Senior Process Engineer

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@one Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and seven industry-leading partners:
Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

As we embark on AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period yet, we are preparing to deliver our largest and most innovative project to date. This is a unique chance to lead industry transformation, set new global standards, and accelerate your career growth.

We’re seeking a talented Senior Process Engineer ready to drive bold, creative solutions and help us exceed our ambitious targets.

As Senior Process Engineer
, you will lead the technical direction for water treatment and supply projects, ensuring all designs comply with current legislation and standards. You will provide expert design support across multiple schemes and work closely with stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver value-driven, fit-for-purpose solutions—on time, within budget, and at the highest quality.

You will also review and approve process design deliverables, enforce adherence to procedures, and mentor junior engineers to foster continuous development.

• Collaborate with Principal Engineers and Design Managers to plan and review upcoming projects and milestones.
• Coach and mentor junior process engineers, promoting growth and excellence.
• Champion sustainable, low-carbon design principles across all projects.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant process standards, regulations, and Anglian Water requirements.
• Review and verify Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, 3D models, mass balance, sizing, and hydraulic calculations.
• Validate critical process documentation, including design bases, flow diagrams, control philosophies, and commissioning strategies.
• Identify and communicate design lessons learned and develop alerts for continuous improvement.
• Support the technical management of @one Alliance frameworks.
• Conduct site visits as necessary to inform design and delivery.
• Share technical insights and lessons learned across the alliance to drive innovation.
• Embrace and implement new digital technologies to achieve fully attributed 3D models.
• Promote carbon reduction and enhance natural capital within design practices.
• Maintain and share up-to-date portfolio knowledge across the process engineering team.

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience demonstrating degree-level knowledge.
• Chartered status or active pursuit thereof is preferred.
• Proven experience in water-sector assets, capital projects, or design-build environments.
• Strong track record mentoring and developing junior engineers.
• A passion for sustainable design and innovation.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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