Mott MacDonald Bentley - MMB

Lead Process Engineer (68896BR)

Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Lead Process Engineer to join the Anglian Water @ONE Alliance on a permanent basis, working with our prestigious client and in partnership with Tier1 Alliance companies.

Location	East of England \| Peterborough	Discipline	Civil, Water
Contract type	Permanent	Job reference	68896BR
Work pattern	Full time	Recruiter	Josh Shaw
Sector	Water	Interested?	APPLY HERE

Job Description

Working as a Lead Process Engineer, you will provide engineering technical direction to the discipline engineers in your area, in either water or water recycling non-infrastructure projects. Part of the role involves providing design support for several non-infrastructure schemes and ensuring all designs fit within the current legislation and standards.

You will be responsible for the checking and reviewing of process design deliverables produced by other process engineers in the @one Alliance to ensure the processes and procedures are followed as well as coaching and mentoring junior engineers.

The Lead Process Engineer will collaborate with key stakeholders and assist the multi-disciplinary project teams to ensure the project solution is providing best value for business through being fit for purpose and completed on time, to budget, and to the correct quality.

Key responsibilities:

Collaborate with the Principal Engineer, Portfolio Design Manager, and project Design Managers to review upcoming projects and design review dates.

Check Process and Instrumentation drawings and 3D models to ensure quality, safety, and technical standards are adhered to.
Check project design calculations and ensure they have been completed by the project teams.
Drive sustainability and low-carbon designs.
Ensure designs comply with process standards, regulations, and Anglian Water standards.
Develop design alerts where lessons are to be learned.
Provide technical knowledge and experience to the lettings of @One frameworks.
Undertake site visits when appropriate.
Present lessons learned and technical developments to the engineers and wider alliance.
Embrace new digital technologies to achieve the goal of fully attributed 3D models.
Support the team to reduce carbon and increase natural capital within design.
Maintain portfolio awareness in technical areas and disseminate to all process engineers.
Embrace new digital technologies to achieve the goal of fully attributed 3D models.
Present lessons learnt and technical developments to the engineers and wider alliance team.
Coach and mentor less experienced members of the process team.

Candidate Specification

A little bit about your skills, experience, and behaviours….

To be eligible for this dynamic role within the @One Alliance, you should possess a Degree in Engineering or an equivalent qualification or be able to demonstrate a degree-level of knowledge through relevant experience. Ideally, you will be chartered or actively pursuing chartered status, coupled with experience in water-sector assets and capital projects or design and build environment.

You will have a proven track record in mentoring and coaching junior engineers. This is an exciting opportunity for those who bring a combination of academic background, professional credentials, and practical experience to contribute to our team.

If you are an enthusiastic and driven Lead Process Engineer looking for an opportunity to showcase your talent and add value to your career with an industry leading alliance, please apply today!

What we can offer:

At Mott MacDonald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

Pension matched up to 7%
Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
Life assurance
Enhanced parental leave
Annual professional institution subscription costs

Flexible benefits to suit you, including cycle to work scheme and interest free season ticket loans

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Sectors: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering

Categories: Design

Locations: North East

Apply by: 31 Dec 2025

Contract: Freelance

Location	North East \| Durham	Discipline	Design
Contract type	Permanent	Job reference	67409BR
Work pattern	Full-time	Recruiter	Lauren Hutchinson
Sector	Water \| Wastewater	Interested?	APPLY HERE

Do you want to:

Become a key member of a multi-disciplinary project team enabling you to develop professionally and personally?
Be part of a unique and dynamic Design-and-Construct environment?
Have the opportunity to drive digital initiatives alongside delivering engineering outputs?
Utilise existing, and support the development of standard content to allow more time to focus on project specific challenges?
Have the flexibility of working from home, office and site?

As a member of Mott MacDonald, you will be able to draw on the experience and support of a prestigious corporate employer with over 16,000 staff world-wide.

We have a strong focus on personal development, ensuring you have the right tools, support and training to meet you career aspiration. You’ll work in a relaxed environment, working in a collaborative team who strive together to deliver project outcomes

Candidate Specification

Must have experience using Autodesk Revit.
Ability to communicate on technical issues.
A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role.

What we can offer:

At Mott MacDonald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

Agile working policy.
Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave.
Pension matched up to 7%.
Life assurance.
Enhanced parental leave.
Annual professional institution subscription costs.
Flexible benefits to suit you, including cycle to work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.

We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, so if you are excited about the role please get in touch anyway; potential and transferrable skills can be just as important. Your attitude and motivation are as important as your technical skills!

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