Principal Process Engineer

Assystem UK Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem UK Ltd seeks a Chemical Engineer to support the Appraise and Select phase of a nuclear project, delivering core process engineering outputs and contributing to safety bases for handling residual solids and radioactive materials.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team with tight time and cost constraints, ensuring clear documentation and effective cross-functional collaboration in a safety-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher degree in chemical engineering.
• Ability to develop process descriptions and safety bases.
• Strong written and verbal communication for project documentation.

Responsibilities

• Produce process engineering deliverables for the Appraise and Select design phase.
• Collaborate within a multi-discipline design team.
• Create process description and process schematics.
• Develop basis of process safety and underpinning calculations.

Skills

Process engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Report writing

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Experteer Overview

In this role you will support the Appraise and Select phase of a high-stakes nuclear project, delivering core process engineering outputs. You will join a multi-disciplinary design team to shape process descriptions, schematics, and safety bases for handling residual solids and nuclear inventory. You will work under tight time and cost constraints, ensuring clear documentation and effective cross-functional collaboration. The opportunity centers on advancing safe, compliant handling of legacy effluent and radioactive materials within a regulated, safety-driven environment. You will contribute to complex industrial projects at scale, applying chemical engineering expertise to nuclear safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce process engineering deliverables for the Appraise and Select design phase
• Collaborate within a multi-discipline design team
• Create process description and process schematics
• Develop basis of process safety and underpinning calculations

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering

Key Requirements

• Proactive and driven approach to work
• Good communication skills
• Competent report writing skills
• Comfortable under time and cost constraints

Pay / Benefits