Process Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm is seeking a motivated Process Engineer to support the delivery of design activities in Peterborough. Responsibilities include process design, preparing technical documents, and collaborating with teams to ensure adherence to safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering and experience in the water sector. Opportunities for career growth and 40% remote working are offered.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in the water sector or a related process-driven industry.
• Good understanding of process design principles and standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of process design activities ensuring safety and quality.
• Prepare and contribute to design deliverables including P&IDs and process flow diagrams.
• Collaborate with teams to support design reviews and incorporate feedback.

Skills

Water or wastewater experience

Process design principles

Problem-solving skills

Strong communication

Interest in sustainability

Education

Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering

Job description

Overview

Process Engineer - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance) | Location: Peterborough. The Alliance is a collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, we’re taking on nature-based, sustainable solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes and providing opportunities for career growth.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the delivery of process design activities, ensuring they meet safety, technical, and quality requirements.
• Prepare and contribute to design deliverables, including mass balances, hydraulic calculations, P&IDs, and process flow diagrams.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support design reviews and incorporate feedback.
• Assist with design development tasks, contributing to the resolution of technical challenges.
• Ensure designs follow relevant health, safety, and environmental standards, including hazardous area regulations (DSEAR).
• Contribute to continuous improvement by applying innovative design approaches and supporting digital tools.
• Support engagement with stakeholders and suppliers as required to progress design work.
• Promote sustainable design practices and support carbon-reduction objectives across project delivery.

Who we're looking for

We’re seeking a motivated and conscientious Process Engineer with water or wastewater experience and a desire to develop their technical expertise.

• A degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience within the water sector or a related process-driven industry.
• A good understanding of process design principles, standards, and environmental considerations.
• Experience producing or contributing to technical design deliverables.
• An interest in progressing towards chartership (support provided).
• Familiarity with health, safety, and environmental requirements within engineering projects.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach.
• A genuine interest in sustainability and delivering environmentally responsible engineering solutions.

Depending on your skills, experience, and interests, you could be aligned to one of the Alliance’s four business units:

• Place Based Thinking: large, complex projects across six Senior Project Manager teams, managing networks from rising and gravity mains to water recycling centres.
• Water: strategic support across the clean water network, system performance, and infrastructure planning.
• Water Recycling (East and West): responsible for collection, conveyance, and treatment of wastewater across a large network.

Benefits

• Smart working with flexibility, up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies including maternity/adoption leave and paternity/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions, and add social value to the communities in which we operate.

Diversity and inclusion

We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of a successful, happy workplace. We are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and AFBE, and participate in the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter actions on Black Inclusion. We are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to fair, inclusive resourcing. For more information, visit: www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion and the Disability Confident Campaign page.

We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities or long-term health conditions. We offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum requirements. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/ and candiate recruitment queries: [e-mail]