Placement Process Engineer

Overview

As a year-long placement with Yorkshire Water workstreams, you will contribute to process engineering design and sustainable solutions on live projects. You’ll split time between design and construction teams, gaining broad exposure and real-world impact within a growing, community-focused firm. You’ll work with cross-functional stakeholders and a supply chain to specify equipment and support project delivery. This role offers mentorship, hands-on project experience, and potential for a permanent role after graduation.

Pay / Benefits

• 26 days annual leave (pro rata)
• mentorship from experienced professionals
• access to Early Career Professionals network
• potential for permanent role after placement
• funding support towards final academic year

Responsibilities

• Deliver process engineering design including calculations, mass balance, and process flow diagrams
• Contribute to sustainable engineering solutions aligned with project scope
• Prepare technical specifications for procuring proprietary process equipment and engage with the supply chain

Key requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field
• Proactive attitude and eagerness to learn
• Effective communication with team members and stakeholders

• proactive attitude
• effective communication
• team collaboration
• process engineering design
• process calculations
• mass balance

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