Lead Clean Water Process Engineer to Associate Director

WSP in the UK & Ireland; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Thrive wellbeing program

Gymflex discounts

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced Clean Water Process Engineer (Principal to Associate Director) to join our Water Engineering teams across the UK. You will lead process design for municipal water projects and steer multidisciplinary teams from feasibility through detailed design.

You will mentor junior engineers, engage with clients, and contribute to proposals while travelling to site visits as required. The role supports hybrid working across multiple UK offices and offers a clear path to

Qualifications

• Chemical or Environmental Engineering degree or MSc.
• Professional registration as CEng (or working towards Chartership within 12 months).

Responsibilities

• Produce Process Design deliverables such as: optioneering studies; process calculations, mass balance, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation drawings, sketches, basis of design reports, etc, to achieve the optimum solution for the project.
• Undertaking outline or detailed process engineering design
• Attending site visits for data acquisition and meeting site operators
• To provide technical input to the procurement process
• Supporting Project Managers in technical discussions with our clients
• Discussions and liaison with technology providers and vendors
• HAZOP, HAZID, ENVID, SWIFT attendance
• Providing technical guidance, coaching and technical supervision of junior staff
• Working collaboratively with other disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects delivering work to time, cost and quality expectations and to ensure integration of Process Engineering design requirements into the overall engineering design.
• Providing input to proposals, work scope, work schedule and budgets
• Liaison with the Client (internal or external) ensuring that their needs are met

Skills

Process design leadership

Lead multi-disciplinary teams

Client liaison & presentations

Site data acquisition

Hazop/Hazid/ENVID/Swift

Mentoring junior staff

Project delivery on time/ cost

Feasibility to detailed design

Education

Chemical or Environmental Engineering degree

MSc or Chartered engineer (CEng) within 12 months

Tools

P&IDs

Process calculations & mass balance

Job description

WSP is seeking an experienced Clean Water Process Engineer (Principal to Associate Director) to join our Water Engineering teams across the UK. You will lead process design for municipal water projects and steer multidisciplinary teams from feasibility through detailed design.

You will mentor junior engineers, engage with clients, and contribute to proposals while travelling to site visits as required. The role supports hybrid working across multiple UK offices and offers a clear path to