DSEAR Design Engineer

Location: Anglian Water Region-Wide
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Circa £58k dependant on experience

Build a Safer, More Compliant Future with Anglian Water

Are you an experienced engineering professional with strong technical expertise in DSEAR and process safety? Do you thrive on influencing design decisions, reducing risk at source and raising standards across complex engineering environments?

If so, this is your chance to join Anglian Water as a DSEAR Design Engineer, playing a lead role in ensuring DSEAR risk is managed effectively across our assets. This influential position is central to embedding DSEAR best practice into design, supporting engineers and stakeholders to deliver compliant, safe and robust solutions across our Water and Wastewater infrastructure.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a DSEAR Design Engineer, you’ll provide specialist technical support and subject matter expertise across DSEAR and process safety. You’ll work closely with Design Engineers, project teams and operational colleagues to identify, assess and reduce DSEAR risk at the design stage, applying the hierarchy of control to deliver safe, compliant solutions.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Supporting designers with reducing DSEAR risk during design
· Developing and supporting DSEAR risk assessments and Hazardous Area Classification (HAC)
· Developing and supporting Flammable Liquids in Drainage Systems (FLIDS) assessments and calculations
· Reviewing ventilation and extraction calculations and validating risk reduction measures
· Reviewing ATEX design and specification to ensure compliance and suitability
· Providing technical support to those managing high-risk processes
· Carrying out consequence modelling to understand and mitigate the impact of fires and explosions
· Supporting Process Hazard Analysis activities including HAZID, HAZOP, What-If and Bowtie workshops
· Supporting Process Safety Change Management (PSCM)
· Performing audits on high-risk sites
· Supporting the development and maintenance of DSEAR standards and Codes of Practice
· Providing technical input to formal reports, HSE Cases and other project deliverables
· Supporting operational teams during handover of ATEX equipment to ensure it is safe to operate
· Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to drive continuous improvement
· Visiting sites across the region, including remote high-risk locations

About You

You’ll bring strong technical credibility, sound judgement and the confidence to influence design decisions across multiple teams. You’re analytical, collaborative and comfortable working in complex, safety-critical environments where getting it right really matters.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

· Degree in process engineering, electrical engineering or a related discipline
· Minimum of two years’ engineering experience supporting operations and/or projects
· Experience in DSEAR and/or process safety
· Solid understanding of process safety principles and hazard identification techniques
· Experience contributing to or leading DSEAR Risk Assessments and Hazardous Area Classification
· Familiarity with Management of Change, risk management and Process Hazard Analysis
· Strong communication and collaboration skills
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and focus on work with the greatest risk impact
· Willingness and ability to travel across the Anglian Water region

The below would be an advantage, however, appropriate training will be given,

· CompEX 12a/12b Design
· Holder of a nationally recognised safety qualification
· Experience reviewing ATEX equipment design and specification
· Knowledge of industry codes and standards
· Ability to interpret P&IDs, PFDs and technical design documentation
· Awareness of industry standard engineering and safety software packages

Why Join Us?

At Anglian Water, we’re committed to safety, innovation and sustainability. As a DSEAR Design Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in preventing major accident hazards and protecting our people, assets and communities, while working in a collaborative environment that values technical excellence and continuous improvement.

You’ll benefit from:

· Personal private health care
· Company car allowance
· Life cover – 8 x annual salary
· 26 days holiday plus bank holidays (with flexibility for religious holidays)
· Flexible working options
· Competitive pension scheme – double matching your contributions up to 7%
· Annual bonus scheme and wide-ranging lifestyle benefits
· Structured training and development opportunities

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re a technically driven engineer with a passion for DSEAR and process safety, and you want to influence safer design across Anglian Water, apply today to become our next DSEAR Design Engineer.