Our top client is looking for a Technical Authority Project Manager to join their team on a permanent basis in Chesterfield
Our Client has a requirement for a Technical Authority Project Manager, who will be required to work on a permanent basis in Chesterfield.
Role Purpose:
The Technical Authority (TA) – Process Engineering is responsible for the technical integrity, safety, and performance of the process design and installed scope for an Alusalt chemical process plant. The role provides authoritative process engineering leadership across all delivery phases, from concept and FEED through detailed design, installation, commissioning, and handover to the client.
The TA represents us as the technology, equipment and plant supplier, ensuring that all process engineering outputs meet contractual requirements, applicable regulations, recognised industry standards, and our internal engineering governance.
Key Accountabilities (Ordered by Delivery Process)
1. Internal Process Governance & Design Foundation
Establish, own, and maintain Process Design Basis, design philosophies, and engineering standards.
Define operating envelopes, design limits, and key technical assumptions.
Ensure compliance with internal engineering governance and assurance processes.
2. Process Safety & Regulatory Design Compliance
Lead or provide authority oversight for HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and related process safety studies.
Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, environmental permitting, and COMAH/Seveso requirements where applicable.
Embed inherent safety principles in process design and layout.
3. Supplier Technical Authority for Design Delivery
Act as a final technical authority for all process engineering decisions within scope.
Approve PFDs, P&IDs, calculations, equipment sizing, and process datasheets.
Approve deviations, concessions, and value engineering proposals impacting safety or performance.
4. Client & EPC Technical Interface
Provide a single authoritative technical interface with client and EPC engineering teams.
Support formal design reviews, clarifications, and technical responses.
Protect approved design intent throughout project execution.
5. Installation, Construction & Site Technical Support
Provide process technical authority during procurement, fabrication, installation, and construction.
Review and approve technical queries, NCRs, and red-lined changes.
Ensure site changes remain within approved process and safety limits.
6. Commissioning, Performance Verification & Handover
Approve commissioning philosophies, startup envelopes, and operating procedures.
Support performance testing and demonstration of contractual guarantees.
Ensure delivery of complete and accurate process documentation for handover.
B. Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent engineering discipline (essential).
Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or demonstrable progress toward chartership (highly desirable) and project management (Highly desirable).
Formal training in process safety methodologies (HAZOP leader or equivalent desirable).
Benefits:
Friday work from home
Competitve salary
Competetive package
Company information
At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Technical Authority Project Manager looking for new employment.
As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included