Principal CleanWater Process Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Swansea; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an Associate Engineer in Waste Water Process Engineering. You will lead design teams on critical UK infrastructure projects, ensuring quality and managing project milestones. The ideal candidate holds a Chartered Engineer qualification and has comprehensive knowledge in process engineering and safety techniques. This role offers a dynamic work environment in Cardiff & Swansea with opportunities to work on iconic projects.

Benefits

Ranked one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies

Commitment to Engineering Net-Zero

Support for diverse community projects

Qualifications

• Experience in owning design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.
• Knowledge of UK environmental regulations.
• Operational experience in process unit operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design work to high-quality levels.
• Define briefs and scopes of work.
• Manage time and budgets for projects.

Skills

Chartered Chemical / Process Engineer

Leadership of teams

Process safety techniques

Design delivery

Comprehensive process engineering knowledge

Education

Chartered Engineer (IChemE or CIWEM)

Job description

Your Purpose

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' challenges head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world‑class talent knows no distinctions. Bring your skills to the mix as an Associate Engineer in Waste Water Process Engineering, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of process engineering on Transformational Programmes for critical UK infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad. We specialise in all aspects of process engineering, within the water industry, including waste‑water and bioresources treatment, both in the UK and internationally, with opportunities in other sectors such as nuclear. We continue to provide industry‑leading engineering solutions right through the project lifecycle from feasibility to process commissioning adding value through client‑side support.

We currently have opportunities in our Cardiff & Swansea office.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams who undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high‑quality levels.
• Defining briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
• Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Setting quality assurance standards in design.
• Grow, develop and manage process engineering capability within the practice.

Qualifications

• Chartered Chemical / Process Engineer (preferably IChemE or CIWEM).
• Experience in owning design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.
• Comprehensive knowledge of process engineering considerations and their impact on project and operational risks.
• Leadership of teams on programmes of work and/or major capital projects.
• Experience of process safety techniques (HAZOP / DSEAR), capital and operational costs assessments, whole‑life carbon assessments as well as knowledge of UK environmental regulations.
• Design and/or operational experience of main process unit operations.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women. Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end‑to‑end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo. We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net‑Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under‑represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex‑forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.