Process Engineer (Water)

Sweco UK Ltd; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Professional subscriptions

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Cycle2Work

Employee Assistance Programme

Sweco Benefit Select discounts

Salary Sacrifice EV Scheme

Tree planting for new starters

Job summary

Sweco UK Ltd seeks a Process Engineer to contribute to process designs for water and water recycling projects on AMP8. You will support senior engineers, producing design outputs that meet standards and project objectives.

We value a degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering and a willingness to progress toward chartership. Flexible, hybrid working is offered, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and safety.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Some experience within the water sector or a related process-driven industry.
• Familiarity with health, safety, and environmental requirements within engineering projects.
• Interest in progressing towards chartership (support provided).

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Contribute to sustainable design practices and support carbon-reduction objectives across project delivery.

Skills

Process design

Water sector experience

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Sustainability focus

Education

Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering

Job description

About the @one Alliance

The Anglian Water @one Alliance is a totally collaborative organisation made up of nine partner companies (Anglian Water, SWECO, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, and Skanska) and an extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes.

We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression.

With such an exciting portfolio of projects planned for AMP8 to keep the water flowing across the region, our ability to manage our work and outperform against our customer’s expectations will come under greater scrutiny.

We need aspiring driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets, are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen?

About Sweco

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

To ensure we support our objectives of collaboration across the business whilst providing our workforce with the agility to achieve a healthy work/ life balance, we are asking our employees to have office or site presence on an average of three days a week.

As a Process Engineer, you will contribute to the development and delivery of process designs for water and water recycling projects on AMP8. You’ll support senior engineers in producing design outputs and help ensure these meet required standards, specifications, and project objectives.

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.

About You

• We’re seeking a motivated and conscientious Process Engineer with a desire to develop their technical expertise. You will ideally have:
• A degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Some 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.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

@OneAlliance vision

A collaborative alliance, driving change. Empowering us to set global benchmarks and building a better environment for our customers. We strive to:

Empower our people; Delight our Customers; Embrace digital transformation; Deliver brilliance.

@OneAlliance Values

To bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop we:

Build trust; Do the right thing; Are always exploring

The Anglian Water @one Alliance. Nine partners, endless opportunities.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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