Principal Process Engineer – Water & Wastewater Leader

Stantec; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Professional subscriptions

Competitive salary

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to join our Process Engineering teams across the UK. You will provide technical leadership across water and wastewater projects, delivering robust process designs and guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept through to construction support.

You will mentor engineers, manage client relationships, support bids and framework opportunities, and champion innovation and best practice.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Chemical or Process Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in process engineering within the water, wastewater, utilities or related sectors.
• Strong technical experience across process design, calculations, mass balances, hydraulic assessments and treatment process evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of process engineering solutions across water and wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects.
• Develop, review and assure process designs, calculations, mass balances, hydraulic assessments and technical specifications.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to project teams, ensuring solutions are practical, sustainable and aligned with client requirements.
• Take a leading role in complex projects from concept and feasibility through to detailed design and construction support.
• Support asset optimisation, performance improvement, site investigations and technical testing where required.
• Work closely with civil, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and environmental specialists to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, providing technical advice and helping translate their challenges into effective engineering outcomes.
• Contribute to investment programmes, business plans, bids and framework opportunities across the UK water sector.
• Mentor and develop engineers, sharing technical knowledge and helping strengthen the wider Process Engineering team.
• Champion innovation, best practice and continuous improvement in process engineering delivery.

Skills

Process engineering leadership

Water/wastewater treatment

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Chemical or Process Engineering

Tools

Hydraulic modelling software

Process design software

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to join our Process Engineering teams across the UK. You will provide technical leadership across water and wastewater projects, delivering robust process designs and guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept through to construction support.

You will mentor engineers, manage client relationships, support bids and framework opportunities, and champion innovation and best practice.