Process Engineer in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Energy Jobline CVL; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and infrastructure contractor in the UK is seeking a Process Engineer for their team in Peterborough. The role focuses on the design, assessment, and optimization of water and wastewater treatment processes. Candidates should have a strong understanding of treatment processes, excellent communication skills, and a degree in Chemical, Process, or Environmental Engineering. This position offers a chance to work on innovative projects that focus on sustainability and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Process Engineer within the water or environmental engineering sector.
• Strong understanding of water and/or wastewater treatment processes.
• Chartered or working towards chartership desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop process designs, mass balance calculations, and technical specifications for treatment systems.
• Support feasibility studies, optioneering, and front-end design development.
• Provide technical input during tendering, design, and construction stages.
• Conduct process risk assessments, design reviews, and HAZOPs.
• Monitor plant performance and support commissioning and optimisation activities.
• Ensure designs comply with health, safety, and environmental standards and client requirements.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure designs are delivered to cost, quality, and schedule targets.

Skills

Process flow diagrams

P&IDs

Water treatment knowledge

Wastewater treatment knowledge

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in Chemical, Process, or Environmental Engineering

Job description

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A leading engineering and infrastructure contractor delivering complex water and environmental projects across the UK is looking to recruit a Process Engineer to join their design and delivery team in Peterborough. The company is involved in a variety of schemes focused on sustainable treatment solutions, network optimisation, and environmental performance improvements.

Role

As Process Engineer, you will be responsible for the technical design, assessment, and optimisation of water and wastewater treatment processes from concept through to commissioning. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary design team, you’ll collaborate closely with civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers to develop efficient, compliant, and sustainable process solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop process designs, mass balance calculations, and technical specifications for treatment systems
• Support feasibility studies, optioneering, and front-end design development
• Provide technical input during tendering, design, and construction stages
• Conduct process risk assessments, design reviews, and HAZOPs
• Monitor plant performance and support commissioning and optimisation activities
• Ensure designs comply with health, safety, and environmental standards and client requirements
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure designs are delivered to cost, quality, and schedule targets

Candidate Requirements

• Experience as a Process Engineer within the water or environmental engineering sector
• Strong understanding of water and/or wastewater treatment processes
• Capable of producing process flow diagrams, P&IDs, and technical reports
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to work across disciplines
• Degree qualified in Chemical, Process, or Environmental Engineering (or equivalent)
• Chartered or working towards chartership desirable

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