Associate Wastewater Process Engineer

Overview

In this role you will apply your wastewater process engineering expertise within WSP’s Water Engineering team in Leeds to deliver design content for water and wastewater projects. You will work across multidisciplinary teams on UK and overseas assignments, from feasibility to detailed design and procurement support. You will mentor junior staff, liaise with clients and vendors, and contribute to proposals and project delivery to time, cost and quality. This role offers impactful work on water reuse and municipal treatment projects within a global engineering environment.

Pay / Benefits

• work-life balance
• hybrid working
• flexible working arrangements
• WSP My Hour
• Virtual GP service
• Gymflex scheme

Responsibilities

• Produce Process Design deliverables (option studies, mass balance, PFD, P&ID, basis of design) for optimal project solutions
• Undertake outline or detailed process engineering design
• Attend site visits for data collection and operator engagement
• Provide technical input to procurement
• Support Project Managers in technical discussions with clients
• Liaise with technology providers and vendors
• Participate in HAZOP/HAZID/ENVID/SWIFT
• Provide technical guidance and supervision to junior staff
• Collaborate with other disciplines to integrate Process Engineering design
• Contribute to proposals, scopes, schedules and budgets
• Liaise with clients to ensure needs are met
• Travel to operational sites as required and assess process performance

Key requirements

• Significant experience delivering process engineering design on infrastructure projects, including leadership of a project or major task
• Experience in municipal water industry
• Ability to work largely unsupervised on process design deliverables (specifications, calculations, reports, datasheets, P&IDs, mass balances, procurement docs)
• Experience delivering studies (feasibility, concept, FEED, detail design) for wastewater treatment in municipal or industrial sectors (e.g., filtration, dosing, P removal, ASP, MBBR, MBR)
• Understanding of circular economy, Zero Liquid Discharge, and emerging tertiary treatments
• Experience in consultancy or engineering environments as a Process Engineer
• Proven ability to prepare high-quality technical reports and deliver presentations
• Confident, articulate communicator with professional presentation skills
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary meetings and representing the organization with external clients
• Willingness and ability to travel to sites

• draws strong communication and presentation skills
• team collaboration and coaching
• proactive problem-solving
• process engineering design
• option studies and mass balance
• P&ID and basis of design

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