Lead Process Engineer, Water & Wastewater Design

Adler & Allan; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Adler & Allan is seeking Senior/Principal Process Engineers (Clean Water) to support the Aqua Engineering team across the UK water industry. You will provide expert process input for water and wastewater design, lead project work streams, and engage with clients and stakeholders to deliver compliant and efficient solutions.

The role involves capacity assessments, mass balances, P&IDs, control philosophies, and commissioning plans, with opportunities to mentor graduates and junior staff.

Qualifications

• Accredited degree in Chemical, Environmental or Process Engineering.
• Strong project management, organizational and diligence skills.
• Good analytical techniques and data manipulation abilities.
• Ability to assess carbon footprint and environmental solutions.
• Excellent communication, report writing and interpersonal skills.
• Experience creating process mass balances and site optimisation plans.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams and client/stakeholder management.
• Ability to lead projects.
• Practical site experience with sampling/testing beneficial.
• Knowledge of industry best practice and latest technologies.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, AutoCAD, Workspace, and CRMs.
• Full UK work permit or residency.
• Further education beneficial.
• Chartered institute membership essential.

Responsibilities

• Be a key member of the Aqua Engineering team providing expert process knowledge and input into water and wastewater design and delivery schemes.
• Act as a process expert within Aqua consultants and be a thought leader.
• Perform capacity assessments for water and wastewater treatment works and propose new process streams.
• Create mass balances, P&IDs, control philosophies and commissioning plans.
• Participate in HAZOPS, HAZIDS and HAZCOMMS as required.
• Assess potable treatment works, raw water deterioration and network risks.
• Develop process options for outline or detailed design.
• Prepare detailed technical reports from calculations and site data.
• Engage with water companies and clients to collate data and scheme solutions.
• Collaborate with costing team to cost options efficiently.
• Coordinate client liaison and reporting of progress.
• Project manage design package tasks and deliverables.
• Conduct technical reviews for troubleshooting and optimization.
• Support site teams during commissioning to meet compliance criteria.
• Advise on best process engineering practices and safety.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Carbon footprint analysis

Communication skills

Data manipulation

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Project leadership

Sampling experience

Industry best practice

Computer literacy

Education

Accredited degree in Chemical/Environmental or Process Engineering

Chartered institute membership

Tools

AutoCAD

Workspace

CRM systems

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Adler & Allan is seeking Senior/Principal Process Engineers (Clean Water) to support the Aqua Engineering team across the UK water industry. You will provide expert process input for water and wastewater design, lead project work streams, and engage with clients and stakeholders to deliver compliant and efficient solutions.

The role involves capacity assessments, mass balances, P&IDs, control philosophies, and commissioning plans, with opportunities to mentor graduates and junior staff.