Senior Process Engineer - Production Optimisation & Field Development

Kintec Global Recruitment; Ribble Valley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse project exposure

International assignments

Hybrid work

FEED & design exposure

Job summary

Kintec Global Recruitment in London is seeking a Senior Process Engineer for Production Optimisation & Field Development. The role is hybrid with quarterly overseas assignments and encompasses supporting upstream development, optimising projects from concept to implementation.

You will apply strong knowledge of oil & gas processing systems, FEED and detailed design, and lead technical scopes while collaborating with operations teams to improve facility performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of upstream oil and gas process engineering experience.
• Experience in production optimisation or brownfield projects.
• Ability to travel internationally quarterly and pass offshore medicals.

Responsibilities

• Support upstream development and optimisation projects.
• Evaluate process and production improvement opportunities.
• Deliver process engineering activities from concept through to implementation.
• Produce and review technical process deliverables and documentation.
• Support vendor package reviews and contractor deliverables.
• Work with operations teams to improve facility performance.
• Assist debottlenecking and facility optimisation activities.
• Contribute to project planning, scheduling, and reporting.
• Present technical recommendations and findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Upstream oil & gas

Process engineering

Brownfield projects

FEED & detailed design

Process simulation

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Engineering standards

Travel readiness

Offshore medicals

Job description

Senior Process Engineer - Production Optimisation & Field Development

Location: London (Hybrid - minimum 3 days office based)

Contract Type: Contract

Work Schedule: Hybrid working, with quarterly overseas assignments (all travel and accommodation costs covered)

Key Responsibilities

• Support upstream development and optimisation projects
• Evaluate process and production improvement opportunities
• Deliver process engineering activities from concept through to implementation
• Produce and review technical process deliverables and documentation
• Support vendor package reviews and contractor deliverables
• Work closely with operations teams to improve facility performance
• Support debottlenecking and facility optimisation activities
• Contribute to project planning, scheduling, and reporting activities
• Present technical recommendations and engineering findings to stakeholders

Requirements

• 10+ years' experience in upstream oil & gas process engineering
• Experience supporting production optimisation or brownfield projects
• Strong knowledge of oil & gas processing systems and operational facilities
• Experience across conceptual studies, FEED, and detailed design phases
• Strong process simulation capability (UniSim, Flaresim, or similar)
• Ability to work independently and lead technical scopes
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Knowledge of international engineering standards and best practices
• Willingness to travel internationally on a quarterly basis
• Ability to pass offshore / overseas medical requirements

Benefits

• Exposure to a mix of operational support and development project work
• Opportunity to work across conceptual studies, FEED, and detailed design activities
• International project and operational exposure
• Hybrid working with technically varied project exposure