Senior Process Engineer

Our client is a leading independent Oil & Gas company with operations worldwide. This opportunity is available in our UK subsidiary which manages operations in the Southern North Sea.

We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to be a member of our Operations Support Team based in Norwich. This position is responsible for the delivering solutions to process engineering issues for our offshore assets. In addition, there will be a responsibility to ensure compliance with company process performance standards and HSE legislations.

This is a full-time office-based role working Monday – Friday, with occasional visits to our offshore assets as the business requires.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Actively participate in design safety reviews such as HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA studies etc.
• Deliver suitably engineered responses to process design issues arising from the abovementioned design safety reviews.
• Ensure process engineering solutions are in compliance with all health, safety, environmental legislation and best practice. This requires a thorough knowledge of HSE acceptable standards, risk management tools and practical operational experience.
• Delivery of projects including writing operating instructions, procedures, assisting with commissioning and working with other disciplines to achieve project execution via work packs.
• 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

Key Requirements Include:
• Process Engineering – minimum 5 years’ experience in a technical role within the Oil and Gas or Petrochemicals industry
• Degree or equivalent in Process/Chemical Engineering
• Desirable but not essential, Chartered Status with the IChemE
• Ability to travel offshore - survival (BOSIET) and MIST certificate
• Demonstrated level of Management of change knowledge

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