Field Process Engineer: Water Treatment & On-Site Optimisation

Alexander Associates; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates seeks a hands-on Field Process Engineer to support commissioning, optimisation and performance of water and wastewater technologies across customer sites in the UK.

You will investigate process issues, analyse operational data and deliver practical, evidence-based solutions, with regular UK travel to customer sites and cross-functional collaboration with service, asset performance and remedial teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Process, Chemical, Environmental, Water Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in water or wastewater industry, preferably in treatment processes, commissioning, optimisation or troubleshooting.
• Confident analysing process data and diagnosing performance issues.
• Practical, analytical problem-solver who enjoys site work and collaboration with customers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical issues and workable solutions.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements; experience in operational or construction environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support across commissioning, troubleshooting, optimisation and after-sales activities.
• Investigate performance issues using site observations, operational data, sampling results and process analysis.
• Identify root causes and distinguish between equipment-related faults and wider treatment-process issues.
• Recommend and support improvements to process performance, reliability and operational efficiency.
• Assist with commissioning plans, performance testing, pilot trials and remedial investigations.
• Prepare technical reports and communicate findings clearly to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Support customer training, technical presentations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Share operational insights to inform engineering, design and product development.

Skills

UK driving licence

Water/wastewater experience

Education

Process/Chemical/Environmental/Water Engineering degree

Job description

Alexander Associates seeks a hands-on Field Process Engineer to support commissioning, optimisation and performance of water and wastewater technologies across customer sites in the UK.

You will investigate process issues, analyse operational data and deliver practical, evidence-based solutions, with regular UK travel to customer sites and cross-functional collaboration with service, asset performance and remedial teams.