Job Description
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Overview of the Role
As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Associate Waste Water Process Engineer to join our Water Engineering teams located in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Newcastle or Glasgow. Working within various multidisciplinary project design teams, you will take a key role in the delivery of the process engineering design content on a range of challenging projects in water engineering. These projects include wastewater and water reuse projects throughout the UK and overseas. You will contribute to the project design from feasibility and optioneering through to the production of detailed designs for procurement and construction and review of supplier proposals. As an experienced Waste Water Process Engineer, you will work within project teams helping us deliver effective and professional services for a range of varied and high‑profile clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce Process Design deliverables such as optioneering studies, process calculations, mass balance, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation drawings, sketches, basis of design reports, etc., to achieve the optimum solution for the project.
- Undertake outline or detailed process engineering design.
- Attend site visits for data acquisition and meeting site operators.
- Provide technical input to the procurement process.
- Support Project Managers in technical discussions with clients.
- Engage with technology providers and vendors.
- Attend HAZOP, HAZID, ENVID, and SWIFT.
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and supervision of junior staff.
- Collaborate with other disciplines on multi‑disciplinary projects, ensuring integration of Process Engineering design requirements into the overall engineering design while meeting time, cost, and quality expectations.
- Provide input to proposals, work scope, work schedule, and budgets.
- Liaise with the client (internal or external) ensuring that their needs are met.
Qualifications and Experience
- Significant experience in delivering process engineering design aspects of infrastructure projects, including leading the process engineering role on a project or significant task.
- Experience in the municipal water industry.
- Ability to work mainly unsupervised in the preparation and/or 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 detail design in waste water treatment solutions in the municipal sector or industrial sector such as primary treatments, secondary treatments, tertiary treatments (filtration, clarification, chemical dosing, P removal, ASP, MBBR, MBR, and other advanced biological treatments).
- Understanding of circular economy, Zero Liquid Discharge, and emerging tertiary treatments in municipal and industrial sectors.
- Experience in a consultancy environment or engineering company or other relevant industry acting as Process Engineer.
- Proven ability to prepare high‑quality written technical reports and deliver verbal presentations to a high level of quality assurance for a variety of audiences.
- Confident, articulate communicator with the ability to engage in professional verbal communications and presentations to colleagues (including senior colleagues), clients and sub‑contractors.
- Experience leading multi‑disciplinary meetings (online and face‑to‑face) and acting as the organisation’s technical representative with external clients.
- Ability to travel and visit operational works and construction sites as required, to act safely and assess existing and new process performance.
Work‑Life Balance and Benefits
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We encourage people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity, treat people with respect, and embrace a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. Employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, providing tools to improve health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme—offering up to 40% off annual gym memberships—and a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex Time
To enhance work‑life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your Development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or chartership.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably 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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