Technical Process Design Manager
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Chester
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS
Chemical Engineering
Wastewater Treatment
Process Flow Diagrams
P&IDs
Chemical Dosing
DAF
MBBR
Environmental Regulations
FULL DESCRIPTION
Technical Process Design Manager
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] | Location: Chester | Employment: Full-time | Role Classification: 3
Role Responsibilities
- Design full industrial effluent treatment plants from feasibility through to detailed design.
- Develop and optimise process flow diagrams (PFDs) and P&IDs.
- Specify equipment including pumps, tanks, chemical dosing systems, and filtration technologies.
- Develop and optimise chemical dosing regimes (e.g. pH correction, coagulation, flocculation, nutrient dosing).
- Undertake process calculations, mass balances, and performance modelling.
- Support project teams during installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting phases.
- Liaise with clients to understand wastewater characteristics and treatment requirements.
- Ensure all designs comply with environmental regulations and industry standards.
- Contribute to innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence within the engineering team.
Required Qualifications
- Degree‑qualified in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or similar discipline.
- Proven experience in industrial wastewater or effluent treatment process design.
- Strong understanding of chemical dosing systems and treatment chemistry.
- Experience with treatment technologies such as DAF, MBBR, SAFS, membrane systems, and dewatering screw presses (or similar).
- Ability to produce and interpret PFDs and P&IDs accurately.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and technical decision‑making skills.
- Comfortable working independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
What's in it for you?
- A key technical role within a growing wastewater engineering team.
- Access to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s Choices lifestyle benefits platform, including extra holiday purchase, dental and critical illness cover, and technology schemes.
- Virtual GP access for you and your household.
- Financial wellbeing support through Salary Finance.
- MiDeals high‑street discounts, cycle‑to‑work scheme, and gym offers.
- Life cover up to 4× salary, enhanced pension contributions, save‑as‑you‑earn scheme, and the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Matching Share Plan (with potential free shares).
- Recognition through [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Stars, with monthly cash prizes and an annual £10,000 award.
- Strong focus on career development, training, and long‑term progression.
Contact Information
Recruiter: Vishakanandhan Sivasellamuthu - Email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Phone: [contact hidden]
About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Since 1987, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an accredited Real Living Wage Employer, ensuring all roles are paid at or above the independently calculated Real Living Wage.
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