Process Engineer

About PM Group
PM Group is an employee-owned international engineering, architecture and project management company. With over 4,000 people across Europe, Asia and the US, we deliver complex, high-tech facilities for leading clients in pharmaceuticals and life sciences, data centres, medical technologies, and food and beverage. In Asia, we operate from Singapore, China and India, and our Singapore team supports major projects across the region.

About the Role
We are looking for a Process Engineer to join our Singapore team. You will design process and utility systems for advanced manufacturing facilities, working with multidisciplinary design teams, equipment suppliers and client end users. The work runs from concept and detailed design through to site support and process optimisation.

Key Responsibilities

Process & Utilities Design

• Develop process and utility designs from concept through basic and detailed design stages
• Prepare and maintain Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and heat and mass balances
• Carry out equipment sizing and selection calculations for vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, filters and other process equipment
• Design clean and black utility systems such as purified water, WFI, clean steam, compressed air, nitrogen, HVAC process interfaces, chilled water and cooling water
• Prepare process descriptions, design basis documents, equipment lists, line lists and data sheets
• Write equipment and package specifications, and evaluate technical bids from suppliers

Multidisciplinary & Supplier Coordination

• Coordinate process requirements with mechanical, piping, electrical, automation, architectural and civil/structural teams so the design is consistent across disciplines
• Give process input to layouts, 3D model reviews and piping design
• Work with equipment suppliers and vendors to review drawings, documents and technical submittals
• Take part in design reviews and resolve technical issues and interfaces between disciplines

Client Interface

• Work directly with client design teams and end users to gather process requirements, user requirement specifications (URS) and operating philosophies
• Present design options and recommendations to clients, and incorporate their feedback into the design
• Attend client meetings and workshops, and keep clear communication and records of decisions

Process Safety & Compliance

• Apply process safety engineering principles throughout the design lifecycle
• Take part in and support process safety studies such as HAZOP, HAZID and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
• Support process safety management activities, including relief sizing, hazardous area classification input and safety-critical design reviews
• Make sure designs comply with relevant codes, standards and Singapore WSH regulations
• Support GMP and regulatory requirements in pharmaceutical and other regulated facilities

Site Support & Process Optimisation

• Support construction, installation, commissioning and qualification activities on site
• Respond to technical queries from site and resolve process-related design issues during construction
• Review and support commissioning and qualification documentation (IQ/OQ) where required
• Identify and implement process improvements for efficiency, yield, safety, energy use and sustainability
• Support troubleshooting and debottlenecking of existing facilities

Project Delivery

• Deliver the agreed process design scope within budgeted hours and schedule
• Track progress against deliverables, and flag scope changes or risks to the Project Engineer or Lead Process Engineer early
• Make sure deliverables meet PM Group’s quality procedures and document control requirements
• Support estimating and proposal activities by providing process scope, man-hour estimates and technical input for bids

Requirements

• Degree in Chemical, Process or Biochemical Engineering, or a related discipline
• 5 - 8 years of process design experience, ideally in an engineering consultancy or a manufacturing environment
• Proven ability to prepare PFDs, P&IDs and equipment sizing calculations
• Awareness of process safety engineering and process safety management
• Good knowledge of Singapore Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) legislation and relevant codes
• Self-motivated and self-driven, able to manage your own scope of work
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with clients

Good to Have

• Experience in API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) design or operation
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biopharma or other regulated (GMP) facilities

Why Join Us

• Employee-owned: As an employee-owned company, our people share in the success they help create.
• World-class projects: Design some of the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the world for global names in pharma and life sciences.
• Growth: Build your technical expertise alongside experienced engineers and take on increasing responsibility.

Skills

Supplier Evaluation, Client Relations, Microsoft Excel, Process Design, Concept Design, Biochemical Engineering, Filter technology, supplier interfacing, Pharmaceutical Formulation, Mass Balance, Process Safety Management, API, Chemical Engineering, Scope Management, Utility Systems, Workplace Safety and Health