<b>Human resources, Recruitment</b> Walsall

Job Title: Director of Process Technology - UK

Location: UK (Remote / Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

At Binnies, we design and deliver innovative engineering solutions that help our clients tackle some of the world's most complex water and environmental challenges. As part of our continued growth and succession planning, we are seeking a Director of Process Technology to lead our UK process engineering capability, shape our technical direction and drive excellence across the business.

Why Join Binnies We offer more than a job - we offer a career with purpose, built on a supportive culture that values collaboration, inclusion and personal growth.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of Process Technology within one of the UK's leading water engineering consultancies. You'll influence technical strategy, develop outstanding people, work on nationally significant programmes and help solve some of the industry's biggest challenges around resilience, sustainability, net zero and resource recovery.

About the role:

This is a strategic leadership role combining technical expertise, people leadership, business development and operational excellence. You will lead our Process Technology team, strengthen our technical capability, grow client relationships and ensure Binnies continues to be recognised as a market leader in water and wastewater treatment, resource recovery and industrial process engineering.

You will champion innovation, digital delivery and technical excellence while supporting the development of engineering standards, processes and best practice across the organisation.

What we offer:

Competitive car Allowance
Enhanced pension
Private Health Insurance & Income Protection
Life Assurance
Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
Clear career paths and development support
Annual pay reviews and bonus opportunities
Highstreet discounts & gym membership offersKey Responsibilities:

Develop and deliver the strategic vision for Process Technology, aligned with Binnies' business objectives, growth ambitions and market direction.
Provide technical leadership across water and wastewater treatment, biosolids, resource recovery, industrial water and emerging process technologies.
Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing Process Engineering team, including recruitment, succession planning, mentoring, professional development, workforce planning and budgeting.
Drive technical excellence through engineering standards, design guidance, knowledge sharing, process optimisation and continuous improvement.
Work closely with the Binnies Leadership Team and wider engineering disciplines to ensure strong technical governance, quality assurance, risk management and effective resource utilisation across projects.
Support strategic bids, frameworks and major programmes by providing technical leadership, contributing to winning work and delivering value through trusted client relationships and innovative solutions.
Champion digital engineering, automation and opportunities to standardise processes and improve delivery efficiency across the business.
Represent Binnies externally through industry forums, conferences, professional institutions and partnerships with universities, research organisations and technology providers to strengthen our reputation and maintain our position as a market leader.About you:

We're looking for an inspiring and collaborative technical leader with experience gained within an asset owner, contractor or engineering consultancy, leading multidisciplinary teams across complex, multi-site commissions. You'll be passionate about developing people, championing innovation and delivering outstanding engineering solutions.

You'll bring:

Significant experience leading multidisciplinary process engineering teams within the UK water or environmental sector.
Recognised technical expertise in water and wastewater treatment process design, optimisation and project delivery.
Strong commercial awareness, with experience supporting business development and building strategic client relationships.
A proven track record of driving technical excellence, innovation, engineering standards and continuous improvement.
Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience leading geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary teams.
Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent) with a relevant professional institution.
You will be an inspiring and collaborative leader, committed to developing people, championing innovation and digital delivery, and promoting engineering quality, safety and integrity across the business.Additional Information:

Remote Working - This role offers remote or hybrid working, with travel to UK sites and offices as required.Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV this role. Further information will be sent via email once you apply to this role.

Candidates with experience of; Head of Process Engineering, Process Engineering Director, Technical Director - Water, Lead Process Engineer, Director of Water Engineering, Technical Director - Process Technology may also be considered for this role