Senior Wastewater Process Engineer

Senior Waste Water Process Engineer

WSP is seeking an experienced Senior Waste Water Process Engineer to join our Water Engineering teams, located across the UK, including Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, and Glasgow.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce process design deliverables such as optioneering studies, process calculations, mass balances, flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation drawings, sketches, basis of design reports, and more.
• Undertake outline and detailed process engineering design for wastewater and water reuse projects.
• Attend site visits for data acquisition and coordinate with site operators.
• Provide technical input to procurement processes.
• Support Project Managers with technical discussions and client liaison.
• Collaborate with technology providers, vendors, and internal disciplines to deliver integrated process engineering solutions.
• Participate in HAZOP, HAZID, ENVID, and SWIFT sessions.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and supervision to junior staff.
• Contribute to proposals, work scope, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensure client needs are met through effective communication and technical representation.

Qualifications

• A Chemical or Environmental Engineering degree or MSc (or equivalent).
• Professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (or working towards Chartership within 12 months).

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience delivering process engineering design for infrastructure projects, including leading the process engineering role on major projects or large tasks.
• Experience in the municipal water industry.
• Ability to work unsupervised in the preparation and review of process design package deliverables such as technical specifications, calculations, reports, datasheets, schedules, process control philosophies, P&IDs, mass balances, and procurement documentation.
• Experience delivering studies, feasibility, concept designs, FEED, and detailed design for wastewater treatment solutions in the municipal sector or industrial sector such as primary, secondary, tertiary treatments and advanced biological treatments.
• Understanding of circular economy, Zero Liquid Discharge, and emerging tertiary treatments in municipal and industrial sectors.
• Experience in a consultancy environment, engineering company, or other relevant industry as a Process Engineer.
• Proven ability to prepare high‑quality written technical reports and deliver verbal presentations to a wide range of audiences.
• Confident, articulate communicator capable of engaging in active professional verbal communications and presentations to colleagues, senior colleagues, clients, and sub‑contractors.
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary meetings (online and face‑to‑face) and acting as the organisation technical representative with external clients.
• Travel and site visit readiness, with a commitment to safety and assessment of existing and new process performance.

EEO Statement

We encourage applications from suitable qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

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