Principal Process Engineer

Job Description

Mott MacDonald

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Position locations: Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, Reading & Brighton

About the division
The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision

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Overview of the role:

Having been appointed to a large UK water consultancy framework in 2024, we are looking for a new Process Engineering Lead. This technical and strategic position requires someone keen to build on the good work done in establishing our position on this framework and drive the development of our process engineering solutions to deliver value for our client.

This is a key role on the framework and will involve leading a growing resource pool of process engineers in our Western region to plan the strategic delivery of water and/or wastewater treatment solutions and deliver technically excellent outputs to meet client needs.

The role is expected to develop and evolve in line with the framework requirements and the candidates’ own skills and development areas. It offers an excellent progression route within the business and the opportunity to develop future-proofed services and solutions that embrace latest innovations in digital technology and process engineering science. It also offers the opportunity to develop the next generation of talent within our business.

We are looking for a individuals keen to make a difference in the sector, take wide responsibilities and progress professionally.

Candidate Specifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering field.
• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution.
• A good understanding of conventional and innovative water and/or wastewater treatment technologies.
• Track record of process engineering technical leadership, being client facing and driving innovation and low carbon solutions.
• Significant experience in development and delivery of outline, feasibility and detailed process engineering design solutions within the UK water sector using appropriate calculation tools.
• Track record in conducting water and/or wastewater treatment plant and process root-cause analysis reviews.
• Ability to support process elements of bids, fee proposals or offers of service.
• Excellent technical report writing skills using concise English.
• Ability to check and review technical deliverables, calculations and reports.
• Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi-disciplinary teams as well as Client teams
• Desire to take a leading role with client engagement on process engineering needs in the West of the UK.
• Ability to travel to sites in various locations across the West of England and Wales.

Desirable:

• Track record in building teams and capability of junior staff
• Track record of using wastewater modelling tools such as BioWin.
• Understanding of key water sector treatment and sustainability needs
• Understanding of drivers for wastewater treatment investment in England and Wales

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Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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