Glanua - Project Design Lead - Ultrapure Water / Advanced Water Treatment

Glanua; Loughrea; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Glanua is seeking a Project Design Lead for Ultrapure Water / Advanced Water Treatment to spearhead strategic design, coordinate MEICA interfaces, and deliver high‑quality packages with autonomy under the Head of Process & Hydraulic Engineering.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, develop robust design workflows, mentor engineers, and ensure solutions meet performance, safety, and sustainability goals across projects.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of experience in project design leadership for water treatment.
• Level 8 degree or equivalent in Chemical, Water/Wastewater, Environmental, Process, Mechanical or related Engineering.
• Strong administration, analytical, communications, and computer literacy skills.
• Ability to lead cross-disciplinary teams and develop design workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic design initiatives for ultrapur e water/advanced water treatment projects.
• Coordinate MEICA interface inputs and ensure fully integrated, clash-free design solutions.
• Develop and review process and hydraulic calculations for advanced water treatment systems.
• Define source-water quality requirements, treated-water quality limits, and reject/waste criteria.
• Mentor engineers and designers, manage workload and resource allocation.

Skills

Administration

Analytical

Communications

Computer Literacy

Collaboration

Decision Making

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

Level 8 degree or equivalent

Job description

Glanua - Project Design Lead - Ultrapure Water / Advanced Water Treatment

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Job Description

Main Duties and Responsibilities:Strategic Design Leadership This role is a technical delivery-focused position, operating with a high degree of autonomy while working under the direction of the Head of Process & Hydraulic Engineering. The Process Design Lead - Ultrapure Water / Advanced Water Treatment is responsible for managing, coordinating and delivering defined packages of work, coordinating with other disciplines at regional level, and supporting senior, intermediate and junior engineers. Develop and maintain a coherent design vision aligned with business objectives and long-term strategic goals. Prioritise and lead high-impact design initiatives that enhance project outcomes and organisational capability. Establish and refine consistent, efficient, and high-quality design workflows across all projects. Promote a culture of innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement within the design function. Team Leadership, Line Management & Talent Development Provide effective line management to the design team, including workload planning, performance management, and resource allocation. Mentor, coach, and develop engineers and designers at all levels, enhancing technical capability, decision-making, and leadership skills. Identify skills gaps and deliver structured development plans to build a high-performing, multidisciplinary team. Foster a collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture that prioritises technical excellence and professional development.Technical Design, Engineering & Equipment Assessment Lead or oversee detailed technical assessments of advanced water treatment, high-purity water and process water equipment, ensuring appropriate specification, performance and integration into system designs. Manage technical interfaces across MEICA disciplines, coordinating input from Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation teams to produce fully integrated, clash-free design solutions. Work closely with ACC (Advanced Control & Communications) teams to develop intelligent, data-rich P&IDs and ensure accurate control-system integration within the design. Develop and review process and hydraulic calculations across advanced water treatment systems, including ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, remineralisation, GAC, UV, chemical dosing, process-water storage, distribution and blowdown recovery processes. Review membrane projections, antiscalant projections, recovery calculations, reject schedules, water balances and chemical dosing calculations for UF, NF, RO and associated treatment systems. Define source-water quality requirements, treated-water quality limits, recovered-water acceptance criteria and reject / backwash / CIP waste requirements. Assess scaling, corrosion, fouling and microbiological risks, including hardness, alkalinity.

• Sector: construction

Career Level

• Not Required

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• Minimum Experienced Required (Years): 10
• Minimum Qualification: Level 8 (incl Higher Diploma & Honours Bachelor Degree)OR Minimum Level 8 Honours Degree in Chemical, Water/Wastewater, Environmental, Process, Mechanical or a closely related Engineering discipline.

Desirable

• Ability Skills: Administration, Analytical, Communications, Computer Literacy
• Competency Skills: Collaboration, Decision Making, Flexibility, Initiative