Senior Principal Process Engineer - Water

The water sector is evolving rapidly, with increasing investment in resilient infrastructure, treatment performance, environmental improvement and long-term sustainability. At Stantec, our Process Engineering teams are helping clients respond to these challenges by delivering innovative engineering solutions across a diverse range of UK water programmes.

We’re looking for a Senior Principal Process Engineer to join our growing teams in Brighton, Southampton or Cambridge . This is an opportunity to take a senior leadership role within our Process Engineering community, providing strategic technical direction across complex projects while building trusted relationships with clients and multidisciplinary teams.

You’ll have the opportunity to shape technical strategy, develop future engineering leaders and contribute to the continued growth of our Process Engineering capability, working on projects that have a real impact on communities and the environment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Principal Process Engineer, you’ll provide senior technical and strategic leadership across water and wastewater projects, taking responsibility for technical quality, engineering governance and the development of robust solutions.

You will:

• Provide senior technical leadership across complex water and wastewater projects and programmes.

• Act as a technical authority, providing expert advice, challenge and assurance across projects.

• Lead and assure process designs, calculations, mass balances, hydraulic assessments, treatment evaluations and technical specifications.

• Influence engineering strategy from concept and feasibility through to detailed design, construction and commissioning.

• Provide technical governance, identifying engineering risks and ensuring best practice and appropriate standards are applied.

• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a strategic technical adviser.

• Lead multidisciplinary teams and ensure effective integration with civil, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and environmental disciplines.

• Contribute to investment strategies, bids, frameworks and business development opportunities across the UK water sector.

• Identify opportunities for innovation and improved ways of working.

• Mentor and develop senior engineers and future technical leaders, strengthening the wider Process Engineering community.

YOUR IMPACT

Your leadership will help water companies deliver more resilient, efficient and environmentally responsible infrastructure across the UK. You’ll influence solutions to complex challenges across treatment performance, environmental standards, asset resilience and long-term investment.

At Senior Principal level, your impact will extend beyond individual projects. You’ll help shape engineering strategy, provide technical governance, strengthen client relationships, develop future leaders and contribute to the continued growth and reputation of Stantec’s Process Engineering capability.

ABOUT YOU
Essential

• Degree qualified in Chemical or Process Engineering or a related discipline.

• Extensive experience in process engineering within the water, wastewater, utilities or related sectors.

• Strong technical experience across process design, calculations, mass balances, hydraulic assessments and treatment process evaluation.

• Proven experience providing senior technical leadership and assurance across complex multidisciplinary projects.

• Strong understanding of water and/or wastewater treatment processes and UK industry requirements.

• Proven ability to influence senior client stakeholders and provide credible technical advice.

• Strong leadership and people development skills.

• Experience contributing to business development, bids, frameworks and growth opportunities.

Desirable

• Chartered or…