Principal Process Engineer

Location:  Preston or Risley, Cheshire

As part of our multi-discipline Engineering team, you’ll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects across multiple sites, but you’ll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish - allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment.
You’ll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment, and keeping everyone safe.
We're looking for a versatile and experienced Principal Process Engineer who can take projects from initial specification through to delivery of an operational asset, managing multi-discipline teams to achieve successful outcomes.
We’re looking for someone who is self-motivated and a team player looking to push their career to the next level and keen to work and grow as part of an integrated team.
There will be a requirement/opportunity to travel between UKNNL sites and customer locations, as required by the projects.

Main Responsibilities for Principal Process Engineer:

Leading a team of multi-discipline engineers to develop a detailed engineering design for process plants.
Checking and approval of calculations, engineering drawings, technical reports and design memos to support / underpin the design.
Close working relationship with Project Managers to develop project estimates and schedules and ensuring work is delivered to meet the time, cost, quality and safety requirements.
Working alongside the procurement team to define procurement requirements for engineering projects and working with suppliers to deliver successful project outcomes.
Undertaking the intelligent customer role on sub-contracted design work.
Taking a lead role in plant commissioning. Developing commissioning documents and actively leading commissioning activities.
Ensuring designs are compliant with the required regulations, including DSEAR, PSSR and Functional Safety.
Supporting the active plant areas with troubleshooting and problem solving.
Be the key interface with the safety disciplines to deliver the HAZOP process and the required engineering substantiation reports.
Mentoring junior engineers and guiding their design activities.
Working with the Process Engineering Discipline Lead and Engineering Manager to identify and develop business improvements.
Engaging in the employee development program to support your technical and behavioural growth.

Essential Criteria for Principal Process Engineer:

Chartered Engineer.
Degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related subject and a high level of experience in mechanical engineering.
Experience in leading design projects in a highly regulated industry.
Knowledge of the legislative, regulatory, quality and environmental requirements relating to engineering development projects.
Experience of specifying and supporting the procurement of equipment.
Experience of leading teams through Multi-disciplinary Design reviews and HAZOP reviews.
Experience of producing design substantiation reports.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, such that difficult concepts can be conveyed clearly and concisely to customers, regulators and key stakeholders.
Experience of commissioning hazardous processes.
Evidence of problem solving and seeking solutions.
Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Principal Process Engineer:

Significant experience in the nuclear sector.
Strong leadership qualities.
Self-motivated, high energy contributor.
Questioning attitude.
Excellent organisational and planning skills.
Experience of undertaking of hazardous area classification, pressure relief system design and functional safety