Principal Process Design Engineer

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Principal Wastewater Process Engineer for a major capital delivery programme in the UK. This role offers the flexibility to work fully remote and includes leading high-value wastewater infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership from feasibility to operational support and will have extensive wastewater process design experience, along with strong technical and communication skills. This position offers a contract of £500-£600 per day with long-term potential.

Benefits

Remote working

High-profile wastewater projects

Competitive daily rate

Long-term contract potential

Qualifications

• Extensive wastewater process design experience is required.
• A degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline is necessary.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional status is preferred.
• Strong technical leadership, communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading wastewater process design through feasibility, outline and detailed design.
• Setting technical direction and supporting strategic decision-making.
• Reviewing process models, PFDs, mass balances, P&IDs and supplier proposals.
• Ensuring compliance with health & safety, environmental and technical standards.
• Driving best-value, whole-life and low-carbon engineering solutions.
• Providing expert guidance and mentoring to process engineers.
• Attending design reviews to present solutions and manage risk.

Skills

Wastewater process design experience

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline

Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional status

Job description

Principal Wastewater Process Engineer

Contract | Remote Working | £500-£600 per day (Inside IR35)

An exciting opportunity for a Principal Wastewater Process Engineer to support a major capital delivery programme, working on high-value wastewater infrastructure projects with flexibility to work fully remote, while staying connected to a collaborative UK-based engineering team.

You’ll provide technical leadership across the full project lifecycle – from feasibility and design through to operational support – shaping innovative, sustainable solutions on multi-million-pound wastewater schemes.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading wastewater process design through feasibility, outline and detailed design
• Setting technical direction and supporting strategic decision-making
• Reviewing process models, PFDs, mass balances, P&IDs and supplier proposals
• Ensuring compliance with health & safety, environmental and technical standards
• Driving best-value, whole-life and low‑carbon engineering solutions
• Providing expert guidance and mentoring to process engineers
• Attending design reviews to present solutions and manage risk

What we’re looking for

• Extensive wastewater process design experience
• Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline (Master’s desirable)
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional status
• Strong technical leadership, communication and problem‑solving skills

What’s on offer

• 💻 Remote working
• 🌊 High‑profile wastewater projects
• 💷 £500-£600 per day (Inside IR35)
• ⏱ 12 months + Long‑term contract potential

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.