Senior/Principal Process Engineer

MWH Treatment Limited; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment, serving Thames Water, seeks a Senior Process Engineer to enhance its Engineering team. The role involves producing design documents for water and wastewater projects, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and mentoring new engineers. With hybrid working and a focus on sustainable outcomes, this position supports professional growth in a challenging environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working conditions

Competitive remuneration packages

Qualifications

• Knowledge of clean water, wastewater, reuse, and/or sludge treatment process design.
• Proven ability to develop process calculations such as mass and energy balances.
• Ability to think clearly under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality standard process design documents and drawings.
• Conduct and coordinate studies related to Process Safety.
• Mentor graduates and support their development schemes.

Skills

Process Safety

Hydraulic calculations

Effective communication

Cost-effectiveness

Teamwork

Job description

As MWH Treatment’s service to its client, Thames Water, continues to flourish into AMP8, we are looking to strengthen our Engineering team with a Senior Process Engineer. Based in the Thames Water region, you will report directly to the Regional Discipline Lead (Process), which will catalyse your development.

Our challenging programme of work, across a variety of water and wastewater schemes, is expected to be in the region of £400M.

Offering hybrid working conditions and competitive remuneration packages, at MWH Treatment (part of the RSK group), we strive to create and deliver practical, sustainable outcomes. Our engineers pioneer and perfect demonstrable solutions, whilst the variety and interest in our work provides a platform to allow our people to continue to master their subject and build fruitful and purposeful careers.

As Senior Process Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

1. Producing high-quality standard process design documents and drawings, such as process calculations, P&IDs, PFDs, Control Philosophy, taking into account health & safety requirements, specifications, and standards pertaining to the contract;
2. Meeting the regulations and client standards requirements on each project;
3. Conducting and coordinating studies related to Process Safety, which is a critical element of our design and client requirements;
4. Working and coordinating the design with other disciplines (civil, mechanical, EICA, environmental) to produce a complete design for various projects;
5. Assisting other disciplines in their design production and technical specifications with input related to process and Process Safety, fostering trust and synergy between team members;
6. Providing active support to the delivery, commissioning, and management teams on technical issues with effective solutions;
7. Providing feedback to your Regional Discipline Lead and the Design Manager for each project;
8. Providing effective designs considering the whole out-turn cost, including design time, materials, erection, and impacts on other disciplines;
9. Assisting the design manager with deliverables at different design stages;
10. Mentoring graduates by supporting their development schemes;
11. Maintaining files and records throughout the contract duration;
12. Helping instill a culture where satisfying the customer is key to achieving objectives, recognizing all beneficiaries of our processes;
13. Ensuring that designs fully consider all health and safety requirements.

Essential knowledge includes clean water, wastewater, reuse, and/or sludge treatment process design; experience from other industries is welcomed. Proven ability to develop process calculations such as mass and energy balances, hydraulic calculations. Ability to think clearly under pressure; be autonomous and organized to meet deadlines and milestones; communicate effectively within and outside the project team; rationalize designs for cost-effectiveness; and work well in a team.