Process Consultant

Overview / Responsibilities:
**Process Consultant**

Wood Process & Energy is recruiting a Process Consultant to join our process engineering team in Stockton, UK.

In this role, you will be contributing to the delivery of Engineering excellence through:

- Definition and approval of technical scopes
- Executing assigned scopes of work.
- Providing discipline expertise to the business including Technical Authority responsibility where assigned.
- Contributing to business growth
- Providing highly technical expertise

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Definition and approval of technical scopes**
- Establishes scope of work for project or proposal, allocates and directs staff
- Develops and implements procedures, methods and controls to be used

**Executing assigned scopes of work**
- Develops design solutions according to requirements, to deliver products, equipment, materials, etc. of the highest standard.
- Directs scheduling, cost control and technical conformance during design phase of projects
- Coordinates activities with other groups and clients
- Continuous promotion of, and adherence to, the discipline specific procedures and providing feedback for continuous improvement.
- Participate in or lead incident investigations as required.
- Participates in establishing design constraints.
- Prepares engineering development proposals and feasibility studies.
- May develop new or modified components, products, manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment.
- Plans and carries out assigned projects, resolves most of the conflicts, coordinates work with others and interprets policy on own initiative
- Reviews technical feasibility of proposed solutions to engineering problems.
- Personally helps solve difficult technical problems.
- Anticipates potential problems, solves complex problems through creative thinking and creative use of internal and external resources both inside and outside of discipline expertise
- Acts to prevent conditions from getting out of hand or to resolve and issues as they see fit and reports immdiately
- Leads design reviews
- Tracks and reports on the metrics which indicate their disciplines progress on a project in relation to a plan

**Providing discipline expertise**
- Exercises considerable credibility, foresight and judgement in conceiving, planning and delivering initiatives
- Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders.
- Works with project groups as an expert technical advisor on designs, processes and engineering methods
- Establishes the need for investigation and research and participates in the development of longrange plans and project goals
- Represent discipline on contract / project / service line.
- Perform the role of Technical Authority when appointed to do so.
- Proactively supports the introduction of innovation, new ideas and practices to improve overall performance

**Contributing to business growth.**
- Contributes to business development through regular engagement, relationship building and delivery to clients, as well as identifying and pursuing opportunities to expand scope of work for Wood.
- Represents the company as a thought-leader at conferences and other public events

**Managing others**
- Supporting and supervising tasks delegated to direct reports
- Provides technical guidance and direction to less experieced staff.
- Provides coaching and mentoring for less experienced staff, supports the development and retention of motivated and competent people.
- Directs work assignments, scheduling, and reviews of work in progress.
- In consultancy business areas, may manage a portfolio of small projects, with responsibility for cost, schedule, resource allocation and risk.
- Supervises delivery of subcontracted design engineering

Skills / Qualifications:

- MSc, MEng or equivalent professional qualification or BSc, BEng or equivalent with extensive relevant experience.
- Chartered Engineer or recognised equivalent.
- Experience in a lead engineer or management role is essential
- Proven core Process Engineering skills, including design experience
- A self-motivated, proactive individual with high achievement drive and initiative, excellent verbal and written communication skills and good organisational awareness
- Ability to impact and influence fellow workers
- Demonstration of customer focus and ability to respond to customer needs whilst achieving project and corporate objectives
- Display analytical and innovation skills to manage new technology
- Experience with process simulation software
- Experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals or Chemicals sector

Company Overview:
Diversity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin,