Lead Process Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

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Technical Staffing Resources (TSR) is the in-house agency and master vendor for KBR, a leading global engineering, construction, and services company.

KBR supports the hydrocarbon and government services markets across six continents. Serving their customers through diverse business units, KBR offers challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects.

KBR is looking to recruit Lead Process Engineers x8 to join us in Leatherhead on 12+ month contracts.

On Offer:

• Competitive hourly pay rate
• Hybrid Working - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
• IR35 Determination - Highly likely to be outside, so engagement through an LLC is permitted

Core Responsibilities:

Leading or working within a team of process engineers, you will advise and contribute to:

• Leading a team within large or smaller projects
• Controlling manhours and budget, ensuring process work aligns with the project schedule
• Approval, checking, or supporting the production of process simulations, heat and material balances, process and utility flow diagrams, piping and instrument diagrams, and calculations for equipment design or rating
• Developing system design parameters
• Performing process hydraulic calculations for pump and line sizing
• Developing concepts from client specifications
• Supporting and producing technical and techno-economic studies
• Developing advanced controls and process optimization
• Liaising with other disciplines, project management, and clients

Skills / Experience:

Essential

• Experience leading a team of more than 10 process engineers
• Experience communicating across multi-discipline teams and different offices
• Understanding of other disciplines' requirements in project execution
• Experience managing work hours, schedules, and budgets on major projects
• Good organizational skills
• Experience developing presentations and communicating with client teams
• Understanding of proposal development for new projects
• Ability to drive quality within the process team and ensure high standards
• Knowledge of equipment sizing calculations and specification
• Experience with relief valve sizing and calculations
• Experience specifying vessels and exchangers
• Leading safety reviews (HazOp/SIL/LOPA)
• Developing hydraulic calculations for complex circuits
• Understanding process control and cause-and-effect diagrams
• Strong technical report writing skills
• Self-motivated with effective communication skills
• Flexibility across different technologies

Desirable

• Experience building simulation models in Hysys/Promax or similar tools
• Experience with conceptual studies
• Mentoring or training younger engineers
• Experience using COMOS

Qualifications:

• BSc degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
• 15+ years experience with a major EPC contractor or operator

NB: To be considered, you must have the right to live and work in the UK.