Senior Process Engineer
Posted 2 weeks ago by Alexander Associates on CVLibrary
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Kent
Summary: The Senior Process Engineer will lead the design and optimization of clean water treatment infrastructure projects, leveraging extensive technical expertise and strategic thinking. This role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, delivering technical support, and mentoring junior engineers. The position is a long-term contract that allows for hybrid working arrangements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in process engineering and a focus on clean water treatment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop and appraise cutting-edge process design solutions
- Delivering expert technical support across complex capital projects, from concept through commissioning
- Producing key project documents including scopes of work, design drawings, CDM documents, and job packs
- Preparing and reviewing process design calculations, and evaluating contractor inputs
- Assessing Whole Life Costs and TOTEX options to inform design and investment decisions
- Developing asset performance guarantees and risk-assessed, value-driven solutions
- Supporting commissioning of schemes and ensuring seamless integration of new assets
- Liaising with stakeholders to progress approvals and maintain project momentum
- Driving innovation in process optimisation and evaluating new technologies
- Mentoring junior engineers and promoting a culture of continuous development and chartership
Key Skills:
- Degree-qualified in Chemical Engineering or a related scientific/engineering field
- Chartered Engineer or actively working towards chartered status
- Minimum 5 years' experience in process engineering, with a strong focus on clean water treatment
- In-depth knowledge of clean water processes and awareness of wider environmental or utility sectors
- Recognised for technical excellence and industry leadership
- Proficient in CDM 2015 and familiar with NEC contract application
- Skilled communicator who can influence and collaborate at a senior level
- Advanced IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
- Demonstrated ability to manage time, budgets, and competing priorities
- Strong understanding of industry regulations, standards, and specifications
- Experience in budget management and cross-functional project leadership
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Kent
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other