My Client is recruiting for experienced Process Engineers in the Water sector at all levels
Location(s): UK Wide - We operate a hybrid working model, the role can be based at any of our offices combined with working from home and client locations when required.
We are looking for experienced Water Sector Process Engineer with municipal Water Sector experience. To work on Design projects across numerous Water Company Frameworks. Ideal candidates would have Clean Water and/or Wastewater experience.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
*Please note this is not an exhaustive list but gives a flavour of the work to be undertaken and can vary depending on engineering level*
This is a consultant role and the post holder could be seconded into one of clients on a part time or full time basis on an occasional or permanent basis.
Key responsibilities include;
- A key member of the Engineering team providing expert process knowledge and input into water and wastewater design and delivery schemes.
- Be a point of process expertise within the Company and be a thought leader.
- Capacity assessments into both water and wastewater treatment works to assess issues and come up with options for new process streams as required.
- Calculations and gap analysis to assess needs to ensure treatment works are compliant with the current and new consent requirements.
- Creation of mass balances, P+IDs, control philosophies and commissioning plans.
- Participation in HAZOPS, HAZIDS and HAZCOMMS as required.
- Assessment of potable treatment works, raw water deterioration parameters and any network risks.
- Creation of process options in sufficient detail to either go onto outline or detailed design.
- Detailed technical report writing based on the outcomes of calculations and collated site data.
- Stakeholder engagement across the water companies and other clients as required in order to pull data and scheme solutions together.
- Collaboration and interaction with the costing team in order to efficiently cost all options.
- Carryout client liaison and coordination, including reporting of progress.
- Project management of the tasks and deliverables required as part of the design packages.
- Conduct technical reviews of existing sites for troubleshooting purposes and be able to suggest process optimisation parameters.
- Assist project managers and site staff in evaluating data from site during commissioning and optimisation to facilitate successful project completion and meeting of compliance criteria.
- Give advice on best process engineering practice, including consent compliance, chemical handling and general design and operability health and safety.
- Development and promotion of environmental best practice.
- Attendance at stakeholder meetings & site visits.
- Attend design workshops.
- Desire and ability to work independent.
- Support and mentoring to graduate, consultant and senior members of the team.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Accredited degree in Chemical/Environmental or Process Engineering and ideally Chartered
- Experience in the Water and/or Wastewater indusry
- Good project management skills including organisational and diligence skills.
- Good analytical techniques and manipulation of data sets.
- Able to assess not only process but carbon footprint and environmental solutions, being innovative in your approach.
- Good communication, report writing and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in the creation of process mass balances and site optimisation plans.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams on a diverse project portfolio.
- Client and stakeholder management experience.
- Ability to lead projects.
- Practical site experience with regard to sampling and/or jar testing would be beneficial.
- Able to apply both industry best practice and the latest technology and innovation to new scheme solutions and ideas.
- Computer literate with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and other specialist computer packages (AutoCAD, Workspace, CRM's, etc).
- Full UK driving licence as travel throughout the UK will be required.
