Associate Process Engineer

AECOM Perth, Scotland Mar 26, 2026

Type Part Time
Pay Not listed
Work Hybrid
Level Junior

Associate Process Engineer focuses on check process flow diagrams, mass balance calculations, pid’s.

What the role involves

  • Check process flow diagrams, mass balance calculations, PID’s.
  • Process control, operating philosophy, control philosophy, FDS documents and the principles therein. Undertake survey and assessments of existing process/equipment (asset surveys).
  • Collaborate with clients and AECOM counterparts to ensure stakeholder buy-in to solutions, also contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach.
  • Oversee the work of others and act as a technical mentor to more junior staff.
  • Leading: Represent AECOM in technical meetings with clients and work with engineers from other disciplines, ensuring an appropriate integrated solution.
  • Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 600 experts across the UK & Ireland.

Skills and requirements

  • Degree (or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering.
  • Chartered Engineer status with IChemE or CIWEM.
  • Water treatment process design and optimisation using appropriate Water Company standards and specifications.
  • Extensive experience in water treatment, managing the technical delivery of large-scale engineering projects.

Candidate fit

  • technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving

Additional role context

  • We have recently been named preferred bidder for one of two Primary Designers for Scottish Water’s SR27 Enterprise.
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