Senior Process Engineer (Bioproducts)

Wood has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Process Engineer having primary focus on Bioproducts systems to process woody biomass into the range of Forest Industry products, and secondarily in thermal power and specialty chemicals sectors. Location and remote working options are open for discussion.

Wood is recognized globally and throughout many industries for consulting and engineering capabilities in the Bioproducts sector. We execute studies and engineering projects of a wide range of complexity and size. Customers rely on our engineering design experience and lessons learned where we provide certainty of outcome through world class project delivery.

The role for a Bioproducts Senior Process Engineer is to provide process leadership during front end study work on project systems and has a strong influence in the overall development and execution in a project’s full life cycle. In this position, the successful candidate provides process engineering expertise in conceptual studies, feasibility analysis, construction grade scope and estimates, detailed design, start-up, system optimization, and troubleshooting.

- Provide Process expertise in both external client projects and internal guidance to Wood colleagues and junior engineers.

- Lead project staff and teams in delivering world-class project delivery solutions for studies and capital projects and programs.

- Lead process engineering role in studies, from conceptual through to feasibility definition.

- Senior process engineers will have lead engineering roles in detail design phases of projects. Activities will range from design basis definition through equipment selections and detail design guidance to process and project engineers.

- Roles in studies are anticipated, include troubleshooting, optimization concepts, and due diligence assignments.

- Assignments include process Lead Engineer on detail design work.

- Supporting business development, proposals, and sales teams is anticipated.

- BS degree or higher in engineering with a preference for Pulp and Paper Science, Mechanical, or Chemical disciplines.

- Minimum of ten (10) years of post-degree working experience.

- Minimum of five (5) years in the Pulp and Paper industry in operations.

- Extensive Pulp & Paper (P&P) experience with environmental compliance, utilities operations, pulp dryer, recycled fiber equipment, systems design, operations knowledge, and experience as the basis of senior process role. Focus on backend operations but includes the range of brown stock and bleach plant areas including paper and specialties products.

- Strong network and relationships in the Pulp & Paper and Bioproducts Industries.

- Passion for safety and environmental stewardship in all that you do.

- Experience in supporting roles of business development and sales is a strong plus.

- Experience should include proven examples of the candidate’s ability to lead teams in process development and engineering activities that deliver safe, quality projects within contractual obligations both on time and within budget.

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

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