Lead Process Engineer

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our clients' Projects department. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering fit for purpose solutions to Process Engineering issues for onshore and offshore assets (gas treatment plants, oil & gas producing and separation facilities, water treatment, various utilities).
You will provide oversight of the team’s deliverables, ensuring accuracy and quality against project timescales.
You will apply a pragmatic approach to technical solutions and promote this within the Process Team.
Additionally, this role will have responsibility for mentoring the Process Team offering guidance and direction.
This is a full-time office-based role (Mon-Friday) with infrequent offshore visits.
Key Responsibilities Include:
• Overall responsibility for all Process Engineering matters covering from conceptual studies to
the commissioning and start-up.
• Control and manage design, specification, quality and delivery of the Process Team.
• Produce and deliver any Process Engineering deliverables as required (PFD, P&ID, calculation
notes, Basis of design, various philosophies, procedures, operating instructions etc).
• Builds HYSYS and other modelling tools to simulate facilities performance and provides
analysis.
• Troubleshoot facility operational problems and develop recommendations for resolving
problems/issues experienced on site.
• Builds OLGA model and run flow assurance calculations. Slug management in gas line
experience.
• Lead design safety reviews such as HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA studies & SIL reviews and provide
solutions to raised issues.
• Guide and mentor, train the Process Team, be responsible for evaluation of the Process
Team members.
• Ensure Process Engineering solutions are in compliance with all health, safety,
environmental legislation and best practice.
• Ability to step back and comment or review on existing philosophy to apply fit for purpose
designs.
• Working in close collaboration with other disciplines. Understands impact on other
disciplines. Assists with commissioning.
• Raise, process and close out Management of Change (MOC) proposals providing technical
assurance to modifications.
• When required, support operations in assessing day-to-day process safety related issues by
reviewing isolations, risk assessments, drawings and procedural changes.
• Responsible for recognising value adding opportunities in onshore and offshore production
systems, initiating modifications and processing these through to completion.
Experience/Qualifications
• Process Engineering – minimum 10 years’ experience in a technical role within the upstream
Oil and Gas industry with focus on gas processing. Familiar with brownfield modification.
• Degree or equivalent in Process/Chemical Engineering.
• Good all-round experience from conceptual design to installation/start-up supervision.
• Very strong analytical capacity and critical thinking.
• Good working knowledge of HYSYS and OLGA.
• Knowledge of applicable codes.
• Both UK/overseas experience desired.
• Be self-motivated with ability to work with minimal guidance from supervision.
• Hand-on approach.
• Be capable of working cohesively within a multi-discipline team.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients