Senior Process Engineer

Morson Talent; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Talent is seeking an experienced Senior Process Engineer to deliver major water and wastewater treatment projects across the UK. You will lead process design, optimise treatment schemes and ensure compliance with environmental and regulatory standards within a multidisciplinary team.

The role focuses on technical leadership from feasibility through to detailed design and commissioning, with a passion for robust, cost-effective solutions that improve infrastructure and environmental

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Experience in water treatment, wastewater treatment, utilities or similar sectors.
• Strong knowledge of process design, optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven organisational and project delivery capabilities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the process design and development of water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Produce process calculations, mass balances, PFDs and P&IDs.
• Review and optimise existing treatment processes to improve efficiency, performance and compliance.
• Provide technical input throughout project lifecycles, from feasibility studies through to detailed design and commissioning.
• Support multidisciplinary teams including civil, mechanical, electrical and operational stakeholders.
• Identify and implement process improvements, innovation opportunities and best practices.
• Ensure designs comply with environmental, safety and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with technical reviews, risk assessments and quality assurance activities.
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers where required.

Skills

Process design

Mass balances

PFDs & P&IDs

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Process Engineer to join a key client and leading engineering and infrastructure organisation delivering major investment programmes across the UK water sector.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the design, optimisation and delivery of innovative water and wastewater treatment solutions. Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will provide technical leadership across a range of projects, ensuring process solutions are safe, efficient, sustainable and fully compliant with industry regulations.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in process engineering and a passion for developing robust, cost-effective solutions that contribute to the improvement of critical infrastructure and environmental performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the process design and development of water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Produce process calculations, mass balances, PFDs and P&IDs.
• Review and optimise existing treatment processes to improve efficiency, performance and compliance.
• Provide technical input throughout project lifecycles, from feasibility studies through to detailed design and commissioning.
• Support multidisciplinary teams including civil, mechanical, electrical and operational stakeholders.
• Identify and implement process improvements, innovation opportunities and best practices.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant environmental, safety and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with technical reviews, risk assessments and quality assurance activities.
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers where required.

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience within water treatment, wastewater treatment, utilities, process industries or similar sectors.
• Strong knowledge of process design, optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of relevant environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven organisational and project delivery capabilities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to engineering excellence.

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer status or progression towards professional registration.