Head of Process Engineering

As Head of Process Engineering, you lead the Process department within IPS, guiding chemical/biochemical and process safety engineering across Europe. You drive delivery quality, mentorship, and strategic initiatives while collaborating with clients and cross-functional teams. You will shape project execution, resource planning, and continuous improvement to support growth and high-quality project outcomes. This role offers impact through leading engineering excellence, mentoring talent, and advancing pharma facilities capabilities.

• Coordinate with project managers and discipline leads to define scope, cost, complexity, and scheduling requirements
• Develop project execution plans with budgets, milestones, and resource plans to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery
• Assign skilled personnel for cost-effective engineering support
• Define cost-efficient workflow and design detail levels to meet goals
• Estimate work hours for deliverables and support design teams
• Support clients with strategic evaluations and engineering studies for facility expansion or automation
• Oversee design deliverables (PFDs, M&EBalances, P&IDs, control strategies, equipment specs, process safety assessments, automation specs)
• Utilize design tools including process simulation, fluid flow, process safety, smart P&IDs, and 3D modelling (AutoCAD, Plant 3D, SuperPro, PEL, Pipeflow, PHA-PRO)
• Maintain client and IPS team relationships; ensure quality, compliance, timeliness and guidance
• Create and execute a process department development plan aligned with company goals
• Perform HR functions for recruitment, appraisal, and development
• Plan and allocate work for discipline, ensuring manpower and spaces meet needs
• Interface with multi-office teams for resource sharing and standardized practices
• Lead training to build technical competence and leadership within the Process Discipline
• Determine skills, resources, and budget requirements; develop policies and standards
• Assist in global, regional, and inter-departmental policy development and standardization
• Monitor productivity and quality metrics; contribute to business development and client proposals
• Mentor junior staff and engineers pursuing chartership; ensure ongoing staff development
• Manage team utilization within budget targets; ensure compliance with IPS/client procedures
• Oversee compliance with local, international, and client codes and standards
• Engage in special projects as assigned

• Minimum of 10 years’ process design and operations experience in pharmaceutical facilities (biologics, vaccines, API, OSD, parenteral, CGT)
• Competency in cGMP regulations
• Degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience; Chartered Engineer status preferred
• Proven administrative and leadership ability in multi-disciplinary teams
• Analytical thinking, structured problem solving, team-building, strong work ethic
• Ability to work flexibly in a growing team focused on growth and delivering high-quality projects
• Strong ethical focus on safety, quality, and environmental protection
• Experience in technical leadership and mentoring
• Excellent commercial awareness and ability to manage engineering delivery, man-hours, and budgets
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; client-facing experience
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Professional demeanour and ability to interface with Directors and clients

• leadership
• mentoring
• communication
• AutoCAD
• Plant 3D
• SuperPro