Senior Process Engineer; Water

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Our South Africa team is currently looking for a Senior Process Engineer experienced on water projects to join our dynamic team working on innovative and exciting infrastructure projects in South Africa and globally.

As a key member of our team, you will provide technical support for feasibility studies, investigations and project inputs, answer technical queries and contribute to holistic solution designs. Your expert technical knowledge and integrated designs will play a crucial role in the successful and timely execution of projects.

Develop and review process designs for potable water and wastewater treatment, reuse, and industrial effluent schemes. Produce and check mass balances, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and process data sheets. Support hazard and operability reviews and risk assessments, and close out actions. Prepare technical reports, feasibility studies, and CAPEX and OPEX estimates to support decisions. Provide construction and commissioning support, including site visits and responses to technical queries.

Provide line manager responsibilities, giving support to engineers and early‑career staff.

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The technical competencies below are a guide and indicative of the wide range of competencies you will apply and develop:

• Qualification in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or similar (BEng, BSc Eng, BEng Tech, BTech, Advanced Diploma, or equivalent).
• Professional registration with ECSA or an equivalent institution, or actively working towards registration.
• Demonstrated post‑registration expertise in a process design engineering role, ideally in a consulting environment or working closely with a consultancy.
• Experience with process modelling and analysis tools such as Bio Win, GPS X or similar.
• Good knowledge of potable water and wastewater treatment processes and technologies, including advanced treatment and reuse such as desalination, potable reuse, membrane systems or similar.

Not ready to apply just yet, or have some questions? Please email Carien Ferreira at . Please note, to ensure we remain compliant with applicable privacy laws do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

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An environment that will give you freedom to design with a purpose, focus on your skills to deliver quality work to our clients, opportunity to learn and share knowledge openly. You will have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup’s community engagement programme.

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