Process Engineer (Water Treatment)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing consultancy in environmental engineering is looking for a Process Engineer with experience in wastewater treatment to join their Birmingham office. In this role, you'll lead or support design projects, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and mentor junior engineers. The position offers a competitive salary with opportunities for progression, bonuses, and benefits including private healthcare. Ideal candidates should be CAD proficient and able to commute to Birmingham two days per week.

Benefits

Progression

Company Bonus

Private Healthcare

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in sewage treatment works.
• Proficient in CAD for PFDs and P&IDs.
• Ability to commute to Birmingham (2 days per week).

Responsibilities

• Lead or support process design of wastewater treatment works.
• Produce and review documentation including PFDs and control philosophies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and provide CAD support.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to training.

Skills

Experience in sewage treatment works

CAD proficient (Process flow diagrams P&IDs)

Job description

Process Engineer (Water Treatment)

70,000 - 80,000 + Progression + Company Bonus + Private Healthcare + Life insurance

Birmingham

Are you a Process Engineer from a water or wastewater background looking to join a fast-growing consultancy where your ideas matter and your career progression is a top priority?

Would you like to work for a people-first consultancy where high-quality design, professional development, and flexibility are at the heart of everything they do?

In this hands-on design role, you''ll contribute to or lead the delivery of wastewater treatment projects from concept through to detailed design. You''ll be responsible for producing process flow diagrams (PFDs), P&IDs, mass and energy balances, control philosophies, and technical documentation, while ensuring compliance with industry standards and client specifications.

In this role you''ll collaborate closely with civil, mechanical, electrical, and ICA engineers to ensure integrated, high-quality design. The role also involves mentoring junior engineers, supporting internal training, and participating in technical reviews and client engagement.

This is a great opportunity for a Process Engineer with a background in wastewater treatment to secure a long-term position within a growing consultancy that values your ideas, supports your development, and offers a clear path into leadership.

The Role:

• Lead or support process design of wastewater treatment works across feasibility, outline, and detailed design stages, ensuring alignment with client specifications, WIMES, and regulatory standards.
• Produce and review key documentation, including PFDs, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, process sizing calculations, control philosophies, and Design Basis Reports (DBRs).
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, provide CAD support, participate in design coordination and HAZOP reviews, and support proposal submissions and risk tracking.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal training, knowledge sharing, and development of best practices across the process engineering team.

The Person:

• Experience in sewage treatment works.
• CAD proficient (Process flow diagrams P&IDs).
• Commutable to Birmingham (2-days per week)

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