Europe Project & Process Engineer

Bakelite; Iserlohn; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bakelite seeks an Europe Project & Process Engineer to lead capital projects and provide multi-site process engineering across EU sites in Germany and beyond. You will manage budgets, timelines, and resources while coordinating with site teams and EU engineering resources.

The role requires a chemical engineering background, 5+ years in process or project engineering, and strong communication skills in English.

Qualifications

• University degree in Chemical engineering.
• Experience in process or project engineering within chemical or similar process industries (min 5 years).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including English as a second language.

Responsibilities

• Own the Capital Plan for the assigned site, managing budget, timeline and resource.
• Manage assigned projects through the life cycle to meet scope, program, budget and HSE requirements.
• Manage the MOC process.
• Coordinate the HAZOP process with site EHS and EU Process Safety.
• Facilitate stage-gate reviews for project development.
• Obtain financial approval for assigned projects (engineering IPs).
• Compile routine project status reports for stakeholders.
• Develop and own the Project Management tools and procedures.
• Produce process engineering design packages (conceptual/basic/detailed).
• Manage internal/external discipline resources to prepare ready-for-construction design packages.
• Prepare cost estimates for new plants and major modifications.
• Identify and engage external 3rd party engineering resources.
• Ensure proposals conform to standards via MOC, PHA and design reviews.
• Develop and own Process Engineering Calculation tools and procedures.
• Develop engineering database for process, mechanical, and structural data.

Skills

Excellent communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Chemical engineering degree

Tools

Aspen Plus

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Europe Project & Process Engineer

(all genders)

What does a typical day look like? These are your main tasks:

• Project Engineering: Provide Project management services for implementation of assigned projects. Lead, define, plan & execute key capital projects in conjunction with site teams and Europe engineering and technical resources.
• Process Engineering: Provide process engineering services for all EU sites for implementation of assigned projects.

What exciting challenges will you take on in this role? These are your Job Responsibilities

Project Management

• Own the Capital Plan for the assigned site, managing budget, timeline and resource.
• Manage assigned projects throughout the project life cycle to ensure scope, project program, budgetary and HSE requirements are met.
• Manage the MOC process
• Coordinate the HAZOP process for the assigned projects with site EHS and/or EU Process Safety
• Facilitate stage-gate reviews to ensure projects are sufficiently developed before moving to next phase
• Obtain financial approval for assigned projects (preliminary IP’s for engineering works, IP’s for fully designed projects)
• Compile routine project status reports for project stakeholders.
• Developing and owning the Project Management tools and procedures

Process Engineering

• Produce conceptual / basic / detailed process engineering design packages.
• Manage internal / external discipline engineering resources (civil, mechanical, piping, EC&I) to prepare complete project basic design packages / detailed design packages to a ‘ready for construction’ stage
• Prepare cost estimates for new plant and major modifications
• Identify, qualify and engage external 3rd party engineering resources to carry out defined project tasks
• Through application of process engineering knowledge, Management of Change, Process Hazard Analysis and design reviews ensure project proposals conform to national & company engineering standards
• Developing and owning the Process Engineering Calculation tools and procedures
• Development of the engineering Database for process, mechanical and structural related data (equipment lists, alarms and interlocks, datasheets, piping lists, physical properties database etc)

The role-holder has jurisdiction to make decisions relating to:

• Selection of preferred process equipment vendors and contractors through bid analysis process.
• Peer reviewed Process Safety definitions and specifications
• Approval / rejection to progress projects based on output of stage-gate meetings

What is required to be successful in this role? (Education & Experience):

• University degree in an Chemical engineering.
• Knowledge of applicable EU standards and Directives related to process plant design and operation. Examples include Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and Seveso Directive
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including effective communication with others for whom English is their second language
• Experience in a Process or Project Engineering role within the chemical industry or other process industries, with minimum 5 years’ experience.
• Knowledge of Aspen process simulation software (desired not essential)
• Knowledge of modern Microsoft tools such as SharePoint with strong IT skills to learn new applications
• Knowledge of database structures/methodology (or ability to learn)