Process Engineer (Water Treatment)

Faircape Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Process Engineer specializing in water treatment solutions. This dynamic role involves designing and optimizing water treatment processes, ensuring compliance, and improving performance. You will collaborate with a dedicated team, contributing to sustainable water management practices while enjoying benefits like quarterly bonuses, flexible working hours, and free onsite coffee. If you are passionate about making a difference in water treatment technology, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Quarterly performance bonuses

Long service leave

Onsite Barista

Subsidised vending machine snacks

Discounted internet packages

Fixed flexi-time

Subsidised parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role focusing on water treatment.
• Hands-on experience with site inspections and system optimization.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the design, execution, and management of water treatment projects.
• Prepare detailed project proposals including technical specifications.
• Collaborate on water treatment strategies and innovative solutions.

Skills

Process Design & Optimization

Analytical Thinking

Project Planning and Management

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Education

NDip/BTech/BEng in Chemical Engineering

Job description

The Faircape Group encompasses a diverse range of businesses spanning healthcare, retirement living, telecommunications, water utility management, alternative energy, property management, and more. For over 40 years, we have been shaping industries across the Western Cape with a reputation for excellence and forward-thinking solutions.

We are looking for a Process Engineer (Water Treatment) to join our team. In this role, you will play a critical role in designing, optimizing, and overseeing processes that ensure the efficient and effective treatment of water and water systems. Your duties will focus on project management, analyzing current systems, and improving performance. This position combines technical expertise with problem-solving and a commitment to delivering sustainable and high-quality water treatment solutions.

WUS provides smart, prepaid water meters and alternative water management solutions to residential and commercial developments. We have been active in the Western Cape market for almost 40 years, and our goal is to offer sustainable, efficient water utilities, and management services to properties, apartment blocks, and new developments in and around Cape Town.

• Borehole Management and Design: We provide complete borehole services, including site assessments, design, drilling supervision, testing, and maintenance to ensure sustainable water access.
• Water Use License Management: Our experts handle license applications, renewals, amendments, audits, and regulatory compliance to facilitate lawful water use.
• Water Extraction from Aquifers: We ensure sustainable aquifer water extraction through hydrogeological assessments, system design, water balance studies, and remote monitoring.
• Treatment Plant Design and Optimization: We design and upgrade treatment plants, ensuring optimal water quality with automation, monitoring, and control systems.
• Water Meter and Utility Management: Managing water meters and utility services.

Why Join Us?

At Faircape, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits, including:

• Quarterly performance bonuses – your hard work deserves to be rewarded!
• Long service leave – we appreciate and recognize your dedication.
• Onsite Barista – enjoy free, barista-made coffee!
• Subsidised vending machine snacks – quick energy boosts when you need them.
• Discounted internet (ISP) packages – stay connected at a reduced cost.
• Fixed flexi-time (07:00 - 18:00) – supporting work-life balance.
• Subsidised parking – making your commute hassle-free.

Are you ready to be part of a dynamic team leading the way in water treatment technology? Then this is the opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the design, execution, and management of water treatment projects, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with standards.
• Help prepare detailed project proposals, including technical specifications, cost estimates, and implementation plans.
• Design and optimize purification systems tailored to project requirements; develop operational protocols.
• Contribute to process design, evaluate existing processes, and recommend improvements based on research and data analysis.
• Develop water sampling regimes, prepare water analysis reports, and maintain water quality databases.
• Collaborate on water treatment strategies, applying innovative solutions and staying updated with latest technologies.
• Provide operational support by assessing equipment, analyzing trends, and presenting data insights to management.

Requirements

• NDip/BTech/BEng in Chemical Engineering or related field
• Proven experience in a similar role
• Hands-on experience with site inspections, equipment assessment, and system optimization

Skills And Attributes

• Process Design & Optimization
• Analytical Thinking
• Project planning and management skills
• Attention to detail
• Time management

Specific Requirements

• Clear health record
• Clear criminal and credit record
• Written references (or obtain from previous employer)
• Own vehicle and valid driver's license

Faircape Benefits

• Quarterly bonuses
• Long service leave
• Free onsite coffee
• Subsidised snacks and internet packages
• Flexible working hours
• Subsidised parking

Normal working hours are Monday to Friday, 08h00 to 17h00, with a 45-minute lunch. Flexi-time between 07h00 and 18h00 is available upon approval. Our offices are located in Claremont, Cape Town. The salary offered will depend on qualifications and experience. For more information, visit our website.

If you do not hear from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.