Principal Process Engineer - Water AMP8

ARCADIS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCADIS is seeking experienced Principal / Senior Process Engineers to join our UK Resilience Water team in Cambridge. This role focuses on delivering design inputs for water companies' frameworks and large-scale projects in treatment process engineering.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in Chemical Engineering, chartered status, and strong technical design experience. You will work closely with clients and contractors, mentoring junior staff and ensuring high-quality design outputs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Chartered membership of an appropriate professional body.
• Strong technical design experience on multidisciplinary projects.
• Good knowledge of Water Industry clients and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients to understand specific requirements.
• Prepare outline and detailed design drawings.
• Contribute to feasibility-level design assessments.
• Mentor and support development of less experienced staff.

Skills

Technical design experience

People management skills

Knowledge of BIM-led design

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering

Chartered membership of a professional body

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are a global team of 36,000 people across 70+ countries, committed to improving quality of life by tackling complex challenges with sustainable solutions.

Role description:

Our UK Resilience Water team is seeking experienced Principal / Senior Process Engineers to expand our Design & Engineering team. This role involves optioneering, outline, and detailed design inputs for UK Water Companies' frameworks, along with large‑scale design & build projects with contractor partners in treatment process engineering.

Role accountabilities:

• Liaison with clients to understand their specific requirements
• Preparation of outline and detailed design drawings and associated construction‑ready documentation
• Inputs to the development of feasibility‑level design and optioneering assessments
• Preparation of clear and well‑structured design calculations, reports, drawings and other deliverables
• Liaison with contractors, supply chain, and other project stakeholders
• Mentoring and supporting development of less experienced staff

Qualifications & experience:

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or suitable alternative qualification
• Chartered membership of an appropriate professional body (IChemE or CIWEM)
• Strong technical design experience on multidisciplinary projects
• Good working knowledge of Water Industry clients and contractors
• Motivation, influencing and people management skills
• Knowledge and experience of BIM‑led design and other process‑specific digital tools
• Understanding of applicable British Standards, UK Industry Codes of Practice, and water specifications

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.