Lead Process Engineer, Water & Wastewater Systems

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

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Enhanced pension plan

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Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join our UK Water business, supporting clean water and wastewater projects across multiple sites including Birmingham. You will develop process solutions, perform calculations, and own technical work packages within multidisciplinary teams.

You will collaborate with civil, mechanical, electrical and environmental specialists, engage with clients to understand requirements, and contribute to bids and frameworks while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

Degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
Experience in process engineering within the water, wastewater or related sectors.
Practical experience across water or wastewater treatment processes, process design and/or operational optimisation.
Experience developing process calculations, mass balances, hydraulic assessments and technical deliverables.
Experience taking ownership of technical tasks or work packages within multidisciplinary projects.
Good understanding of UK water industry challenges, standards and best practice.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to manage your own workload and contribute effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (CEng/IEng) or actively working towards.
Membership of CIWEM, IChemE, ICE or IMechE.
Experience with UK water companies and AMP investment programmes.
Experience in treatment optimisation, asset improvement, water resource projects or infrastructure development.
Experience supporting site investigations, testing, commissioning or treatment performance assessments.
Experience contributing to bids, frameworks or client relationships.
Interest in digital innovation, sustainability and developing new approaches to process engineering.

Responsibilities

Develop process engineering solutions across clean water and wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects.
Undertake and review process calculations, mass balances, hydraulic assessments, treatment evaluations and technical deliverables.
Take ownership of technical work packages, ensuring quality and delivery to agreed timescales.
Support process design development from feasibility and concept through to detailed design and construction support.
Contribute to treatment optimisation, asset improvement, resilience and infrastructure development programmes.
Support site investigations, performance assessments, testing and other technical investigations.
Work closely with civil, mechanical, electrical, environmental and hydraulic specialists to develop integrated solutions.
Engage with clients and project teams to understand requirements and provide practical engineering advice.
Support and mentor less experienced engineers, sharing knowledge and contributing to technical development.
Contribute to bids, frameworks, innovation and continuous improvement across the Process Engineering team.