Senior Process Engineer (Water)

Our South Africa team is currently looking for a Senior Process Engineer with experience on water projects to join our dynamic team working on innovative and exciting infrastructure projects in South Africa and globally.

As a key member of the team, you will provide technical support for feasibility studies, investigations, and project inputs, answer technical queries and contribute to holistic solution designs. Your expert knowledge and integrated designs will be crucial to the successful and timely execution of projects.

• Develop and review process designs for potable water and wastewater treatment, reuse, and industrial effluent schemes.
• Produce and check mass balances, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and process data sheets.
• Support hazard and operability reviews and risk assessments, and close out actions.
• Prepare technical reports, feasibility studies, and CAPEX and OPEX estimates to support decisions.
• Provide construction and commissioning support, including site visits and responses to technical queries.
• Line management responsibilities, providing support to engineers and early career staff.

• Qualification in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or similar (BEng, BSc Eng, BEng Tech, BTech, Advanced Diploma, or equivalent).
• Professional registration with ECSA or an equivalent institution, or actively working towards registration.
• Demonstrated post registration expertise in a process design engineering role, ideally in a consulting environment or working closely with a consultancy.
• Experience with process modelling and analysis tools such as BioWin, GPS X, or similar.
• Good knowledge of potable water and wastewater treatment processes and technologies, including advanced treatment and reuse such as desalination, potable reuse, membrane systems, or similar.

• Competitive guaranteed annual salary package.
• Medical aid and hospital gap cover.
• Provident fund covering retirement savings, life insurance and income protection.
• Learning and development opportunities through Arup University and other programmes.
• Contribution to our community engagement programme and social impact projects.
• Profit share scheme as part of the reward structure.

At Arup, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, neurotype or mental health, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, pregnancy or family leave. We are an inclusive culture that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.