Location
Edinburgh, with flexible hybrid working options available across Scotland offices including Glasgow, Perth and Inverness.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join AECOM’s dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Team as an Associate Process Engineer and contribute to shaping the future of the water industry. You will support a talented team delivering an exceptional portfolio of water programmes and projects, including the transformational Scottish Water SR27 Enterprise programme, a multi-billion-pound initiative reshaping Scotland’s water and wastewater infrastructure from 2027 to 2033 with potential extension. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside diverse experts, driving innovation and efficiency in water treatment process design and delivery.

Your responsibilities will include developing and checking process flow diagrams, mass balance calculations, PIDs, process and control philosophies, and Functional Design Specifications. You will undertake site surveys and asset assessments, produce and review client deliverables, and ensure compliance with relevant design standards and legislation. Collaboration with clients and internal teams to secure stakeholder buy-in and contribute to AECOM’s technical capability is essential. You will also mentor junior staff, delegate tasks, and represent AECOM in technical meetings, ensuring integrated engineering solutions.

Enjoy a supportive and inclusive work environment with access to career development, technical networks, AECOM University, volunteering opportunities, and a flexible hybrid working model designed to promote work-life balance.

Experience
- Extensive experience in water treatment and managing the technical delivery of large-scale engineering projects.
- Proven expertise in water treatment process design and optimisation using Water Company standards and specifications.
- Experience leading Feasibility, Optioneering Studies, and Detailed Design for water treatment processes.
- Knowledge of HAZOP process and procedures, with preference for familiarity with DSEAR regulations.
- Ability to act as a mentor, checker, and verifier.
- Key contributor to proposals and winning work.

About you
Chartered Engineer status with IChemE or CIWEM is required. You are passionate about innovation and delivering impactful engineering solutions. You thrive in collaborative environments and are committed to mentoring and developing junior colleagues. You embrace diversity and inclusion and are motivated to contribute to sustainable infrastructure projects that benefit communities.

Qualifications
Degree (or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering. Chartered Engineer status with IChemE or CIWEM is essential.