Process & Project Engineer Europe

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EU Process Project Engineer: The Impact You’ll Have On The Organization and World

• EU Grid Development : Process engineering design & project management for capital project implementation across the European grid.
• Cross-Border Collaboration : Apply standardized workflows across EU sites, enabling seamless cooperation in project design and knowledge sharing to strengthen organizational cohesion.
• Customer-Centric Solutions : Deliver designs and technical solutions that meet stakeholders needs and contribute to risk reduction and enhanced profitability for the company.
• Strategic Resource Management : Mitigate project risks through effective planning and execution, directly contributing to the organization’s financial and reputational success.
• Global Sustainability Impact : Design projects that reduce waste and energy consumption, supporting broader corporate sustainability commitments.
• Economic Contribution : Deliver cost-effective designs that drive profitability while creating value for stakeholders across the EU and beyond.

Does a Typical Day Look Like?

Here are your primary responsibilities:

• Process Engineering Design : Producing conceptual / basic / detailed process engineering design packages including, but not limited to, process engineering calculations, datasheets, P&ID’s and model development in E3D.
• Managing Project Design Phase : Identifying and managing internal / external discipline engineering resources (civil, mechanical, piping, EC&I) to prepare complete project basic design packages / detailed design packages to a ‘ready for construction’ stage; Identifying & qualifying external engineering resources to carry out defined project tasks.
• Feasibility Studies : Conducting feasibility studies and preparing cost estimates, schedules and resource requirements for new plant and major modifications.
• Safety in Design : Through application of process engineering knowledge, Management of Change, ProcessHazard Analysis and design reviews, ensuring project proposals conform to national & company engineering standards.
• Project Management : Management of assigned projects throughout the project life cycle to ensure scope, project program, budgetary and HSE requirements are met. Conducting stage-gate reviews to ensure projects are sufficiently developed before moving to next phase.
• Project Sanction & Reporting : Obtaining financial approval for assigned projects and compiling project reports detailing for report out to project stakeholders.
• EU Project Leadership : Lead, define, plan & execute key capital projects in conjunction with site teams and other European engineering and technical resources.

What is Needed to be Successful in this Role (Required Skills/Abilities)

• Educated to degree level in Chemical Engineering.
• Ability to work with minimal direct supervision and to organise and prioritise / schedule multiple tasks.
• Good interpersonal skills; able to work within a matrixed organisation and remotely with site teams.
• Good written and verbal communicator in Finnish language (also proficient in English spoken & written).
• Process Engineering & Project management with minimum 5-10 years’ experience within the chemical industry or other process industries.
• Preference also given to candidates with experience in use of AutoCAD / E3D / Aveva / MS Teams / MS Project software.

The role requires frequent travel to UK and mainland Europe sites. It is envisaged that for the first 2-year the postholder will be primarily working at the Bakelite Kitee Finland site with travel to other sites 25% of the time. After this period, expected travel will be up to 50% of the time.