Senior Process Engineer

Kent; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Aberdeen City is looking for a Senior Process Engineer to work on early-stage process engineering activities and provide operational support to clients. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree, experience in feasibility studies, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities involve running process simulations, preparing reports, and leading multidisciplinary teams. The firm promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment, offering competitive benefits and flexible working conditions.

Qualifications

• Working towards or achieved Chartered Engineer status with the Institution of Chemical Engineers or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Background in the oil and gas industry with experience in feasibility concept selection and front-end engineering studies.
• Project engineering skills to ensure studies and projects are delivered within agreed budgets and schedules.
• Understanding of relevant safety and environmental industry regulations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to winning bids for work.
• Be the main engineer on a study.
• Presenting work to clients virtually and face-to-face.
• Running process simulations.
• Preparing Process Flow Schemes with mass balances and equipment size.
• Preparing reports and presentations.

Skills

Distributed Control Systems

Continuous Improvement

Process Improvement

Minitab

Root cause Analysis

Tooling

Statistical Software

Process Engineering

cGMP

Programmable Logic Controllers

Public Speaking

Manufacturing

Education

Engineering degree honours or equivalent in Chemical Engineering or similar

Tools

HYSYS

UniSim

Job description

Description

About the job :

Kent is looking for a Senior Process Engineerto work on predominately early-stage process engineering activities (i.e. concept appraise and select studies) as well as operational support and troubleshooting to provide practical solutions to our clients challenges including the requirement to decarbonise oil and gas production.

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects How about joining our talented team where everyone has a voice and together we face our clients problems head-on. Its a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.

Skills & Responsibilities :

• We have particular interest in adding to our flow assurance and dynamic simulation capability as an optional requirement.
• Contribute to winning bids for work.
• Be the main engineer on a study.
• Main process engineer in a multidiscipline team delivering work under the supervision of one of our lead engineers
• Presenting work to clients virtually and face-to-face through reports and presentations.
• Involvement in a large variety of work from optimisation studies and concept development to process safety studies and operational troubleshooting.
• Running process simulations.
• Preparing Process Flow Schemes with mass balances and equipment size.
• Preparing reports and presentations.
• Responsible for the delivery of high-quality deliverables ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards and internal procedures.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employees skills capabilities and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employees current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Yourknowledge / skillseducationandexperience :

• Engineering degree honours or equivalent in Chemical Engineering or similar.
• Working towards or achieved Chartered Engineer status with the Institution of Chemical Engineers or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Background in the oil and gas industry with experience in feasibility concept selection and front-end engineering studies.
• Experience using HYSYS / UniSim performing standard process engineering calculations and developing technical reports. Dynamic simulation and flow assurance experience would be especially welcome.
• Project engineering skills to ensure studies and projects are delivered within agreed budgets and schedules.
• Understanding of relevant safety and environmental industry regulations.

Communication :

• Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.

Behaviour / Core Competencies :

• Good attention to detail.
• Comfortable in working in new and changing environments

HSSEQ :

The Employee shall observe the Health Safety Sustainability Environment and Quality rules of the Company; its clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves thrive and develop. From day one we offer a range of family friendly inclusive employment policies flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we value applications from all backgrounds cultures and abilities.

Were a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially at to find out how we can support you.

Required Experience : Senior IC

Key Skills

• Distributed Control Systems
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Minitab
• Root cause Analysis
• Tooling
• Statistical Software
• Process Engineering
• cGMP
• Programmable Logic Controllers
• Public Speaking
• Manufacturing

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1