Senior / Principal Process Engineer - Wastewater

Company Description

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Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

Job Description

What your new role will entail:

Our thriving, multidisciplinary Water Engineering team in Belfast are looking for a Senior or Principal Process Engineer. The team are delivering an exciting portfolio of water programmes and projects through long term frameworks with key clients, including; Uisce Éireann, Northern Ireland Water (NIW) and other major UK water companies (Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Wessex Water), principal contractors and various international projects.

This role provides a great opportunity to develop your career as a technical expert, delivering solutions on a diverse range of projects that meet the technical challenges of today and tomorrow.   

Role Responsibilities:

• Process Design: Undertake the design and review of hydraulic systems in wastewater and water infrastructure / treatment 
• Quality: Produce and review client deliverables, make key technical decisions and identify when specialist input from the greater team is required 
• Collaborate with clients and AECOM counterparts to ensure stakeholder buy-in to solutions, also contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach 
• Mentor: Delegate tasks, direct and oversee the work of others and act as a technical mentor to more junior staff 

Day to day tasks:

• Develop and check process flow diagrams, mass balance calculations, PID’s, process control, operating philosophy, control philosophy, FDS documents and the principles therein.
• Ensure all technical documents and data are prepared and structured in accordance with relevant design standards and legislation.
• Assist with the checking the work of junior staff.
• Undertake survey and assessments of existing process/equipment (asset surveys); site visits to complete if required.
• Provide process commissioning support to site teams, if appropriate.
• Represent AECOM in technical meetings with clients and work with engineers from other disciplines, ensuring an appropriate integrated solution.

Being part of the team:

You will work closely with civil, mechanical, electrical and geotechnical engineers to deliver a variety of interesting small and large wastewater projects from concept to delivery. Many of the project teams are UK wide, offering an excellent, unbeatable opportunity to lead a diverse, technically excellent team. 

Qualifications

Here's what we will need from you:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering
• Experience in wastewater treatment, managing the technical delivery of large-scale engineering projects
• Working towards or completed Chartered Engineer status with IChemE or CIWEM.
• Experience in process design and optimisation using appropriate Water Company standards and specifications.
• Knowledge of Feasibility and Optioneering Studies for wastewater treatment processes.
• Knowledge of the HAZOP process and procedures including Chair and Scribe duties, would be advantageous.

Additional Information

You can learn more about us here: 2023 AECOM Candidate Brochure (adobe.com)

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are