Principal Process Engineer

Macallam Resourcing
Leeds, United Kingdom
3 months ago
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Principal Process Engineer. Are you a Process Engineer from a Water, industrial or manufacturing background, who would like to join a fast developing technology business that provides innovative effluent water solutions? If so read on.....

You will act as the technical lead for industrial process customers, supporting the deployment of proprietary industrial filtration technologies.

You will be a key person in the business, ensuring the technology delivers against specification and expectation.

The role is ideal for a practically minded engineer who understands dynamic flow systems, industrial and/or municipal effluent environments, and who can confidently translate technical capability into customer value.

Key Responsibilities

* Act as the lead technical point of contact for prospective and existing customers across industrial, municipal, and process-driven markets.

* Translate complex engineering concepts into clear, persuasive value propositions tailored to customer operational and commercial drivers.

* Monthly reporting on performance and progress of client installations.

* Coordinate engineering resources to support installation and commissioning of systems.

* Work closely with senior technical leadership to ensure systems are delivered to specification, on cost and to agreed quality standards.

* Track performance, dynamic flow behaviour, and operational parameters.

* Provide feedback from site experience to inform continuous improvement of product, process, and documentation.

* Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

* Exposure to municipal water, industrial effluent, metals processing, or filtration systems.

* Familiarity with regulatory or compliance-driven operational environments.

* Ability to produce or contribute to technical reports, validation documents, and process schematics.

* Chartered status or formal engineering/chemical qualifications are advantageous but not essential.

Ideal Candidate Profile

* A well-rounded, hands-on engineer who enjoys being close to both the technology and the customer. Confident discussing performance data, and capable of influencing stakeholders.

Why Join Us?

This is a high-impact, visible role within a growing business where engineering credibility directly influences commercial success. You will have the opportunity to:

* Be at the forefront of innovation in effluent

* Shape how solutions are positioned, delivered, and optimised in the market

* Advance your own technical and leadership career

* Good salary, bonus, Car, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off, Private health insurance, 7.5% employer pension contributions, Paid professional membership fees. Professional development and training support

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