Principal Process Engineer - Wastewater

Jacobs; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is shaping the future of water infrastructure in the UK, delivering high-value, sustainable solutions across pumping stations, treatment works, and CAPEX assets. The role spans feasibility to commissioning, enabling collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and clients to achieve outstanding results in wastewater projects.

Joining Jacobs means contributing to a UK-wide portfolio within a culture that emphasizes safety, inclusion, and belonging, with a hybrid working policy and

Qualifications

• A Masters Degree or equivalent in Chemical or Environmental Engineering and Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institute, would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross functional engineering and technology initiatives and pilot systems including, membrane bioreactors, anaerobic digestion etc.
• Develop process flow diagrams and layout plans.
• Selection of appropriate treatment technologies (e.g., MBR, SBR).
• Develop and Implement corrective actions to restore optimal performance.
• Project Manage the delivery of wastewater infrastructure throughout a project lifecycle.
• Develop and implement process optimization solutions.
• Collaborate with civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers on plant new builds and upgrades.

Skills

Water treatment

Wastewater networks

Process engineering

Project management

Education

Masters in Chemical/Environmental Eng

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At the forefront of the biggest transformation and investment programme of the UK sector in decades, Jacobs along with our JV Partners and Customers, bring together exceptional talent and expertise to deliver complex turnkey solutions from concept, feasibility, and planning to design, construction management, commissioning and through life asset O&M management, creating once in a generation opportunities.

In these roles you won’t just witness this transformation — you’ll drive it, you will be an integral part of our UK team shaping the future of water industry by delivering high value complex innovative and sustainable solutions that protect resources and strengthen resilience. From feasibility and planning to advanced design, construction, and commissioning, you will play a critical role in projects such as pumping stations, treatment plants, and associated CAPEX assets, ensuring compliance with regulatory and safety standards.

With multiple roles available across all levels, as part of a UK wide team recognised for delivering world class solutions you will contribute to or lead our Process engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle—from concept and detailed design through to commissioning—collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams JV partners and clients to achieve outstanding results, delivering world class engineering solutions across the Design, Build and Asset Management of high value CAPEX programmes for Waste Water Treatment systems, pumping stations and sewer networks, your remit will include;

• Lead cross functional innovative Engineering and Technology initiatives and Pilot systems including, membrane bioreactors, anaerobic digestion etc.
• Develop process flow diagrams and layout plans.
• Selection of appropriate treatment technologies (e.g., MBR, SBR).
• Develop and Implement corrective actions to restore optimal performance.
• Project Manage the delivery of wastewater infrastructure throughout a project lifecycle.
• Develop and implement process optimization solutions.
• Collaborate with civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers on plant new builds and upgrades.

Alongside our existing portfolio of uk wide high profile projects our recent success in securing a strategic high value Design and Build Framework will provide you the platform and opportunity to grow your career in the Water Industry.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Water and/or wastewater networks
• Water and/or wastewater treatment works
• Mass water conveyance
• Heat transfer
• Bioresource
• Project Engineering/Management
• Waste to Energy

A Masters Degree or equivalent in Chemical or Environmental Engineering and Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institute, would be beneficial.

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging.

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better.