Senior/Principal Process Engineer

Austin Fraser; Essex; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior/Principal Process Engineer to join their dynamic team in the Water Sector. This role involves producing high-quality process design documents, ensuring compliance with regulations, and coordinating with various engineering disciplines to deliver comprehensive solutions on significant water and wastewater projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in process design and safety, along with excellent communication skills to mentor junior engineers and foster teamwork. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful projects while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in clean water, wastewater, and sludge treatment process design.
• Proven track record in developing process calculations.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality process design documents and drawings.
• Coordinate design with other disciplines for complete project delivery.
• Mentor graduates and support their development.

Skills

Process Design

Process Safety

Team Collaboration

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Process/Chemical Engineering

Chartered Engineer or working towards

Job description

My Client is recruiting for a Senior/Principal Process Engineer in the Water Sector.

My Client are looking to strengthen their Engineering team with a Senior or Principal Process Engineer in the Water Sector. You will report directly to the Regional Discipline Lead (Process) or the Senior Design Manager. The programme of work, across a variety of water and wastewater schemes is expected to be in the region of £280M.

Responsibilities:

1. To produce high quality standard process design document and drawings, such as process calculations, P&IDs, PFD, Control Philosophy, taking due account of health & safety requirements, specifications and standards pertaining to the contract;
2. To meet the regulations and the client standards requirements on each of your project;
3. To conduct and co-ordinate studies related to Process Safety which is a critical element of our design and requirement from our client;
4. To work and co-ordinate the design with the other disciplines (civil, mechanical, EICA, environmental) for producing a complete design on your different projects;
5. To assist the other disciplines in their design production and technical specifications with any input related to process and Process Safety, developing trust and synergy between all team members;
6. To provide active support to the delivery, commissioning and the management teams on technical issues with the best effective solution;
7. To provide feedback to your Regional Discipline Lead and the Design Manager of each of your project;
8. To provide effective design which considers the whole out turn cost of the solution, including design time costs, material costs, erection costs and any impact that the design solution might have on other disciplines;
9. Assist the design manager on the different deliverables at different design stages;
10. To mentor graduates by providing support and help during their development scheme;
11. To maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts;
12. To assist the management team to instil a culture where satisfying the customer is recognized as the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefit from our processes, whether end users or other departments within the company;
13. To ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements.

Experience and Qualifications:

1. Knowledge of clean water, wastewater, re-use and/or sludge treatment process design;
2. Degree or similar in Process/Chemical Engineering or similar - ideally chartered or working towards;
3. Proven track record of developing process calculations such as mass balance, energy balance, hydraulic calculations;
4. Ability to think clearly under pressure;
5. Autonomy and organized for meeting deadlines and milestones on projects;
6. Ability to communicate within and outside of the project and the process team;
7. Ability to rationalize designs and produce economic process design;
8. Team working capacity.