Senior Process Engineer

Siltbuster Ltd is the UK’s leading responsive wastewater treatment company, serving an extensive range of Clients across the UK and Overseas.  “Water Quality Matters” - the business ensures that environmental protection is provided by delivering complete package plant solutions to a breadth of sectors.

From our dedicated, purpose-built facility located on our own 10-acre site, we develop, engineer and manufacture, patent protected, market leading, products through our in-house R&D and design teams.  By utilising our in-house laboratories, expertise, and workshop capabilities, Siltbuster solutions are proven, cost-effective, compliant, and environmentally beneficial.  Our projects, fleet services and remote field engineering teams, ensure complete customer satisfaction whether an individual rental unit or a complete, permanent, turnkey solution.

The business has grown significantly over the last few years; reaching a wider client base and enhancing the levels of service that we provide.  Therefore, we seeking to continue to build our team; investing in skills, knowledge & experience to not only enhance the services we can provide, but support career paths helping develop and engage our staff for the sustained growth of the business.

About The Role:

Siltbuster is looking to grow and strengthen their Engineering Technical Solutions Team with either a Senior Process Engineer or a Principal Process Engineer on a permanent basis.  

The role will be based from our Monmouth Head Office / Centre of Excellence where you will be technical team lead responsible for; designing, optimising, and implementing various wastewater treatment processes.  This role is crucial in ensuring the efficient and effective treatment of water for various diverse sectors including Municipal, Industrial and Environmental Protection from major Infrastructure / Construction activities and projects

You will report directly to the Technical Solutions Manager as part of the Companies Techno-Commercial team and responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing wastewater treatment processes and solutions, based on Siltbuster products and actual project requirements, as well as industry standards, and complying with regulatory guidelines.
• Perform detailed process designs and simulations to optimise wastewater treatment solutions.
• Collaborate with companywide cross-functional teams to assess project feasibility and optimising potential options.
• Support development of laboratory experiments and pilot-scale studies to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatment methods, to troubleshoot any operational issues, and validate proposed solutions
• Assist in design, delivery and commissioning of solutions including production of standard deliverables (P&IDs, Outline Drawings, Control Philosophies, HAZOPs etc.)
• Search and implement new technologies, processes & product partners to ensure optimal solutions & opportunity close out
• Assist in identification and evaluation of potential R&D opportunities to further improve/develop solutions offered across all products & sectors.
• Represent Company at meetings giving presentations and holding technical/commercial negotiations
• Provide technical training & mentoring both internally and externally for clients & projects

  About you:

  We are seeking candidates who are passionate about making a difference in the water-environmental sector, with practical and positive outlook.  Experience from within the water industry is preferable, with knowledge of wastewater treatment, engineering delivery processes and detailed process design essential.  However, what matters most is your enthusiasm to contribute to a make a difference to providing a responsive approach to wastewater treatment solutions.

  Qualifications & Experience:

• Engineering degree in civil / mechanical / chemical / wastewater or other directly related degree
• Chartered or incorporated engineer status and membership of a professional institution
• Excellent technical, analysis, data interpretation skills & in identifying project / client needs
• Proven work experience in water process engineering field
• Expert in wastewater treatment technologies & detail process design
• Sound knowledge of process related standards, design requirements & project delivery process
• Optimisation & troubleshooting skills, related risk identification, management & mitigation
• Report writing & documentation development
• Staff supervision, mentoring & training
• Desired – municipal water industry experience
• Full uk driving licence

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

• Competitive salary and eligibility for company bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays with increasing annual leave entitlement for long service
• Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services)
• Pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee Discount Scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Mentoring & support for development and training – including professional chartership
• Free on-site parking, with employee EV charging available.