Process Technologist Sludge Treatment

Do you want to be part of a company that has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Global Water Awards for “Water Technology Company of the Year” for its significant contribution to sector innovation? In the more recent Aquatech Amsterdam 2025 event, our sister technology Aurea® has also won 2 awards in both the Category Wastewater Treatment and the Overall Award. Do you want to contribute to the worldwide roll out of these innovative water technologies? If you have a process technology profile in sludge, based in the Netherlands, and looking for a new challenge in a dynamic and international environment, please read on!

What you do as a Process Technologist Sludge Treatment

Due to the fast growth of the Bioresources advisory group, we need to expand our team of process technologists in support of our projects. To this end, there is a vacancy for a Process Technologist Sludge Treatment, who will work closely together with the other process technologists and report to the Technical Director.

The process technologist has various tasks and responsibilities:

• Process engineering and design of new Ephyra® or Helea® installations including items such as the process design calculations, and the mass and energy balances
• As part of the design team, participates in the set-up of the technical design such as the process flow diagram, the P&ID’s, the equipment and instruments list, the control philosophy and narrative, etc.
• Assist the sales team in new projects by preparing the preliminary process design and business case and attending meetings with the client when needed
• Assist in the start-up, operation, and follow-up of new installations
• Assist and accompany tests where lab or pilot tests are done to support new developments or designs
• Participate in further development of our technologies and portfolio as part of the group of process technologists within the Bioresources unit

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV is a worldwide independent engineering, project management, and consultancy firm which integrates 140+ years of engineering expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Our 6,000 colleagues are working from offices in more than 25 countries across the world. Through our mission “Enhancing Society Together”, we take responsibility for having a positive impact in the world. As our new Process Technologist Sludge Treatment, you will become part of the Water Technology Products business unit or team.

The Business Unit (BU) Water Technology Products (WTP) of the Business Line Water & Maritime delivers water technology products like Nereda®, Ephyra® and Aquasuite® all over the world. With the ambitions of growth of our technology portfolio, we are looking for a colleague to strengthen our team for these exciting projects. We are a very international oriented BU, with colleagues of more than 10 nationalities working in different countries around the world.

In this WTP Business Unit, you will be part of the Bioresources advisory group which focuses on improving the sludge line of these installations with specific products such as Ephyra®, Helea®, and Kaumera®. The Bioresources advisory group currently has over 20 projects in 6 countries and is growing fast with a global span.

What you bring

• Education: higher education (B.Sc, M.Sc., PhD) in a relevant technical field
• Professional Experience: 5 - 10 years in technical environment, preferably in (waste)water industry and especially sludge treatment processes and sludge digestion
• Languages: excellent command of English is a must, a second or third language would be an advantage
• Willing to travel for short-term assignments
• Available to work in a hybrid arrangement (work from home and on office location)

Other characteristics:

• Enthusiastic in working within a dedicated, global team in a dynamic international environment
• Hands-on mentality (eager to combine theory with practice)
• Accurate, eager to learn, and flexible
• Able to liaise at different levels in and outside the organisation and across different cultures

What we offer you

Within our company, you will be able to develop yourself while working on challenging projects, both in the Netherlands and worldwide. Besides that, we also offer you:

• A good primary salary and pension accrual through our own pension fund
• 28 holidays based on a 40-hour work week
• Bonuses based on company profit
• A good work-life balance (hybrid working arrangement with work from home allowance and work equipment)
• Personal budget which you can use to buy extra days off, to buy a bicycle or just to have some additional salary
• A workplace in any RHDHV office in the Netherlands and travel allowance or a NS-Business Card
• Lifelong learning by offering you plenty of training and development opportunities (example: access to LinkedIn learning or taking part of learning weeks organized by our HR Talent Management team or external trainings)
• Have access to and apply state-of-the-art techniques and knowledge in the fields of wastewater treatment
• Work at the interface of water related projects together with digital/software
• See the (high-quality) output of your work applied to customers across the world
• Growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path
• Our challenging Young Professional Program in which you focus on developing your hard and soft skills, together with other young professionals within the organization (depending on years of experience)
• Young Royal HaskoningDHV that organizes inspiring events, workshops, and excursions with colleagues inside and outside the Netherlands (0-35 years old)