Senior Process Engineer

Senior Process Engineer

Location:

Oxfordshire

Contract Type:
Permanent / Full Time

Closing Date:
Feb 12th, 2026

:
1617151

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 CO₂ 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.

• Leading process engineering design activities, including modelling, PFDs, P&IDs and mass & energy balances
• Developing and optimising CO₂ 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.

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

• 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

• 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. Apply Now

Steve Guest
Wolviston Management Services

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