Senior Process Engineer

D R Newitt & Associates; Fen Ditton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A green energy company in Cambridgeshire is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead engineering activities and optimize designs for renewable fuel production. Candidates should have a degree in Chemical Engineering and experience in high hazard industries. This role offers flexible working hours, generous stock options, and ample opportunities for career progression in a pioneering clean energy sector.

Benefits

Generous stock options

Employer pension scheme

Flexible working hours

26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Annual personal development budget

High-spec hardware and tools

Qualifications

• Proven experience within high hazard industries.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering activities across the business.
• Prepare and approve process deliverables: PFDs, P&IDs, mass balances.
• Optimise designs for cost-effectiveness and safety compliance.
• Participate in safety and design reviews.
• Provide technical support during procurement and construction.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Overview

Senior Process Engineer | Cambridgeshire

Are you an experienced Process Engineer looking to take the next step in your career? This is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly scaling green energy company at the forefront of renewable fuels, chemicals, and gas production. With significant investment behind them, this business is driving innovation in the UK's energy transition.

This role offers genuine technical autonomy, career progression opportunities (specialist route or leadership), and the chance to make a direct impact on the development of pioneering sustainable energy technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering activities across the business
• Prepare and approve process deliverables: PFDs, P&IDs, mass balances, and equipment specifications.
• Optimise designs to ensure cost-effectiveness, operability, and compliance with safety standards.
• Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and other safety and design reviews.
• Provide technical support across procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Mentor junior engineers and help build the company's process engineering capability.

What We're Looking For

• Degree in Chemical Engineering (or related discipline)
• Experience within high hazard industries
• Proven problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

What’s On Offer

• Generous stock options
• Employer pension scheme
• Flexible working hours
• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Annual personal development budget
• High-spec hardware and tools to set you up for success
• Opportunity to be an early hire in a high-growth clean energy company with a truly global mission.

For further details on the role, please apply now