Senior Process Engineer

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Job Description

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation.

Established in 1928, GHD remains wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals connected by over 200 offices, across five continents.

Leading through engineering, architectural skills and experience, our forward-looking approaches connect and sustain communities around the world.

About the role

This is a great opportunity for a Senior Process Engineer to join our expanding team. With experience in a similar role you will work on a portfolio of different projects, expanding the capability in the region and supporting the ongoing activities of a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy.

The role will be based from our Chester or London office, but we do operate a hybrid working environment which provides opportunity to work from any of our other UK offices and from home

Core responsibilities

Engineer

• Responsible for leading design projects or project steps within a larger design programme, proactively raising issues that may affect completion of projects in a timely manner.
• Draws on technical knowledge and experience to independently develop the most effective solutions for less routine engineering problems
• Develop process design, technical reports, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for water & wastewater design projects.
• Preparation & checking of mass balances, P&IDs, process unit sizing, pumped systems, equipment data sheets and control documents
• Input to mechanical and civil layouts & arrangements
• Input to electrical design and specifications
• Takes on role of Project Manager for smaller or routine projects, leading project meetings and managing client interactions
• Coordinates the daily activities of a project team including allocating and signing off technical work and providing feedback on performance.
• Coordinates activities with peers and team members to meet deadlines and achieve set targets in the most effective and efficient way
• Develops and mentors less experienced team members, including playing an active role in enabling team members to attain chartership
• Ensures junior team members are adhering to delivery standards and ensures essential procedures are followed based on knowledge of own industry.
• Provides recommendations on resourcing (people) requirements for specific projects to more senior team members
• Proactively identifies decrease in workload within own team and collaborates with leadership to secure additional projects to keep teams busy and engaged.
• Leads the development and submission of proposals for routine, low risk projects and contributes to the development of proposals for moderately complex projects
• Develops business by maintaining client relationships and ensuring client loyalty and repeat work through excellent customer service and delivery.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Attained Chartered or equivalent
• Qualification / Degree in relevant discipline
• Experience of water & wastewater process design and construction project support experience.
• Good understanding of treatment processes, ancillary equipment, chemical dosing and control systems for water industry projects
• Track record of delivering an exceptional client experience to contractors and end clients.
• Flexible with great communication skills and ability to work within a team and independently
• Willing and able to travel to project sites and client meetings as needed

• Application of Engineering principles
• Design Development
• Experience of managing small projects beneficial
• Supervising, mentoring or developing less experienced engineers
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Commercial awareness in dealings with clients, proposals and projects.
• Learning agility, actively learning through experimentation and experience and seeking ways to grow and to be challenged

GHD Behavioural Competencies

Commercially Aware: Demonstrates working knowledge of external forces impacting financial, market, economic, legal and regulatory environments and how GHD responds to them commercially.

Agile Learner: Actively learns through experimentation and experience and seeks ways to grow and to be challenged by new and novel conditions.

Client Centric: Anticipates and prioritizes client needs and takes action to provide high quality client experience.

Enabler of Self and Others: Demonstrates trust by bringing the best of self, valuing others contributions, and engendering confidence and trust with others.

GHD Values

Our values are the cornerstone of our culture and are important to the way we treat each other, and how we conduct ourselves and our business :

Safety

We intrinsically value the safety of ourselves and others affected by our

operations and services.

Teamwork

We collaborate within our global community to help and support each other to

achieve client, personal and company goals.

Respect

We value all individuals and nurture both internal and external relationships

through listening and understanding.

Integrity

We embrace honesty and trustworthiness through professional and ethical

behaviour with our clients, communities and each other.

What's in it for you:

We are committed to the success of our people which is why we want to create the best employee experience that supports each member through all the stages of their career. This is felt not only through our learning programmes, but also our dedicated I&D and Wellbeing teams, as well as our comprehensive employee benefits package. Here is a taste of what we offer:

• A competitive salary
• A comprehensive benefits package including: pension, medical insurance, income protection, 25 days holiday with the option to buy an additional 4 weeks per year
• Enhanced parental leave
• A range of voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - cycle to work, discounted gym membership, season ticket loan, discounts on retail & wellbeing classes
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Wellbeing resources and tools
• Team led hybrid working arrangements
• Opportunities to grow your skills and shape your career towards technical expertise, developing the market or leading a business or team.
• International, multi-cultural team of highly motivated individuals
• An exciting referral program (bring people with you)

About Us

Let's put your ideas into action.
If you see the world differently and are driven by a desire to make real change, together we'll make it happen. Everybody at GHD has their own commitment, and we're here to support yours.

Your success is our success, and together we'll make a lasting impact on our world for generations to come.

Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.
That's the #PowerOfCommitment

Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.