Principal Water Process Engineer - Lead & Innovate

Stantec; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / flexible working

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Pension plan

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Stantec in the UK is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to provide technical leadership across water and wastewater projects, delivering robust process designs and guiding multi-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor engineers, influence project delivery from concept to construction, and work across locations including London, Brighton, Cambridge and others, with a hybrid working model.

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.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership across complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of water and/or wastewater treatment processes, engineering principles and UK industry requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with clients and project teams.
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers and providing technical guidance to colleagues.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and contribute to the successful delivery of complex projects.

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, treatment evaluations 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 design

Hydraulic assessments

Mass balances

Treatment process evaluation

Stakeholder management

Mentoring engineers

Project leadership

Education

Degree in Chemical or Process Engineering

Job description

Stantec in the UK is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to provide technical leadership across water and wastewater projects, delivering robust process designs and guiding multi-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor engineers, influence project delivery from concept to construction, and work across locations including London, Brighton, Cambridge and others, with a hybrid working model.