical assessments for projects and create designs for Water Treatment plants that will serve our 10 million customers across the Midlands leaving a true legacy in the community. You will be required to support in evaluating engineering designs produced by our in-house designers and through consultant design teams. Working with experienced Senior and Principle Design Engineers, we encourage you to grow your own skills and support others. The role covers sites across the Midlands and can be based in any one of our three regional hubs - Finham (Coventry), Raynesway (Derby) or Shelton (Shropshire). Help us to deliver the best solutions for getting water into supply by driving innovative, best in class outputs with a focus on sustainability and quality. Our solutions need to meet the challenges of today and look forward to the demands of producing a clean water supply for millions of people in an ever changing climate. Each day will be different as you develop process designs across the full project lifecycle. From project conception through to commissioning, you will be ensuring process designs are safe, efficient, operable and aligned with our customers' needs. LET'S TELL YOU MORE

• Support the development of process solutions for clean water treatment facilities, including new build, upgrade and refurbishment projects.
• Undertake process design activities from concept through detailed design and commissioning support.
• Undertake process calculations, design reports, mass balances, hydraulic profiles, P&IDs, process flow diagrams and technical specifications.
• Support in the assurance and control of third-party designs to meet the requirements of our customers and regulators.
• Evaluate and support emerging technologies and innovative treatment solutions to improve performance, resilience, sustainability and carbon reduction.
• Ensure and contribute to Process safety management HAZOP , SWIFT, LOPA and ALM
• Ensure the delivered solution is reviewed, benefit appraised, and learnings are captured and shared with appropriate design standard bodies (and learnings embedded).
• Support the design team so that the best solution is delivered (and commissioned) to the agreed, contracted design specification.
• Proactively drive the project risk management and ensure risk registers are maintained throughout the entire design process.
• Provide Expert support to the wider design team to ensure they can deliver to the highest future standards.
• Use your Engineering excellence to develop our standardised designs.
  You will come equipped with design experience and a desire to create innovative and efficient solutions for the challenges facing Water Treatment.
• You will need to be confident engaging with stakeholders in all areas and levels of the business to get the designs right.
• A strong relationship builder who can influence at all levels of the business.
• You will have a degree in civil engineering demonstrating your professional commitment as a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or actively working towards incorporated or chartered status, a journey which we are keen to support you on.
• A forward-thinking innovator, capable of anticipating challenges and responding to change in a rapidly evolving environment.
• A team player, working with other engineering disciplines to develop the best solutions.
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250, which is subject to eligibility)
• Leading pension scheme - we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave - the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two paid volunteering days per year

Of course, it's important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight. We do more, because we care. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?
At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we're equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score - reflecting how much our people love working here.