Senior Process Engineer

Location: Birchwood Park, Warrington
Hybrid working: 3 days/week
Contract: 12 months | 37 hrs/week | Inside IR35
3 positions available

A leading engineering organisation is seeking experienced Senior Process Engineers to support the delivery of complex engineering and technical activities. This role is ideal for engineers with strong domain knowledge who can work independently, mentor others and contribute to high‑quality engineering outputs across a range of challenging projects.

Role Overview: The Senior Process Engineer will manage and deliver engineering activities, applying specialist process knowledge to resolve technical issues, develop solutions and ensure compliance with relevant standards. You will work as part of a multi‑discipline team, supporting both project delivery and the development of less experienced engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote effective collaboration across engineering and wider functional teams.
• Support customer engagement, ensuring clear communication, progress updates and issue resolution.
• Identify and apply relevant procedures, codes and standards to all engineering activities.
• Contribute to safety assessment processes and ensure risks are communicated and managed appropriately.
• Produce, review and approve engineering deliverables including calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports.
• Assess the impact of design changes, concessions and technical queries.
• Maintain engineering configuration and ensure design intent is preserved throughout the lifecycle.
• Evaluate technical issues and develop proposals for investigations or improvements.
• Support project planning, control and delivery activities.
• Make engineering decisions within delegated authority and act as Technical Authority when authorised.
• Uphold high standards of health, safety, environmental performance and ethical behaviour.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of industry best practice and support continuous improvement.
• Contribute to learning‑from‑experience activities during and after project delivery.
• Support business development and tendering activities where required.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent).
• Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards it.
• Experience working collaboratively within multi‑discipline teams.
• Demonstrable experience delivering a variety of engineering tasks across different levels of complexity.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interface effectively with other disciplines.

Desirable

• Membership of a relevant professional institute or eligibility for Engineering Council registration.
• Experience managing engineering scope from concept design through to full EPC delivery.
• Broad experience across commercial or defence engineering projects.

Why This Role?
This isn’t just a contract — it’s a chance to work on nationally significant programmes, with a team that values technical excellence and professional integrity. You’ll be trusted to lead, challenge, and deliver.

The NRL Group connect global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.
 
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