Process Engineer Project Manager – Waste and Recycling

Maidstone, Kent
SLR Consulting

SLR has a real in-depth knowledge of the waste, recycling and recovery industries, and the challenges our client’s face, delivering real change in an expanding and sustainable industrial sector. We are logical thinkers with the capability to look at problems from various angles and come up with innovative, practical, cost-effective solutions. You will form a key part of the team and help build data and information into knowledge.

Our Engineering service line has expertise across a range of engineering sectors including civil, geotechnical, transport, chemical, process, materials, and mechanical engineering, with particular expertise in solid waste management/treatment and industrial wastewater and technologies. We work with many other disciplines across SLR and on different projects in terms of their length and complexity. We provide clients with expertise at all stages of a project from concept designs to commissioning and testing and on to performance improvement and optimisation. The Process Engineering team provides clients with expertise at all project stages, including:

• Overall Project and Programme Management;
• Project development assistance;
• Construction and Site Management;
• Plant Operation, Maintenance and Trouble Shooting;
• Plant Commissioning and Performance Testing;
• Technical and Economic Feasibility Studies;
• Technical Due Diligence Reviews;
• Front End Engineering and Concept Design Studies;
• Process Design Review and Optimisation;
• HAZOP/HAZID Studies;
• Development and Preparation of Technical Specifications;
• Preparation of Tender Packages and Tender Evaluation;
• Technical Training and Instruction; and
• Technical Advisor, Owner’s Engineer and Independent Certifier Roles.

Closing date: September 2024. We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date, therefore please do not delay your application.

The role

The role will be primarily focused on all aspects of the waste, recycling and circular economy sectors and will contribute to business development activities and assisting other specialists on a range of projects both in the UK and overseas.
You will work with others in the process engineering team and other disciplines across the business including the Advisory, Environmental Management and Compliance, Land and Water and Environmental Specialist Services Groups on a wide variety of different projects. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing waste and recycling and circular economy projects across the life of a project, preparing concept designs and completing feasibility studies;
• Assisting with review of third-party designs, technical proposals and operational models and writing technical due diligence reports for funders;
• Preparing technical and procurement documentation and schematics/drawings and management of contracts through our role in plant construction projects;
• Assisting with preparation of models to determine plant energy and mass balances, emission rates and financial/operational models including thermodynamic calculations and basic financial metrics;
• On-site inspection, witnessing, verification and supervision of construction, commissioning, and testing projects and troubleshooting of operational plant including waste and recycling operations (thermal, mechanical, biological) and other renewable energy and sustainability-based projects;
• Developing relationships with existing and new clients, attending conferences, developing prospects, writing proposals and wining new projects; and
• Assisting other teams within SLR with technical and process engineering aspects of diverse projects.

About us

SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 3000+ employees across 6 regions – including over 1000 staff across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, SLR offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.

About you

You will have a degree in engineering and experience of managing projects in the waste and recycling or related fields. You will be able to work as part of a team and fit into SLR’s One Team culture. You will have excellent communication skills and be confident and friendly.

Essential

• Degree in Engineering or similar subject;
• Significant experience in project management in the recycling and waste/ recovery or related fields;
• Numerate and confident with data, basic modelling with excellent report writing skills and IT literate, particularly with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;
• Must be able to work independently and within a team;
• Well organised and logical thinker, friendly and outgoing with good communication skills; and
• Full, current, clean driving licence valid in the UK with ability to travel.

Desirable

• Masters degree in a relevant subject;
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards a professional qualification or membership of a professional body);
• Experience working on site, health and safety and CDM (Construction Design Management Regulations 2015);
• Experience of operations, contract management and procurement; and
• Committed to help progress towards achieving sustainability and environmental targets.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SLR

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional DE&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently underrepresented at SLR, such as: LGBTQ+ people, ethic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.

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Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.