Senior Process Engineer - Production Optimisation & Field Development

Senior Process Engineer - Production Optimisation & Field Development

Location: London (Hybrid - minimum 3 days office based)

Contract Type: Contract

Work Schedule: Hybrid working, with quarterly overseas assignments (all travel and accommodation costs covered)

Key Responsibilities

Support upstream development and optimisation projects
Evaluate process and production improvement opportunities
Deliver process engineering activities from concept through to implementation
Produce and review technical process deliverables and documentation
Support vendor package reviews and contractor deliverables
Work closely with operations teams to improve facility performance
Support debottlenecking and facility optimisation activities
Contribute to project planning, scheduling, and reporting activities
Present technical recommendations and engineering findings to stakeholders

Requirements

10+ years' experience in upstream oil & gas process engineering
Experience supporting production optimisation or brownfield projects
Strong knowledge of oil & gas processing systems and operational facilities
Experience across conceptual studies, FEED, and detailed design phases
Strong process simulation capability (UniSim, Flaresim, or similar)
Ability to work independently and lead technical scopes
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Knowledge of international engineering standards and best practices
Willingness to travel internationally on a quarterly basis
Ability to pass offshore / overseas medical requirements

Benefits

Exposure to a mix of operational support and development project work
Opportunity to work across conceptual studies, FEED, and detailed design activities
International project and operational exposure
Hybrid working with technically varied project exposure
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed