Senior Principal Process Engineer - Water Sector in Brighton

Ready to accelerate your career in the water sector? Join Stantec, a globally recognised leader and a top-tier strategic advisor to the industry. With the AMP8 cycle well underway and delivery intensifying, we are seeking a Senior Principal Process Engineer with extensive Wastewater experience to drive major projects across the South East. This pivotal role can be based in Brighton, Ashford, Kings Hill, or Southampton.

You will serve as a key strategic advisor to our clients, leading the technical execution of ground-breaking Wastewater projects from inception through to construction. Your expertise will be vital in guiding Project Managers, ensuring high-level execution that meets cost, schedule, and quality objectives. Beyond project delivery, you will be instrumental in mentoring and developing our regional team of Process Engineers and nurturing strong, collaborative relationships across our multidisciplinary teams.

• Lead the technical execution of wastewater projects from inception through construction, ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Mentor and develop the regional team of Process Engineers and foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide strategic advisory input to clients and translate client needs into actionable engineering solutions.
• Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction.

• Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering (or equivalent); ideally Chartered Engineer status, with demonstrable experience in the water industry.
• Technical mastery in key process skills: process calculations, mass balance, control philosophy, commissioning, HAZOPs, and P&ID development.
• Experience in a design and construction environment is beneficial.
• Strong leadership, communication, and staff management skills to translate client needs into actionable solutions and foster a culture of continuous learning.

• Our People Culture: We’re a close-knit team with a friendly and collaborative environment.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership, and more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great projects across UK&I.
• Industry-leading training and development, including paid professional subscriptions.

Stantec is dedicated to shaping the future of water and natural resources. We have 34,000+ employees across 450 locations and have been serving the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage development and infrastructure to support sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities. Our teams provide solutions that translate clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans, and efficient designs for delivery, grounded in technical excellence and market insights.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.