Associate Wastewater Process Engineer

At WSP, you’ll have the opportunity to work on landmark water and wastewater projects across the UK. We’re looking for an experienced Associate Waste Water Process Engineer to join our Water Engineering teams.

Working within multidisciplinary project design teams, you will contribute to the design of water and wastewater reuse projects, from feasibility through to detailed procurement design and supplier proposal review.

• Produce process design deliverables such as optioneering studies, process calculations, mass balances, flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation drawings, sketches, basis of design reports, etc.
• Undertake outline or detailed process engineering design.
• Attend site visits for data acquisition and engage with site operators.
• Provide technical input to the procurement process.
• Support Project Managers in technical discussions with our clients.
• Engage with technology providers and vendors.
• Participate in HAZOP, HAZID, ENVID, SWIFT activities.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and supervision of junior staff.
• Collaborate with other disciplines on multi‑disciplinary projects to meet time, cost and quality expectations and ensure integration of process engineering requirements.
• Contribute to proposals, work scope, schedules and budgets.
• Liaise with the client (internal or external) to ensure their needs are met.

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

• Significant experience delivering process engineering design for infrastructure projects, including leading the process engineering role or a significant task.
• Experience in the municipal water sector.
• Ability to work predominantly unsupervised in preparing and reviewing process design package deliverables such as technical specifications, calculations, reports, datasheets, schedules, P&IDs, mass balances, procurement documentation.
• Experience delivering studies, feasibility, concept designs, FEED and detail design for wastewater treatment solutions in municipal or industrial sectors.
• Understanding of circular economy, zero liquid discharge, and emerging tertiary treatments.
• Experience in a consultancy or engineering environment acting as 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 professional verbal communication and presentations.
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary meetings and acting as the organisation's technical representative with external clients.
• Ability to travel and visit operational works and construction sites as required.

Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, Glasgow.

Apply today to bring your experience to a team committed to innovation, integrity and inclusion.

Associate Waste Water Process Engineer – Part‑time

WSP is a leading global engineering and professional services firm with over 69,000 employees. We’re dedicated to creating positive, long‑lasting impacts in communities worldwide while fostering a culture of innovation, integrity and inclusion.

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.