Company Description

AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society. AFRY employs over 18,000 professionals in more than 50 countries. Net sales in 2024 were SEK 27,160 million. AFRY is organized into three Divisions: Energy; Industry and Transportation & Places. The Global Division Transportation & Places is active within transportation infrastructure, real estate, water and environment in the Nordics and Central Europe. The division has about 6,500 employees and is structured around two segments: Road & Rail and Public & Commercial Places.

Job Description

You will be joining one of six teams/sections (located in Berlin, Essen, Erfurt or Mannheim) belonging to the Water Service Area in Germany managed by Ralf Janyga (Net sale over €10 million). This unit has currently approximately 85 employees, including some who are already located in Poland and looking for further growth. The main focus for this group is projects related to wastewater treatment plants.

Key responsibilities

• Design of buildings such as tanks, basins, and pumping stations as facilities for wastewater treatment plants (buildings mostly designed with reinforced concrete).
• Size of tanks given by the process engineer; thereafter responsible for design work and information collection from machinery and electrotechnics, as well as from HVAC, to design a facility that fits the process and to common rules of design in wastewater treatment (e.g., German DWA).
• The design process follows several stages according to German HOAI (Grundlagenermittlung, Vorplanung, Entwurf, Genehmigung, Ausführungsplanung, Vorbereitung der Vergabe, Mitwirkung bei der Vergabe).
• Design of the concrete building in cooperation with BIM modelers.
• Regular reporting to project managers.

Qualifications

Must have

• Knowledge and 1–2 years experience in design of wastewater treatment plants or similar structures for tanks, pumps, etc.
• Basic understanding of processes on a wastewater treatment plant (mechanical cleaning, biological cleaning, chemical cleaning, sludge treatment).
• Team player (collaborates with mechanical and electrical engineers to gather design information).
• Good English skills at B2-C1 level.
• Good Excel skills.
• Good Word skills (working on reports with structured headers and text).
• Teams skills (incl. transcription video recording).

Good to have

• Knowledge of German HOAI standard.
• Good overview of disciplines of design on a wastewater treatment plant (process, machinery, automation, HVAC).
• Experience in German projects.
• 5–7 years experience in wastewater treatment plant design.
• Very good English skills at C1-C2 level.
• CAD 3D skills.
• Plant 3D skills.
• Knowledge of software for structural calculations.

Additional Information

• Employment based on an employment contract.
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, sport card (Multisport) and a social fund.
• Exciting and challenging projects.
• Personal development opportunities.
• Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team.
• Helping to shape a sustainable future.

Available office locations for this position are either in Poznań, Kraków or Łódź. We are flexible on the office location for this position; please indicate your preference in your covering letter. We value a healthy work‑life balance and are committed to your wellbeing. We will operate a hybrid working environment.

We are excited to receive your application, please ensure your CV is in English.

Should you be successful you will be invited for a telephone interview followed by a 2‑step virtual or live face‑to‑face interview.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we’re making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.