Principal Process Engineer

Amentum; Stockton-on-Tees; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to join their Energy Business. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on exciting projects within the nuclear sector, focusing on new builds, technical assurance, and process design. The ideal candidate will be motivated and proactive, eager to develop their skills while mentoring junior engineers. With a commitment to safety and integrity, this forward-thinking company values diversity and inclusion, ensuring a supportive environment for all employees. If you are ready to take on complex challenges and make a real impact in a collaborative setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Digital GP service

Enhanced parental leave pay

Employee assistance program

Professional development reimbursement

Matched-funding for charitable donations

Paid volunteering time

Qualifications

• Degree qualified engineer in chemical engineering or relevant expertise.
• Chartered or working towards Chartership.

Responsibilities

• Support diverse nuclear clients with process design and assurance.
• Lead small teams of engineers in various projects.

Skills

Thermodynamics

Fluid flow / Fluid Mechanics

Steam System Design

Equipment sizing

Self-motivated

Innovative problem-solving

Effective communication

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering

Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership

Job description

Description - External

Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the opportunity

Amentum is currently recruiting for a Principal Process Engineer to join our Energy Business. Engineering & Technical Solutions (ETS) is entering an exciting phase of opportunity by supporting our key client’s UK nuclear fleet through a business transformation, and by supporting new small modular reactor (SMR) developers. Our work is varied; covering New Build, Generation, Life Extension, and Defueling, and our capabilities are in demand across the nuclear sector. Amentum offers flexible working as well as hybrid working between a chosen base office and home. The candidate’s base office location will be Knutsford, Warrington, Stockton-on-Tees, Gloucester or Bristol with the possibility of being able to travel to other sites and Amentum offices, as required. You will report into the Process Engineering Lead and work closely with other engineers across the business.

The successful candidate must be highly motivated and proactive and looking to develop their technical capabilities and share their experience to develop other junior engineers. The Process Engineering post is for those with experience of working within the civil, nuclear or other highly regulated industries. Candidates will be familiar with the requirements of working in a regulated environment with providing ER support and as an Amentum employee, you will deliver work to high HSSE standards in compliance with HSSE regulations.

Key responsibilities:

You will support various and diverse nuclear clients, providing process design and assurance primarily in areas including:

• Nuclear new build
• Technical assurance of design reports prior to submission to clients or regulators
• Design justification or assessment of new and existing process plants as part of safety reports.
• Key discipline contributor in Feasibility and Optioneering Studies
• Technical Lead or Discipline lead
• HAZOP Leadership and Hazard Identification Studies.
• Process Design Development
• Leading small teams of multidisciplinary engineers, both internally and combined with partner companies, joint-ventures and client teams
• Production and Checking of process deliverables including:
• Process flow sheets
• PFDs / P&IDs
• Datasheets and underpinning calculations
• Basis of Design
• Process Descriptions etc.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Degree qualified engineer in chemical engineering (or accomplished engineer through apprentice route with relevant expertise)
• Chartered (or working towards Chartership)
• Experience of front-end engineering design through to full life cycle project requirements
• To display a broad Process understanding in order to be able to undertake different projects across varied clients/locations
• Knowledge of Civil nuclear plant systems, Conventional power plant technology, structures and component and associated design and assessment guidelines is a distinct advantage
• Desired Skills / Expertise:
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid flow / Fluid Mechanics
• Steam System Design
• Equipment sizing including, Pumps, Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels etc.
• Solids handling
• Self-motivated, with an ability and desire to work collaboratively with other organisations to create new opportunities
• Ability to think innovatively and solve complex problems
• Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.