Process Engineer

We are seeking a Process Engineer with wastewater experience to support other senior and principal members of the team in the delivery of key frameworks and projects. Liaison with clients, contractors and third-party stakeholders on a daily basis ensuring the most effective solutions and recommendations are provided to the Client. A key part of Engineering team, you will be working with a wide variety of clients across the UK water industry on water and wastewater projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• A key member of the Aqua Engineering team providing expert process knowledge and input into water and wastewater design utility and delivery schemes.
• 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.
• Assessment of wastewater treatment works for feasibility options to meet new compliance parameters.
• 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 independently when needed.
• Support and mentoring to graduate members of the team.

Ideal Candidate:

• Accredited degree in Chemical/Environmental or Process Engineering.
• Experienced in the UK water and wastewater utility industry essential.
• 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 extensive travel throughout the UK will be required.
• Full UK permit for work or residency.
• Further education or second degree in a process engineering related discipline would be beneficial.
• Membership of a relevant chartered institute would be beneficial.

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