Senior Principal Process Engineer Water Wastewater

About the Role

The UK water sector is entering a period of unprecedented investment and transformation. As Egis accelerates the growth of its Water Business in the UK we are building a high-performing Process Engineering team to help shape this next chapter.

We are inviting applicants who want to play a meaningful role in delivering major water and wastewater programmes in the UK municipal and industrial sectors. Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment you will contribute to technically robust sustainable and innovative treatment solutions across nationally significant projects.

This is a rare opportunity to join at a key stage of our UK growth journey helping to establish shape and expand a process engineering capability built on Egis global infrastructure expertise and long-term commitment to the sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership for the process discipline within the UK water/wastewater treatment design team.
• Act as process discipline lead sub-lead or senior technical authority on complex treatment projects across design construction support commissioning and handover.
• Set and maintain process design standards checking requirements modelling approaches design risk processes digital workflows and quality expectations.
• Lead and assure complex process deliverables treatment strategies process models key technical decisions supplier packages contractor submissions and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Drive integrated coordination across Process Mechanical EICA civil/structural architectural MEP construction commissioning and operations teams.
• Lead senior client engagement technical workshops optioneering value engineering design reviews process safety reviews and performance optimisation discussions.
• Embed modern delivery approaches including process simulation data-led design automation standardisation digital tools and model-informed decision making.
• Support project directors and project managers with technical risk scope resourcing programme budget change control and design quality.
• Build and develop the process sub-team through recruitment mentoring line management succession planning and professional development.
• Support business planning work winning client development bid strategy and growth of Egis UK water/wastewater treatment capability.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements

• BEng/MEng or equivalent in Chemical Engineering Process Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer status with a relevant professional institution such as IChemE.
• Typically 1012 years relevant process design experience.
• Background must be from water wastewater and/or biosolids/sludge treatment design.
• Proven track record leading process design and technical assurance on complex multidisciplinary water/wastewater treatment projects.
• Deep technical expertise in treatment process design process selection mass balance process capacity PFDs P&IDs design basis development and commissioning/performance testing.
• Strong practical experience using process modelling/simulation packages such as Bio Win SUMO Dynamizu or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of UK regulated water sector drivers water company standards CDM 2015 process safety environmental/regulatory requirements and common delivery models.
• Demonstrable experience developing people including mentoring line management technical coaching recruitment or resource planning.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills with credibility to lead senior technical conversations and influence project direction.
• Strong commercial and delivery awareness including scope development fee estimating programme/resource planning risk management and change control.

Desirable Skills / Knowledge

• Experience as process discipline lead design manager technical director associate-level lead or sub-team lead within consultancy contractor water company or technology provider environments.
• Strong UK water sector client network and experience supporting account growth opportunity shaping bid leadership and work winning.
• Advanced experience with Bio Win SUMO Dynamizu model calibration dynamic simulation scenario testing optimisation studies or operational troubleshooting.
• Experience developing services around digital treatment design process optimisation operational intelligence nutrient removal sludge/bioresources water reuse energy/carbon reduction or smart assets.
• Experience leading process technical governance communities of practice design standards QA…