Lead Water & Wastewater Process Engineer

Kier Group; Falmer; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Lead Process Engineer in the United Kingdom to provide technical leadership across water and wastewater projects from feasibility to detailed design and implementation. You will act as the technical authority for treatment processes and mentor engineering teams.

Working with multidisciplinary design teams and clients, you will develop robust process solutions, drive performance improvements, and support bids and tenders while upholding safety and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or Environmental Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership with a professional institution.
• Significant experience in water and wastewater sector and leading process engineering on complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, sludge treatment and resource recovery processes.
• Experience in process modelling, hydraulic design, treatment optimisation, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of process designs, calculations, mass balances, and performance assessments.
• Produce and review P&IDs, design reports, technical specifications and process narratives.
• Provide technical assurance and governance for feasibility studies, option evaluations, and business cases.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated engineering solutions and analyse operational data for optimisation.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to bids, tenders and drive innovation across the business.

Skills

Process modelling

Hydraulic design

Treatment optimisation

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring engineers

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or Environmental Engineering

Job description

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Lead Process Engineer in the United Kingdom to provide technical leadership across water and wastewater projects from feasibility to detailed design and implementation. You will act as the technical authority for treatment processes and mentor engineering teams.

Working with multidisciplinary design teams and clients, you will develop robust process solutions, drive performance improvements, and support bids and tenders while upholding safety and compliance standards.