Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 30 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the road to net zero.
Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.
We have over 175 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting an experienced Senior Consultant who has good experience of thermal processes and carbon capture to be based from our Stockport office with hybrid working.
We are looking for:
- a good degree in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent field);
- ideally a Chartered Engineer;
- experience gained from an OEM, EPC, process manufacturing or engineering consultancy environment;
- extensive experience of working in one or more of the following industries, e.g., oil and gas, industrial gases, or chemicals;
- experience with process plant concept design development, pre-FEED and FEED studies, and detailed process plant system design;
- a good working knowledge of one or more of the following technologies:
- CO2 capture and storage;
- Oil or gas refining;
- Cryogenic energy storage processes
- Prior experience of process simulation using HYSYS, Aspen Plus, OGT Protreat or similar;
- detailed working knowledge of industrial process components such as pumps, valves, fans, packed columns, pipework, compressors, heat exchangers, tanks, pressure vessels and instruments etc.;
- Knowledge of applicable standards and best industry practice for equipment and material selection for amin and hydrogen applications;
- ability to prepare and review typical process plant documentation, i.e., heat & mass balances, PFDs, P&IDs, basis of design documents, process calculations, functional descriptions, data sheets and cause/effect charts;
- good understanding of the principles of process plant layout with a working knowledge of pipework routing and arrangement;
- working knowledge of quality control systems applicable to process plant design, manufacturing, and construction;
- good understanding of process safety principles;
- prepare job plans, write client proposal documents, estimate manhour requirements, and fee estimates;
- have full right to work in the UK;
- the ability and willingness to travel both in the UK and occasionally overseas.
What you can expect from us:
- A competitive salary with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
- Company electrical vehicle leasing scheme
- Shares purchase option after 12 month's service
- Private medical & life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Team and company social events
- Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team
