Senior Process Engineer- Water in Ledston

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Our services include the design and optimisation of process treatment systems for the potable water, wastewater and biosolids operations. With our depth and breadth of skills, our team is currently involved in many exciting projects across the Energy, Water and Resources sectors. Much of our work involves supporting projects internationally, integrating with teams in our offices across the globe.

We are looking for candidates with a background in Process engineering design on multi-disciplinary projects within the municipal and industrial water sectors. As a senior engineer, you are likely to have the ability to work across the project life cycle from developing concept designs to outline and detailed designs, and skills working in or directing process engineering teams to ensure production of deliverables to established timelines and within budget.

What you’ll do:

• Taking a leading role in multidisciplinary teams, coordinating the work of others and liaising with engineers from different disciplines, sharing expertise and best practice.
• Working within highly regulated sectors and gated design and delivery processes, with responsibility for developing mass and energy balances, process data sheets, control philosophies, and commissioning plans.
• Involved in report writing and the development of fee proposals and feasibility studies of plant operating and capital costs.
• Having a practical comprehension of how your designs will be implemented, and of digital approaches to solve our problems, including the relevant current analysis and design software.

We operate an enviable graduate training scheme, which is accredited by the IChemE, and as a senior engineer, you will be expected to join the mentoring programme and help to shape our future pipeline of process engineers. We are looking for candidates with experience of a variety of technologies needed for the treatment of potable water, wastewater and biosolids processing.

The successful candidates are likely to have design experience of the following:

• Fixed and suspended growth systems
• Anaerobic treatment of biosolids and high-strength effluent
• Biogas handling and upgrading
• Membrane separation
• Solids filtration
• Disinfection
• Oxygenation
• Thermal hydrolysis
• Nutrient removal processes
• Chemical storage and dosing systems
• Experience of HazOp, DSEAR, COMAH, SIL determination, flammable gas handling and compression

What we’re looking for:

• Degree qualified in chemical engineering or similar
• Experience of working in or leading process engineering teams to ensure production of deliverables to agreed timelines, within budget across the water sector
• Use of Biowin/GPS-X modelling software
• Experience acting as the process designer in the HAZOP teams
• Chairing HazOp studies
• Resolution of technical matters and ideally experience of working in highly regulated sectors
• Development of fee proposals, creation of PIDs, plant layouts, GA and creation of energy and mass balances
• Development of feasibility studies and plant operating and capital costs
• Line manager responsibilities providing support to engineers and early careers
• Experience of digital approaches to solve our problems including the relevant current analysis and design software

What we offer you:

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.