Process Engineer – Water & Wastewater Treatment

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited

India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai

On-site · Full-time

Process Engineer – Water & Wastewater Treatment

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Positions: 1
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 10–15 years

The Process Engineer designs, engineers, calculates, and optimizes water and wastewater treatment systems. The role develops treatment solutions, prepares process documentation, evaluates technologies, and supports project execution from concept design through commissioning. The engineer ensures systems comply with project specifications, environmental regulations, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities and Technical Expertise

  • Design and engineer water and wastewater treatment systems, and perform process calculations.
  • Apply technologies including MBR, MBBR, UF, RO, SBR, and ASP, as well as ceramic membrane filtration.
  • Work with physico-chemical treatment processes, including electrocoagulation, DAF units, and chemical dosing systems.
  • Perform process and hydraulic calculations, mass balances, and system sizing.
  • Prepare PFDs, P&IDs, process design reports, and technical specifications.
  • Assess raw water and wastewater characteristics, including TDS, COD, BOD, TSS, turbidity, pH, and conductivity, to select suitable treatment technologies.
  • Optimize processes, troubleshoot systems, and improve plant performance.
  • Apply relevant industry practices, environmental regulations, and authority standards.
  • Use engineering tools such as BioWin, Bentley, Wave, and IMS.

Experience

  • At least 8 years of experience in the water and wastewater treatment industry, particularly in process design, engineering, and technology evaluation.
  • Experience with Greenfield, Brownfield, and Greyfield projects, including construction, expansion, upgrades, and retrofits.
  • Experience designing and supporting treatment plants with capacities from 1 MLD to at least 20 MLD.
  • Hands-on experience with municipal and industrial treatment facilities, plant performance evaluation, optimization, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience integrating advanced treatment technologies into new and existing plants.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental, or Process Engineering.
  • A master’s degree is an advantage.

Compensation: Salary may exceed the maximum budget for the ideal candidate. No numeric salary range is provided.