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We are scaling from pilot into commercial-scale production to serve European and global customers.\nThe Lead Process Engineer is the principal process owner of Thermulon's capital projects: an active toll-manufacturing scale-up already underway, and, in parallel, the design, build and commissioning of Thermulon's first commercial-scale plant. This is a senior but hands-on role in a small, lean organisation, working alongside a small team of process engineers, capital programme leadership, and third parties. You'll provide hands-on problem-solving support, mentoring and quality assurance across the team's workstreams, hold sign-off and due-diligence accountability for process engineering output, and keep a demanding set of technical action lists moving. The role leads technology transfer from lab and pilot trial scale into commercial production and is accountable for the core process engineering deliverables generated by the team and self.\nKey accountabilities\nUnderstand Thermulon's strategic direction and translate capital programme milestones and Big5 (Technical, IP Commercial, Funding and People) targets into a 12-18 months process engineering plan, responding to high-level company targets with minimal guidance \nAct as the principal process engineer across capital projects, whilst contributing to the hands-on delivery. \nApply an uncompromising attitude to process safety in design and execution; contribute engineering judgement to HAZIDs, HAZOPs, etc and drive actions to closeout, leading through influence. \nProvide technical supervision, mentoring and quality assurance to the wider process engineering team, who own day-to-day delivery of individual workstreams. \nFind creative, practical solutions to delivery challenges, drawing on relevant process technology, standards and literature. \nOwn core process engineering deliverables, including process flow diagrams (PFDs), P&IDs, mass and energy balances, equipment user specifications, technical bid evaluations, FAT & SAT testing, commissioning plans, etc. Prepare technical documentation for partners, vendors, and grant bodies and contribute to process IP and patent proposals. \nOwn in-house technical project risk registers and management-of-change (MOC) registers and drive them to closeout, leading through influence. \nHold sign-off and due-diligence accountability for techno-economic analyses of process plants, ensuring they are change-managed, audited and signed off, with rigorous scrutiny to model assumptions, methodology and calculations. \nLead technical communication to the process engineering team and cross-communicate with R&D, Commercial and Operations leads. Interface with project delivery partners and external process consultants alongside the capital programme leadership, translating their input into project decisions, and interact directly with partners and customers in a technical capacity where needed. \nSupport and supervise development of equipment proposals, designs and vendor validation work, conducted by the process engineering team, and participate directly in trial campaigns as needed. \nRequirements\nWhat this role needs from you\nYou'll live Thermulon's Values: Safe, Collaborate, Impact, Pace, Innovate and Grow. In practice that means:\nA naturally creative problem solver, comfortable finding practical working solutions when the standard route isn't available, and able to work with high levels of uncertainty. \nGenuine energy for getting things done day to day, close to the detail. \nReal diligence and care for the integrity of models and data that the projects rely on. \nA natural mentor, comfortable developing other team members’ technical capability while they retain ownership of their own workstreams. \nConfidence building relationships and driving action across a team of engineers and scientists, and with external partners, leading by influence. \nComfortable operating with high autonomy in a small, lean organisation. \nWillingness and availability to be mobilised to sites in the UK and/or Europe for periods during construction, commissioning, and operation of the plants.\nWhat you'll bring\nEssential\nSignificant hands-on chemical process experience, including capital project delivery, technology transfer, and process scale-up. \nDemonstrable track record in the key accountabilities listed. \nStrong influencing skills, able to get action from colleagues and third parties without line-management authority. \nA degree in Chemical or Process Engineering. \nMobility and interest to work at different sites for scale up, commissioning, and early production. \nDesirable\nChartered Engineer status (IChemE or equivalent). \nDirect experience with process hazard studies (HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA), risk management and change management processes in a process environment. \nFormal techno-economic analysis training, for example from a major energy or process company. \nExperience running equipment trials or pilot campaigns with third-party vendors. \nExperience scaling an immature or novel chemical process. \nPrior experience supervising or technically line-managing junior or graduate engineers. \nExperience managing a process development or engineering budget \nProven leadership of a process engineering team.\nYou'll be supported by an internal/external mentor from the senior team or industry, with a clear progression route within the Thermulon Career Path.\nBenefits\nJob Type: Full-time, London-based, Permanent\nWellbeing\n30 days holiday for everyone\nPrivate Medical insurance - 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