Senior Process Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by The City Recruiter
£70 Per hour
Undetermined
Undetermined
Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Process Engineer will lead engineering activities on complex nuclear decommissioning projects, requiring extensive technical expertise and leadership skills. The role demands a strong understanding of process systems in regulated environments, with a focus on safety and compliance. Candidates should possess over 10 years of process engineering experience, including significant time in the nuclear sector. The position involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and providing mentorship to junior engineers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, review, and delivery of process engineering designs and documentation for decommissioning projects.
- Conduct hazard identification (HAZID), HAZOP studies, ALARP assessments, and optioneering.
- Define and specify process systems for waste treatment, effluent handling, ventilation, and decontamination.
- Ensure compliance with nuclear safety cases, site license conditions, and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including safety, mechanical, EC&I, and project engineers.
- Develop and validate mass balances, process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and process descriptions.
- Support commissioning, testing, and operational readiness planning for decommissioning systems.
- Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to knowledge-sharing within the engineering function.
- Participate in design reviews and client meetings, ensuring timely and high-quality technical deliverables.
- Interface with clients, stakeholders, and regulators as a senior technical representative.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of proven process engineering experience, including concept through to detailed design.
- Minimum 5 years of experience working on nuclear projects, preferably within decommissioning.
- Strong knowledge of UK nuclear safety standards, Sellafield standards (if applicable), and decommissioning methodologies.
- Chartered Engineer status (IChemE or equivalent) or actively working towards it (desirable).
- Experience working on projects at Sellafield, Magnox, or other UK nuclear licensed sites (desirable).
- Familiarity with radioactive waste management, retrievals, and treatment technologies (desirable).
- Experience using process simulation tools (e.g. Aspen HYSYS, ChemCAD) (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £70.00/hr
City: Warrington
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Job Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Process Engineer to lead and support engineering activities on complex nuclear decommissioning projects. This role requires deep technical expertise, leadership skills, and a strong understanding of process systems within regulated, high-hazard environments. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of process engineering experience, with at least 5 years dedicated to the nuclear sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, review, and delivery of process engineering designs and documentation for decommissioning projects.
- Conduct hazard identification (HAZID), HAZOP studies, ALARP assessments, and optioneering.
- Define and specify process systems for waste treatment, effluent handling, ventilation, and decontamination.
- Ensure compliance with nuclear safety cases, site license conditions, and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including safety, mechanical, EC&I, and project engineers.
- Develop and validate mass balances, process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and process descriptions.
- Support commissioning, testing, and operational readiness planning for decommissioning systems.
- Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to knowledge-sharing within the engineering function.
- Participate in design reviews and client meetings, ensuring timely and high-quality technical deliverables.
- Interface with clients, stakeholders, and regulators as a senior technical representative.
Qualifications & Experience:
Essential: Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related discipline. 10+ years of proven process engineering experience, including concept through to detailed design. Minimum 5 years of experience working on nuclear projects, preferably within decommissioning. Strong knowledge of UK nuclear safety standards, Sellafield standards (if applicable), and decommissioning methodologies.
Desirable: Chartered Engineer status (IChemE or equivalent) or actively working towards it. Experience working on projects at Sellafield, Magnox, or other UK nuclear licensed sites. Familiarity with radioactive waste management, retrievals, and treatment technologies. Experience using process simulation tools (e.g. Aspen HYSYS, ChemCAD).