Senior Process Engineer in Birmingham

Let's transform society together... We're Sweco. We're future planners, city shapers, urban innovators, digital transformers, net zero chasers, community connectors, social enterprisers and lifestyle improvers. We're difference makers. We're Europe's leading design, engineering, environment and regulatory consultancy and we're now recruiting for a Senior Process Engineer to join our team delivering outline design and detailed specifications primarily for water and wastewater schemes. This role is based in our Birmingham office and can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

At Sweco, we draw upon a combined knowledge base of 22,000 experts across Northern Europe. More technologies, more skills, and more inventive solutions mean we can apply global knowhow, locally across the full spectrum of lifecycle services in both water engineering and wider water management. More importantly, we have a proven record of transferring innovation from other countries and sectors into the UK water industry – not least in our work on AMP7 Frameworks with 7 of the 12 UK water and sewerage companies. Our water engineering consultants are world leaders, meeting increasing demands for drinking water, waste recycling and operational technology asset management. Through innovative and TOTEX focused solutions Sweco is helping clients outperform business plan targets both in terms of cost and embedded/operational carbon. Our commitment is future focused, finding solutions for the future's challenges, today.

You'll join a growing team of Engineers working together towards the best client outcomes. We are looking for individuals who can challenge conventional thinking and work collaboratively to meet a wide range of business, environment and regulatory challenges for these clients. The role offers an opportunity for successful candidates to broaden and diversify their expertise.

What does the role involve?

• Undertaking process design; process calculations, mass balance, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation drawings, sketches, reports, etc, to achieve the optimum solution for the project.
• Providing day to day technical input as part of a team of Process Safety and Water/Wastewater Engineers.
• Working in close collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines as required to deliver project requirements and added value to the Client.
• Working in close collaboration with PMs to deliver to time/quality and cost.
• Providing process safety expertise in the form of DSEAR, COSHH and HAZOP assessments.
• HAZOP scribe/facilitation experience.
• Providing quality assurance for all client deliverables.
• Supporting junior members of staff to help improve their technical capabilities, both in-person and online.

To be successful in this role you'll possess:

• A degree in a relevant Process Engineering subject (or equivalent) and working towards chartered status with a relevant professional institution.
• Knowledge and experience of process design for the water industry.
• A growth mindset, focused on continual professional development.
• Enjoys a variety of tasks and a healthy natural inquisition for knowledge.
• The ability to work with engineers from all disciplines and other industry professionals to optimise and develop bespoke and innovative designs.
• The ability to be flexible and pick up new skills when working with a portfolio of a wide variety of projects.
• A healthy appreciation for how to support project management.
• Experience in the delivery of water and wastewater designs and specifications on water related projects for Water Companies, Contractors and industry.
• An appreciation of the implications of works on the environment and knowledge of sustainable solutions, water and wastewater processes and health and safety legislation.
• A keen eye for detail and someone who takes pride in the work they produce.

What's in it for you?

This is an exciting time to join Sweco and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this job is for you. If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we'd love to hear from you. Let's transform society together at Sweco.