Lead Process Engineer - Peterborough

BALFOUR BEATTY; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Process Engineer, where you will drive innovation and sustainability in water treatment projects. This role offers the chance to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, mentor junior engineers, and uphold the highest quality standards in design and implementation. With a focus on sustainable practices and continuous improvement, you will play a key role in shaping the future of infrastructure projects that benefit communities across the UK. If you are passionate about making a difference and advancing your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension plan

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Expertise in water treatment and supply projects.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers on design reviews.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Skills

Water treatment engineering

Process design

Mentoring junior engineers

Sustainable design solutions

Education

Degree in Engineering

Chartered status

Tools

Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

3D modeling software

Job description

About the role

Lead Process Engineer – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies—Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO—delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

As a Lead Process Engineer, you will provide expert engineering guidance and technical direction for water treatment and supply projects. You will be instrumental in ensuring that all designs align with current legislation, regulations, and industry standards while supporting the successful delivery of various schemes.

Collaboration with key stakeholders and multi-disciplinary project teams will be essential in ensuring project solutions deliver maximum value—meeting business objectives on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. You will also play a crucial role in reviewing and approving process design deliverables, mentoring junior engineers, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with the Principal Engineer, Portfolio Design Manager, and Project Design Managers to review upcoming projects and design review dates.
2. Champion sustainable and low-carbon design solutions.
3. Ensure compliance with process standards, regulations, and Anglian Water requirements.
4. Review and approve Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and 3D models to uphold quality, safety, and technical excellence.
5. Validate mass balance, process sizing, and hydraulic calculations, ensuring accuracy and appropriate detail.
6. Evaluate critical process documentation, including basis of design reports, process flow diagrams, control philosophies, and commissioning strategies.
7. Develop and disseminate design alerts to share lessons learned across projects.
8. Provide technical expertise to inform and refine @one Alliance frameworks.
9. Conduct site visits when necessary to assess project implementation.
10. Present technical developments and best practices to engineers and the wider alliance.
11. Embrace emerging digital technologies to enhance 3D model integration.
12. Drive carbon reduction and promote natural capital enhancements in design.
13. Maintain awareness of technical advancements within the portfolio and share insights with the process engineering community.

Who we're looking for

What we are looking for:

• A degree in Engineering or an equivalent qualification, or the ability to demonstrate degree-level knowledge through extensive relevant experience.
• Chartered status or active pursuit of chartership (highly desirable).
• Significant experience working on water-sector assets and capital projects or within a design and build environment.
• A strong track record of mentoring and coaching junior engineers, fostering professional development.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated and forward-thinking Lead Process Engineer to make a tangible impact within a leading industry alliance.

If you are passionate about driving technical excellence, sustainability, and innovation, we encourage you to apply today and become part of our ambitious and pioneering team!

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]