Process Engineer jobs in United States

Locations: North-West, North Midlands, Bristol, Scotland

Our client is one of the UK's most formidable construction businesses with an enviable track record of delivering schemes that strive to provide positive, lasting change for the communities we work in. As a FTSE 250 organisation, we turnover £1.9 billion and employ over 3500 people across three very successful Divisions; Building, Infrastructure and Specialist Services. As one of the UK's top principal contractors you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

Following various acquisitions, we are now the largest Tier 1 Contractor operating in the UK Water / Environment sector with a long-term portfolio trading £500 million a year. As part of our 2030 Strategy we have bought together all aspects of Engineering Design under one Business Unit which is expanding to provide in-house design support to our various Regional Business Units across the UK.

As Design Engineer you will be an important member of the Engineering Design Team and will be required to work with the Design Manager(s) and Design Leads to deliver design to the highest quality to process and in compliance with the BMS and H&S Regulations. This is a technical role, engaged directly on projects, which requires proficiency in technical design delivery in the water and wastewater industry. The Design Engineer can have line management responsibility for discipline graduate/assistant engineers if required.

As well as assisting with innovations, you will be expected to fulfil the engineering governance requirements of your design activities, ensuring that design integrates with the other discipline design production activities, providing technical support to the supply chain procurement activities and supporting site activities as required. You will also be expected to support the development of the discipline graduate/assistant engineers.

• Provide technical compliance and quality on design outputs.
• Assist project team in seeking optimal solutions/efficient designs that balance capital and operational cost benefits.
• Adhere to procedural governance.
• Working as part of the Design team to ensure scheme designs adhere to client specifications and standards.
• Working as part of the Design team to ensure full compliance with relevant Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation.
• Technical problem solving throughout the project life cycle (e.g. from concept design through to final construction support), moreover, to ensure that potential issues are identified, mitigated and or safely managed through technical governance and risk and opportunity management.
• Assist with pre-contract design activities where required.
• Actively working towards accreditation with professional bodies (e.g IChemE).

• Proficient at liaising with client and supply chain to establish and develop best process solutions.
• Proficient at carrying out Process Calculations, Mass Balances and Hydraulic Calculations.
• Proficient at preparing Process Block Diagrams, PFDs and P&IDs.
• Proficient at developing Process Control Philosophies and Process Commissioning Plans.
• Educated to Degree level in Engineering or other equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrable experience of + 4 years working within the Water and Wastewater industries.
• Chartered with/or Member of professional Engineering body - preferable but not essential.
• Proficient in a contracting / consulting environment, with commercial awareness

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• Enrolled into our car benefit scheme - which depending on the role includes company car or car allowance
• Agile working policy (flexible home working arrangements)
• Annual pay review and discretionary bonus
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role