Job Description
Must be responsible for designing new process plants/equipment or modifying existing ones. The role can include:
- collecting data required to make improvements and/or modifications;
- overseeing the construction of new plants;
- developing and utilising complicated process simulation software;
- purchasing and installing equipment;
- using scientific principles related to magnitude, momentum, heat transfer etc;
- supervising plant operations;
- investigating and troubleshooting plant/process problems;
- scheduling and co-ordinating work to tight deadlines and within financial budgets;
- ensuring that equipment works to its specification and to appropriate capacities;
- assessing safety and environmental issues;
- liaising with installation/project engineers and specialists;
- ensuring safe working conditions and compliance with health and safety legislation;
- designing and preparing specifications for chemical process systems and the construction and operation of commercial-scale chemical plants, and supervises industrial processing and fabrication of products undergoing physical and chemical changes.
Job Specification
Graduates with minimum 2 years experience, who are commercially aware and capable of working well under pressure within a team environment. Relevant technical knowledge is of particular importance, as are good communication, IT and analytical skills.