Engineer/Senior/Principal Process Design Engineer

MWH Treatment Limited; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Senior Process Engineer in the Thames Water region. This role involves producing high-quality process design documents, coordinating safety studies, and mentoring graduates. Ideal candidates will have experience in clean water and wastewater treatment process design, along with a proven track record in process calculations. The position offers hybrid working conditions and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration packages

Hybrid working conditions

Qualifications

• Proven track record of developing process calculations.
• Ability to think clearly under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality process design documents and drawings.
• Coordinate studies related to Process Safety.
• Mentor graduates and provide support during their development.

Skills

Clean water process design

Wastewater treatment

Process Safety

Design calculations (mass, energy, hydraulic)

Team collaboration

Job description

As MWH Treatment’s service to its client, Thames Water, continues to flourish into AMP8, we are looking to strengthen our Engineering team with a Senior Process Engineer. Based in the Thames Water region, you will report directly to the Regional Discipline Lead (Process), which will catalyse your development. Our challenging programme of work, across a variety of water and wastewater schemes is expected to be in the region of £400M. Offering hybrid working conditions and competitive remuneration packages, at MWH Treatment (part of the RSK group) we strive to create and deliver practical, sustainable outcomes. Our engineers pioneer and perfect demonstrable solutions, whilst the variety and interest in our work provides a platform to allow our people to continue to master their subject and build fruitful and purposeful careers.

Responsibilities

• To produce high quality standard process design document and drawings, such as process calculations, P&IDs, PFD, Control Philosophy, taking due account of health & safety requirements, specifications and standards pertaining to the contract;
• To meet the regulations and the client standards requirements on each of your project;
• To conduct and co-ordinate studies related to Process Safety which is a critical element of our design and requirement from our client;
• To work and co-ordinate the design with the other disciplines (civil, mechanical, EICA, environmental) for producing a complete design on your different projects;
• To assist the other disciplines in their design production and technical specifications with any input related to process and Process Safety. Being at the interface of all the discipline, this includes to develop trust and synergy between all the members of the team;
• To provide active support to the delivery, commissioning and the management teams on technical issues with the best effective solution;
• To provide feedback to your Regional Discipline Lead and the Design Manager of each of your project;
• To provide effective design which considers the whole out turn cost of the solution, which include including design time costs, material costs, erection costs and any impact that the design solution might have on other disciplines;
• Assist the design manager on the different deliverables at different design stage;
• To mentor graduates by providing support and help during their development scheme;
• To Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts;
• To Assist the management team to instil a culture where satisfying the customer is recognized as the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefit from our processes, whether end users or other departments within the company;
• To ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements.

Essential knowledge of clean water, wastewater, reuse and/or sludge treatment process design; knowledge and experience from other industry are very welcomed; Proven track record of developing process calculations such as mass balance, energy balance, hydraulic calculations; Ability to think clearly under pressure; Autonomy and organised for meeting deadlines and milestones on projects; Ability to communicate within and outside of the project and the process team; Ability to rationalise designs and produce economic process design; Team working capacity