Senior Process Engineer

Location: Enslow

From lab data to demonstration plant: you ll be shaping how it really works.

A well-funded UK process technology business is scaling up novel CO utilisation technology from lab development through pilot and demonstration scale. This next phase is critical and needs an experienced process engineer who enjoys translating data into robust, operable process designs and being close enough to the plant to see it working in practice.

The Senior Process Engineer will sit at the core of process development activities, bridging detailed design, pilot plant operation, and future scale-up.

What you ll be doing
Leading process engineering design activities, including modelling, PFDs, P&IDs, and mass & energy balances
Developing and optimising CO hydrogenation, hydrocarbon upgrading, and separation processes
Supporting pilot and demonstration plant operation, optimisation, and troubleshooting
Translating lab and experimental data into scalable, reliable process solutions
Participating in and leading process safety activities such as HAZID and HAZOP
Acting as a technical mentor to graduate and junior engineers

This is a hands-on engineering role with real influence on how the process develops, not a purely desk-based position.

About you
You re likely to come from a fuels, petrochemicals, refining, or similarly regulated process environment, and working at the interface between design and operations.

You could be:
A Senior Process Engineer already working on scale-up or pilot facilities
A Process Engineer ready to take on greater technical ownership and leadership
Someone with strong design skills who wants to stay close to real plant operation
What matters most is:
Strong fundamentals in process engineering and safety
Experience turning experimental data into workable process design
Confidence contributing during scale-up and early-phase operation
A practical, problem-solving mindset in evolving environments

Qualifications & experience
Degree in Chemical Engineering or a closely related discipline
Several years industrial experience in process engineering, ideally involving scale-up, pilot plants, or early-stage facilities
Solid technical grounding in catalytic processes, hydrocarbon synthesis, and/or separation technologies

Why this role stands out
Direct involvement in first-of-a-kind technology moving toward commercial reality
Clear technical ownership across design, pilot operation, and optimisation
Opportunity to influence how processes are scaled and standardised
Exposure to future demonstration and commercial projects
Competitive salary, annual bonus, strong pension, and wider benefits package

If you enjoy working at the point where lab-scale innovation becomes real, operable process design, I d be very happy to have a confidential conversation.

For full details, please contact Steve Guest at Wolviston Management Services.