Water Sector Senior Principal Process Engineer – Leadership

Stantec; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Pension

Commitment to professional development

Job summary

Stantec in the UK is seeking a Senior Principal Process Engineer to lead technical strategy and governance across water projects, based in London, Brighton, Reading, or other UK locations.

You will mentor engineers, lead multidisciplinary teams, and shape investment strategies while delivering robust solutions that benefit communities and the environment. Join a global firm focused on sustainable infrastructure and collaborative growth.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical or Process Engineering or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in process engineering within the water, wastewater, utilities or related sectors.
• Strong technical experience across process design, calculations, mass balances, hydraulic assessments and treatment process evaluation.
• Proven experience providing senior technical leadership and assurance across complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of water and/or wastewater treatment processes and UK industry requirements.
• Proven ability to influence senior client stakeholders and provide credible technical advice.
• Strong leadership and people development skills.
• Experience contributing to business development, bids, frameworks and growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership across complex water and wastewater projects and programmes.
• Act as a technical authority, providing expert advice, challenge and assurance across projects.
• Lead and assure process designs, calculations, mass balances, hydraulic assessments, treatment evaluations and technical specifications.
• Influence engineering strategy from concept and feasibility through to detailed design, construction and commissioning.
• Provide technical governance, identifying engineering risks and ensuring best practice and appropriate standards are applied.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a strategic technical adviser.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and ensure effective integration with civil, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and environmental disciplines.
• Contribute to investment strategies, bids, frameworks and business development opportunities across the UK water sector.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and improved ways of working.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers and future technical leaders, strengthening the wider Process Engineering community.

Skills

Technical leadership

Water/wastewater expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Process engineering

Mentoring

Education

Chemical or Process Engineering degree

Job description

Stantec in the UK is seeking a Senior Principal Process Engineer to lead technical strategy and governance across water projects, based in London, Brighton, Reading, or other UK locations.

You will mentor engineers, lead multidisciplinary teams, and shape investment strategies while delivering robust solutions that benefit communities and the environment. Join a global firm focused on sustainable infrastructure and collaborative growth.