Senior Process Engineer

TN United Kingdom; North East; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK's water sector is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join their multi-disciplinary team. The role involves delivering process design for various water and wastewater projects, requiring strong technical expertise and collaboration skills. Candidates should have demonstrable experience in process design and optimization, with a focus on sustainability and client engagement. This position offers hybrid working options and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in water/wastewater treatment process design.
• Experience in site surveys and process commissioning.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver process design content for water industry projects.
• Develop engineering solutions to meet project requirements.
• Supervise and mentor early career process engineers.

Skills

Water

Process Design

Communication

Teamwork

Technical Reporting

Education

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Member of IChemE (MIChemE)

Tools

Process Modelling Software

MS Office Suite

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

Key skills required for this role

Water

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Water Sector Experience

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

Location - Durham with Hybrid working other locations may be suitable North West, Yorkshire, Midlands

We design, build and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

The Role:

As a Senior Process Engineer, you will deliver the process design content of water industry projects as part of a multi-disciplined Water Design Team.

You will work on a wide variety of water & wastewater projects from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed designs for construction.

Your role as a Senior Process Engineer will be to work collaboratively with other engineers across the business. You will be responsible for providing the process engineering design including identifying unit processes and systems, producing process calculations and flow diagrams, flow and mass balances, and technical documents.

Responsibilities:

• Develop process engineering solutions to meet the requirements of the project scope and client specifications
• Deliver process engineering design, including process calculations, flow and mass balances, process flow diagrams
• Input into Process and Instrumentations diagrams and control philosophies
• Analysis of sampling and site data to inform process design solutions
• Work collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary project team
• Provide and communicate the process design element within a multi-disciplinary team
• Prepare and review technical reports and other written documents including supplier specifications
• Good understanding of Water Industry Standards, statutory regulatory and non-regulatory requirements. This includes CDM, WIMES, HAZOP, DSEAR, COSHH
• Active participant in SWIFT and HAZOP studies. Where required undertake the Scribe / Secretary role.
• Undertake site visits and process surveys
• Input into process commissioning plans and sampling programmes.
• Provide process design support to the site team during the construction and commissioning stages
• Engage with the Client and other third parties, including suppliers
• Awareness of health & safety, environment and sustainability within proposed designs
• Awareness off resource, budget and programme requirements on projects.
• Keep up to date with industry best practice and technical innovations, and incorporate into design solutions where possible
• Supervise the work of early career process engineers, providing technical guidance and a check and review process.
• Assist the Principal Process Engineer in developing the Process Team though training and mentoring.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrable experience in the design and optimisation of water and / or wastewater treatment processes from concept to detailed design.
• Experience of working on site to undertake site surveys, optimisation of process systems and process commissioning.
• Willing to travel to site and Client offices.
• Computer literate and conversant with MS Office suite. Ability to use process modelling software desirable.
• Experience of Water Recycling / Reuse
• Experience of HAZOP studies as a team member and scribe / secretary.
• Experience of DSEAR desirable
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Able to produce technical reports in clear, concise English and communicate technical proposals clearly and concisely.
• A team player and communicator who can provide the process technical expertise and direction to a multi-disciplinary team and adhere to project timelines.
• Able to work on own initiative.
• Able to run several projects simultaneously.
• A desire to develop existing technical skills and an enthusiasm to embrace and participate in career development initiatives.
• Member of the IChemE (MIChemE) and registered as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Engineering Council. Equivalent grades for CIWEM acceptable.
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