Associate Process Engineer – Water Treatment

Overview

In this role you will support a talented water engineering team in Scotland, helping deliver major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes. You will shape process design and improve operational philosophies across large-scale projects like the SR27 Enterprise for Scottish Water. You’ll work across design, client collaboration and delivery teams to enable efficient, compliant solutions that align with AECOM’s net-zero and value-driven goals. This is a hands-on opportunity to influence design excellence at scale and mentor junior engineers.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible work arrangements
• well-being programs

Responsibilities

• Develop and check process flow diagrams, mass balance calculations, PIDs, process control and operating/control philosophies, and related design documents (FDS)
• Perform asset surveys and site visits to assess existing processes and equipment
• Produce and review client deliverables, make technical decisions, and involve specialists when needed
• Ensure technical documents comply with design standards and legislation
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to secure stakeholder buy-in and contribute to innovative capability
• Delegate tasks, supervise junior staff, and act as a technical mentor
• Represent AECOM in technical meetings and work with multi-discipline engineers to deliver integrated solutions

Key requirements

• Degree in Chemical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status with IChemE or CIWEM
• Extensive experience in water treatment and managing large-scale engineering projects
• Experience leading Feasibility, Optioneering Studies and Detailed Design for water treatment processes
• Ability as a mentor, checker and verifier; contribute to proposals and winning work
• Knowledge of HAZOP processes; familiarity with DSEAR preferred

• collaboration
• leadership
• mentoring
• PFDs
• mass balance calculations
• PIDs

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