Senior/Principal Process Engineer

Matchtech; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior/Principal Process Engineer to enhance their Engineering team in the Water Sector. This role involves producing high-quality process design documents, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and coordinating with multiple disciplines to deliver successful water and wastewater projects. You will have the opportunity to mentor graduates and contribute to a culture focused on customer satisfaction. If you have a strong background in process design and a passion for the water sector, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a large-scale project environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in process calculations and design for water and wastewater.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet project deadlines.

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

Water Sector Experience

Process Safety

Process Design

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Process/Chemical Engineering

Chartered or working towards chartered status

Job description

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

Key skills required for this role

Water

Important

Water Sector Experience

My Client is 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

As Senior/Principal Process Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• 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;
• To meet the regulations and the client standards requirements on each of your project;
• To conduct and co-ordinate studies related to Process Safety which is a critical element of our design and requirement from our client;
• To work and co-ordinate the design with the other disciplines (civil, mechanical, EICA, environmental) for producing a complete design on your different projects;
• To assist the other disciplines in their design production and technical specifications with any input related to process and Process Safety. Being at the interface of all the discipline, this includes to develop trust and synergy between all the members of the team;
• To provide active support to the delivery, commissioning and the management teams on technical issues with the best effective solution;
• To provide feedback to your Regional Discipline Lead and the Design Manager of each of your project;
• To provide effective design which considers the whole out turn cost of the solution, which includes design time costs, material costs, erection costs and any impact that the design solution might have on other disciplines;
• Assist the design manager on the different deliverables at different design stages;
• To mentor graduates by providing support and help during their development scheme;
• To maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts;
• 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;
• To ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements.

Experience and Qualifications

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