Senior Process Engineer

Purpose of the role

Responsible for Process Engineering across the ICL Group, the Senior Process Engineer will lead on being a technical expert in our processes, specifying and delivering improvements and capital projects, whilst supporting the wider improvements in the engineering function across the ICL Group. The engineer will be responsible for improving and developing the existing processes, identifying areas for improvement, whilst supporting the operations teams in troubleshooting our operating plant.

Key Accountabilities

• Focal point for process engineering activities across the ICL Group’s chemical manufacturing sites.
• Work alongside the document control team and 3rd party CAD designers to update and maintain the company’s process engineering documentation (e.g. as-built P&IDs of the manufacturing facilities)
• Review process engineering requirements for engineering improvements and projects, working with production managers, process safety specialist and the C&I team to develop PFDs, P&IDs, mass balances, process narratives, equipment specifications and other typical documentation to enable a project to be fully engineered and delivered
• Assist in the optimisation of existing plant, both individually across each site and also by ensuring consistency across identical processes across the Group
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements relevant to chemical manufacturing.
• Participate in hazard studies (Hazid, Hazop, Lopa etc) and Management of Change reviews to ensure that designs and modifications are safe and appropriately engineered
• Conduct risk assessments, root cause analyses, and engineering reliability studies.
• Provide technical support for breakdowns and production issues where necessary
• Commissioning of new and upgraded plant
• Support the Group Engineering Manager in developing the standards and procedures required to improve the engineering function across ICL
• Implement procedures in place during events outside of normal operating conditions.
• Assist the site manager in assessing compliance with the MAPP and the performance of the SMS, by undertaking site performance monitoring and collecting PSPI data.
• A strong communicator of technical and safety information, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to comprehend complex technical data and engineering specifications
• Works well within a wider multidisciplined team
• Proven experience as a process engineer in a related industry (Chemical, Oil & Gas, Energy etc).
• Experience in developing process engineering designs and process equipment specifications, backed up with appropriate calculations (flowrate, pressure, heat transfer etc).