Senior / Principal Process Engineer

Senior / Principal Process Engineer

Working Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 3 days office / site visits as required)

Water | Wastewater | AMP Programmes

If you're a Process Engineer looking to play a key role in delivering major water infrastructure projects while helping shape technical solutions from concept through to design, this could be an excellent next step.

This is an opportunity to join a growing engineering team delivering process engineering services across a range of water and wastewater projects throughout the UK.

Why This Role Stands Out

- Lead technically challenging process engineering projects

- Strong focus on optioneering and front-end project development

- Exposure to major AMP investment programmes

- Opportunity to mentor and support junior engineers

- Flexible hybrid working and clear career progression

Key Responsibilities

- Leading process engineering studies and technical assessments

- Supporting optioneering activities for wastewater treatment capacity increases

- Developing outline and concept designs for treatment plant upgrades

- Producing process calculations, mass balances, and technical reports

- Supporting feasibility studies, business cases, and project development activities

- Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams and clients

- Providing technical input into project planning and delivery strategies

- Reviewing and approving process engineering deliverables

- Supporting junior engineers and contributing to team development

Requirements

- Strong process engineering experience within the UK water sector

- Experience working on wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects

- Understanding of treatment processes, capacity assessments, and plant upgrades

- Experience supporting optioneering, feasibility, and outline design activities

- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

- Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership preferred

- Degree qualified in Chemical, Process, or related Engineering discipline

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Schedule: Hybrid (3 days office / site visits as required)

Benefits:

- Flexible hybrid working

- Clear career progression

- Opportunity to mentor and collaborate with a high-performing team

If you are an ambitious engineer seeking the next step in your process engineering career, this role offers a fantastic platform to make a significant impact in the water sector
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed