Senior Process Engineer in Carlisle

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Process Engineer to join its team to provide day-to-day discipline engineering expertise to the asset operations organisation (including shutdowns) ensuring continued safe, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations. This position will be based on site 4 days per week.

What we can offer:

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle.
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future.

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 race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

What makes you remarkable? At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply.

• Process (or Chemical) Engineering degree required.
• Knowledge of UK COMAH legislations pertaining to the safe operation of onshore hydrocarbon processes.
• Demonstrate an expert understanding of process engineering principles and practical application.
• Ability to resolve complex problems and drive innovative solutions.
• Active participation in reviews and in particular risk and hazard assessment activities with the ability to resolve problems in a range of contexts from conceptual design to operational facilities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to use HYSYS and Microsoft Office tools effectively.
• Use of PI data historian for trend analysis and production optimisation.
• Planning and organisation for successful execution of multiple workstreams concurrently.
• SAP experience, particularly SAP PM.
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels and positively influence teams across core operations crew and subcontractors.
• Maintain and continue to develop the competencies necessary to carry out the role to the required standard whilst in position.
• Conduct all activities in a safe and effective manner and raise safety and environmental issues immediately and in line with corporate policy.
• Provide process engineering input into decommissioning preparation.
• Use process engineering principles to optimise production.
• Bring engineering rigour and good practice to fault-finding and incident investigation.
• Provide a direct link between the discipline engineering organisation and operated asset.
• Provide day-to-day support for process engineering within the asset, meeting the operational demands of the asset as set by the operation/terminal manager.
• Provide discipline expertise for troubleshooting operational issues identifying root cause and improvements to prevent future occurrence.
• Identify and implement solutions for immediate repairs, ensuring adherence to standards and engineering processes.
• Be the competent engineer for discipline in the planning and execution process.
• Specifically, define discipline details to the 30 and 90-day asset plan; and then deliver any engineering aspects of that plan.
• Identification and management of specialist vendors and, where necessary, mobilising those specialist vendors to support relevant asset scopes.
• Be the gateway for maintenance and operations technical queries relating to process engineering discipline.
• Define and write the problem statement for modifications.
• Assure that any plant management of change within the asset is delivered within the gated MoC process.
• Responsible for process optimisation.
• Ensure relevant performance standards are adhered to via the Inspection, Test and Maintenance programme.
• Provide process engineering expertise for asset risk assessment processes including deferral, operational risk assessment (ORA), and permit to work.
• Execute any engineering delegation of authority assigned under the Engineering Delegation of Authority Standard.
• Own specific discipline shutdown scopes through definition, planning and execution.
• Deliver any assigned scopes within agreed budget.
• Develop and manage relationships with the operations and maintenance teams as well as core contractors.
• Provide process engineering input to decommissioning activities.

Full time

Posting Date: 2026-06-22