Job Overview
Senior Process Engineer
Location: Devonport – Mainly Remote (on site once every 6‑8 weeks)
Duration: 6 months
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About our client
Our client in Devonport is a leading engineering and maritime organisation specialising in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of naval vessels. The site operates with a skilled workforce across mechanical, electrical, and technical disciplines, delivering high‑quality and complex engineering projects. It offers a structured and collaborative working environment with opportunities for hands‑on experience and professional development.
Job Responsibilities
* Support the development of a new process system within the nuclear industry
* Delivery of typical process engineering deliverables with oversight from the projects principal process engineer
* Understanding of nuclear safety case processes
Essential Requirements
* 3‑6+ years of experience designing process systems
* Experience working in a highly regulated industry, strong preference to nuclear
* Ability to conduct typical process calculations such as pressure drops, mass balances, equipment sizing, relief calculations
* Good understanding of P&IDs, associated symbols and drafting (overseeing drafting of them to industry standards)
* Ability to write Process Descriptions and Cause & Effect Matrices to a detailed design level
* Understanding of process control, instruments, alarms, interlocks etc
* Understanding of interactions with mechanical and EC&I disciplines for a typical design project
* Understanding of hazard identification and analysis associated with process systems (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP etc)
* Understanding of nuclear safety cases including SFRs, SSCs and change requests
* BEng / BSc in chemical / process engineering or similar degree
* Experience checking design documentation desirable
* Ability to write concise, but comprehensive reports
* Ability to review legacy documentation and draw conclusions / summaries
* Hands on experience and understanding of how plant works
* Commissioning experience and ability to write clear commissioning instructions
Desirable
* SC cleared
* Master’s education
* CEng or working towards
* Understanding of IEC 61508 / 61511
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