Principal Process & Design Engineer

Michael Page Australia; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the company

Permanent position

Competitive salary + super + bonus

Job summary

Michael Page Australia is seeking a senior process design engineer to own the design basis for a commercial-scale plant in SE Brisbane. You will lead the design team, deliver PFDs, heat and mass balances, P&IDs, equipment specs and the operating philosophy, with a strong safety-in-design focus.

You must have 10+ years in process design, hands-on plant fluency, and experience coordinating external consultancies or EPC contractors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in design for process industries (waste, bioenergy, water, food, minerals, chemicals).
• Owned the process design basis and led development of a commercial-scale plant design.
• Pilot-to-commercial scale-up experience with a design basis or package that was built and commissioned.
• Hands-on plant fluency and ability to defend heat and mass balances in design reviews.
• Experience managing external consultancies or EPC contractors.
• HAZOP/HAZID participation with a safety-in-design mindset.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Design Engineering.
• Based in greater Brisbane or willing to work there; right to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Own the process design basis and lead development of our commercial-scale reference plant – PFDs, heat and mass balances, P&IDs, equipment specification, control and operating philosophy.
• Direct and develop the process engineering team and embed decades of operating knowledge into the design.
• Lead safety in design – HAZID/HAZOP participation and close-out of process actions.
• Establish the performance and acceptance basis for client-facing plant guarantees.
• Support client feasibility studies and plant projects with the technical sales team.
• Contribute to the long-term technology roadmap as the company grows.
• Lead the design and development of engineering solutions and systems.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Analyse and resolve design challenges to achieve project objectives.
• Support mentoring and development of junior engineers.
• Maintain thorough documentation of design processes and project outcomes.

Skills

Design engineering leadership

Process design

HAZOP/HAZID involvement

Team leadership

Vendor/EPC coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Design Engineering

Job description

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About Our Client

Our client is an engineering driven clean tech company that converts bio-waste into valuable products such as fuel and fertilizer pellets, helping industries reduce waste, emissions, and disposal costs.

Job Description

Key responsibilities

• Own the process design basis and lead development of our commercial-scale reference plant - PFDs, heat and mass balances, P&IDs, equipment specification, control and operating philosophy.
• Direct and develop our process engineering team, and embed decades of operating knowledge into the design.
• Lead safety in design - HAZID/HAZOP participation and close-out of process actions.
• Establish the performance and acceptance basis for client-facing plant guarantees.
• Support client feasibility studies and plant projects together with our technical sales team.
• Contribute to the longer-term technology roadmap as the company grows.
• Lead the design and development of engineering solutions and systems.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Analyse and resolve design challenges to achieve project objectives.
• Support the mentoring and development of junior engineers.
• Maintain thorough documentation of design processes and project outcomes.

The Successful Applicant

Must have

• 10+ years in design, mechanical/electrical or chemical engineering within process industries (waste, bioenergy, water, food, minerals, chemicals or similar).
• Must have owned the process design basis and lead development of a commercial-scale plant design
• Demonstrated pilot-to-commercial scale-up experience - you have owned or been a lead author of a design basis or process design package that was subsequently built and commissioned.
• Hands-on plant fluency - as comfortable on the tools at a demonstration plant as defending a heat and mass balance in a design review.
• Experience specifying and managing external engineering consultancies and/or interfacing with EPC contractors.
• HAZOP/HAZID participation experience and a strong safety-in-design mindset.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Design Engineering (or equivalent).
• Based in, or willing to work predominantly from, greater Brisbane; the right to work in Australia; current Australian driver's licence.

Good to have

• RPEQ registration (Queensland) or eligibility.
• FOAK industrial design experience
• Drying, dewatering, densification/pelletising, sludge or organic-waste processing experience.
• Experience in a technology licensor, OEM or scale-up environment.
• HAZOP facilitation; capital cost estimating (AACE class 3-4).

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $175,000 to $190,000 AUD base + super + bonus.
• Equity in the company as part of the package.
• Permanent position.