Design Engineer - Process

SEVERN TRENT; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Sharesave

Training & development

EV scheme

Family policies

Volunteer days

Job summary

Severn Trent plc is hiring a Design Engineer – Process to deliver feasibility studies and process designs for water treatment plants serving millions across the Midlands. The role spans Finham, Raynesway and Shelton sites, with opportunities to grow under senior and principal engineers.

You will help ensure safe, efficient, operable solutions aligned with customers’ needs and regulatory requirements, across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering with ICE membership or working towards incorporated/chartered status.
• Experience designing water treatment processes and evaluating third‑party designs.
• Ability to lead process design from concept to commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Develop process designs for water treatment facilities across the full project lifecycle.
• Support feasibility studies and technical assessments for projects.
• Coordinate with in‑house designers and external consultants to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant designs.
• Contribute to HAZOP/LOPA reviews and technical specification development.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to align solutions with customer needs.

Skills

Design experience

Stakeholder engagement

Influence across levels

Team player

Innovative thinking

Education

Civil engineering degree

Job description

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Join Our Team as a Design Engineer – Process!

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.

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

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.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

• 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.

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 want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award‑winning training to help you reach your potential.

Here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
• 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

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