process engineer
5 the last 295 days, recently 2024-03-29
Responsibility
- about CPI
- why this role is important for CPI’s work
- CPI helps make great ideas and inventions a reality. We’re a team of intelligent people using advances in science and technology to solve the biggest global challenges in healthcare and sustainability
Show more +29 - through our incredible people and innovation infrastructure, we collaborate with our partners in industry, academia, government, and the investment community to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative products
- working within a multi-disciplined team of engineers, scientists, and physicists to develop new processes and technologies across a range of industries
- the team also leads on chemical and process safety
- from health technologies and pharmaceuticals to sustainable food and materials innovations, we turn the entrepreneurial spirit and radical thinking of our people and partners into incredible impact that makes our world a better place
- be able to lead the delivery of some complex projects, often working on multiple projects simultaneously
- be involved in delivering technical solutions in the form of typical engineering deliverables and produce and review project reports
- CPI is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Process Engineer to join the well-established and growing Process Technology team based at NETPark, Sedgefield
- be involved with developing and approving plant CAPEX and OPEX estimates
- to provide plant and laboratory operational based support to the wider Materials/Biotechnology operations team
- this is a great opportunity to join CPI and apply the knowledge and skills you have gained throughout your career to develop new and novel processes and technologies across a range of industries
- be involved in the design, execution and review of laboratory and pilot plant trials
- process Technology is part of CPI’s Formulation Technology Team and is made up of a number of Scientists and Engineers, whose expertise covers many areas of the chemical process industry , and brings a unique perspective to the solving of a wide range of practical process issues
- engaging in hazard studies/safety risk assessment studies and discussions
- the team looks at the technical transfer of lab-scale processes from client to CPI, investigates and optimises the process chemistry, batch scale-up and continuous process design, and designs full-scale commercial plant
- to provide engineering and operational support to the Process Safety and Engineering and technology teams and to the wider CPI as required, including the development of engineering calculations and drawings
- to provide engineering support to the business unit and to the wider CPI as required, including the development of engineering calculations, flowsheets, P&IDs, etc
- to actively engage in hazard studies / SRA studies and discussions, as appropriate to role level
- to take ownership of Continual Personal Development , identifying training opportunities and discussing ongoing training requirements with line manager
- to use process engineering expertise to add value to the projects and technologies run by CPI, working closely with customers in order to understand their needs and deliver work programmes, working mostly independently but with support of senior engineers as required
- to use process engineering expertise to operate new pilot rigs and to add value to the projects and technologies run by CPI, working closely with customers in order to understand their needs and deliver work programmes, working mostly independently but with support of senior engineers as required
- projects range in size from providing consultancy to early-stage developments for SMEs to undertaking process optimisation and design work for large multinational companies, with many of the projects involving developing new technologies that have never existed on a commercial scale
- the person we are seeking
- to take responsibility for general housekeeping of own area, to contribute to a safe and healthy workplace
- to collaborate closely with the process engineering, asset engineering and plant operations teams to ensure flexible and efficient organisation of work and ongoing development of skills
- to manage contribution to the delivery of own projects to ensure all process engineering deliverables are met, coordinating with other resources as required
- to actively engage in hazard studies / safety risk assessment studies and discussions, as appropriate to role level
- to collaborate closely with the Process Safety and Engineering, Asset Engineering and CPI Wilton plant operations teams to ensure flexible and efficient organisation of work and ongoing development of skills
- carrying out Techno Economic Assessments for scale up of processes
- to present and formally report calculation results, designs, conclusions, recommendations and supporting data for internal peer review and submission to clients, to agreed timescales and standards, using appropriate documentation format and storage procedures, and following checking and approval processes
Requirements
- possess foundation of technical knowledge and some underpinning knowledge in chemical engineering, as well as evidence of technical problem solving
- be able to demonstrate evidence of knowledge sharing and network building practice across teams or groups
- standard engineering deliverables, such as flowsheets, PFD’s, Mass and Energy balances and datasheets
Show more +14 - have the ability to apply theoretical and practical scientific/engineering methods to contribute to business activities
- risk assessments
- helping Deep Branch Biotechnology to scale up their novel CO2 to protein process
- process safety
- design, build and operation of a demonstration facility for Calysta’s new methane to protein process
- being involved in such ground-breaking engineering solutions will require detailed Safety and Hazards analyses as a pre-requisite
- helping to assess the process economics of next generation sustainable aviation fuels
- cost estimating
- the Role
- leading teams of junior engineers
- exhibit knowledge of principles and practices in chemical engineering, as well as experience of practical, technical-based work gained in academic or industrial environments would be desirable
- this is an exciting opportunity to work almost exclusively with processes which have never been done before
- be able to apply your own judgement and initiative within standard engineering or scientific practices, as well as an understanding of when to seek advice from colleagues
- prior experience of Hazard Studies is desirable though not essential as training will be given, along with a methodical approach to working practices
Trade
- industrial Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
low salary - 25% lower than the average in this position
Earnings for position process engineer
process engineer - How much money do you make working at this position?
Average salary at company CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION is 2833£.
The national average salary is 3600£.
1700 £
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4450 £
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7200 £
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