Process Engineering Manager

Salary: £26,000 per year

The Process Engineer Manager will have strong experience in the process industry with Project Management skills. Process Engineering Manager will be responsible for supporting the Directors in the conceptual design, detailed design construction & installation on various projects. Having excellent communication skills, the successful manager will be required to liaise with site personnel at all levels and subcontractors and manage and supervise contractors. The projects will be in various stages of progress from concept to construction and commissioning. Candidates will have the ability to lead, drive and work within a small team and independently as necessary.

Authorities

* Qualified to act as project leader for assigned project.

Requirements

* You will currently be working as a Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineer or Process Technician in a manufacturing environment and have qualifications in A Level Chemistry, as well as a degree in Chemical Engineering.

* The Position requires knowledge of chemical or industrial process design and engineering techniques.

* You will be responsible for maintaining and developing chemical manufacturing processes in relation to equipment and installations.

* You will work closely with manufacturing management, operatives and other engineers as a specialist in our production facility, predominantly focusing on the chemical process of production lines.

* Key to your role will be the ability to communicate, persuade and train people of all levels within the business.

* Involved in team and process review meetings, you will be a key figure in discussions where current and future process developments, best practices and improvements are agreed.

* You will possess at least 2 years’ experience as a Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineer or Process Technician in a manufacturing environment.

* You will be responsible for planning and independent working, requiring judgement in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria.

* You will devise new approaches to problem solutions.

* You will prepare or modify drawings, specifications, calculations, charts and graphs.

* You will monitor work for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices and standards.

Typical Duties

Typical duties will include but not be limited to the preparation and/or modification of the following:
• Conceptual designs and process development reports.
• Block Flow Diagrams (BFD) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFD).
• Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID).
• Process engineering calculations.
• Material and energy balances.
• Basis of design process scope documents.
• Equipment layouts.
• Process equipment specifications, data sheets, and bid evaluations.
• User Requirement Specifications (URS).
• Project status reports and programs.
• Equipment lists, line lists, and tie-in lists.
• Process system construction specifications.

Further responsibilities include:-

* The preparation scopes of work from initial concept through the full project life cycle.

* Gain estimations and negotiate as necessary;

* You will oversee projects from start to finish, including kick off meetings, review meetings & operations.

* You will issue enquiry documents and select the appropriate contractor.

* You will prepare approval documentation and raise purchase orders.

* You will oversee the site work through to completion and will be responsible for all aspects of the contract and site supervision.

* You will ensure the project is formally closed off on completion.

* Escalate problems quickly to the Senior Management and help to identify and instigate solutions.

* Ensure effective communication Management and project team.

* Ensure your projects adhere to Health and Safety legislation.

* Carry out health and safety audits as required.

* To effectively project plan, review, cost control, change control, hand-over and acceptance procedures to meet the terms of the contract.

* Effectiveness of two-way communication of project progress, early warning of problems and demonstrable, preventative and remedial action at project review phase.

* Keep up to date information on Project Management systems