Lead Process Engineer

Altera Recruitment Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Private healthcare

33 days annual leave incl bank holiday

Salary sacrifice EV scheme

Ongoing training and career developme

Job summary

Altera Recruitment Group in the Bristol area is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team through concept, FEED, detailed design and commissioning of a carbon-negative energy plant.

You will own the Basis of Design, develop FEED packages for commercial deployment, review mass and energy balances, PFDs and P&IDs, and support supplier engagement, commissioning and safety activities while driving engineering excellence across the project.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering or related field.
• Extensive FEED experience in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with process safety reviews and engineering deliverables.
• Proficient in Aspen Plus/HYSYS and relevant standards (PED/ASME/DSEAR/PSSR).
• Experience with HAZOPs and safety activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary team through concept, FEED, detailed design and commissioning.
• Own Basis of Design and FEED package development for commercial deployment.
• Review PFDs, P&IDs, mass/energy balances and equipment specs.
• Support supplier engagement, procurement, commissioning and troubleshooting.
• Drive engineering standards improvement and technology development.

Skills

Process engineering leadership

FEED execution

Process simulation software

Safety reviews

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus

Aspen HYSYS

Job description

Altera Recruitment Group is partnering with an innovative clean technology business developing one of the world's first commercially deployable carbon negative energy solutions. Backed by significant private investment, government innovation funding and strategic industry partnerships, the business is entering an exciting phase as it delivers its first commercial scale plant.

This is a rare opportunity to join a pioneering engineering team helping shape the future of the energy transition. Working from a purpose-built innovation campus in the Bristol area, you will play a leading role in taking breakthrough technology from research and development through pilot validation to commercial deployment.

The Senior Process Engineer will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, taking ownership of process engineering design, FEED development and engineering delivery while ensuring safe, operable and commercially viable process plants.

Key Responsibilities of the Lead Process Engineer

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of chemical and mechanical engineers across concept, FEED, detailed design and commissioning
• Own the Basis of Design and lead the development of FEED packages for commercial deployment
• Review and approve process engineering deliverables including mass and energy balances, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specifications and engineering calculations
• Support supplier engagement, procurement, commissioning and operational troubleshooting while ensuring engineering excellence throughout project delivery
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering standards, process design and the ongoing development of the company's proprietary technology

Candidate Requirements

• Degree qualified in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a related discipline
• Significant industrial experience within process engineering across sectors such as hydrogen, renewable fuels, waste to energy, gas processing, chemical manufacturing or oil and gas
• Proven experience delivering FEED packages and working within multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS or equivalent process simulation software together with relevant engineering standards including PED, ASME, DSEAR and PSSR
• Experience participating in HAZOPs, process safety activities and the review and approval of engineering deliverables

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary of £70,000 to £85,000+ depending on experience
• Share options, private healthcare.
• Flexible working hours with 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, plus your birthday off
• Salary sacrifice EV schemeand ongoing training and career development
• Opportunity to become a key engineering leader within a pioneering carbon-negative technology business