£42,500 - £62,000 per annum - dependent on experience
CPI helps make great ideas and inventions a reality. We’re a team of intelligent people using advances in science and technology to solve the biggest global challenges in healthcare and sustainability.
Through our incredible people and innovation infrastructure, we collaborate with our partners in industry, academia, government, and the investment community to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative products.
From health technologies and pharmaceuticals to sustainable food and materials innovations, we turn the entrepreneurial spirit and radical thinking of our people and partners into incredible impact that makes our world a better place.
Why this role is important for CPI’s work
CPI has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Process Engineer to join a growing engineering team with a broad range of interesting and challenging projects, including the design and build of CPI’s new Novel Food Innovation Centre, a biotech piloting facility which will be used to help develop the next generation of alternative foods and bring them to market.
We are looking for an individual that possesses significant technical expertise in Chemical / Process engineering design, ideally with a strong knowledge of Biotechnology process and facility design. You will work alongside the balance of the Process Engineering team to provide technical expertise, capability and input to the delivery of a broad range of interesting and challenging projects, helping companies to develop and scale up the next generation of processes across multiple industry and technology areas.
You will act as technical lead in medium / large scale projects and projects of increasing complexity, and will help to guide and develop the more junior engineers in the team through sharing of knowledge and provision of technical support on smaller projects where they may be leading.
You will draw upon a broad range of technical know-how to deliver high quality process engineering outputs against agreed time and budget constraints, whilst providing expert advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders across the organisation. You will be viewed as an authority in process engineering within the company, offering innovative solutions and contributing extensively to development activities.
Key tasks in the Senior Process Engineer role will include (but are not limited to the below):
* To identify new technical developments and trends, translate these into building blocks for opportunities within the technology team, initiating the creation of (new) technological innovations/applications.
* To actively contribute to the delivery of engineering projects, conducting Front End Engineering Design studies at various levels including engagement with other disciplines and external partners / vendors as required.
* To build, maintain and exploit a network of relevant external stakeholders, customers, partners, research organisations and authorities, to represent the technology team as a credible specialist in networks, identifying opportunity for future projects and developments.
* To generate engineering calculations, drawings and reports to a high technical standard as required in order to complete projects against agreed time and budget constraints. Taking a leading role in some projects, supported by the balance of the engineering team as required.
The person we are seeking
The successful candidate will be educated to at least HNC or Foundation Degree level (or equivalent) in a Chemical/Biochemical Engineering discipline plus extensive industrial experience at senior level. You will possess significant technical expertise in chemical / process engineering design, build and commissioning, as well as compelling evidence of complex technical problem solving. It would be advantageous if you had experience in sterile design for biological processes, specifically fermentation.
What does CPI offer you?
At CPI, we offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, this includes:
* Up to 36 days holiday, including bank holidays – Plus a holiday purchasing scheme
* Life assurance and accident insurance schemes
CPI is an organisation based in the UK. Commencement of employment is conditional to demonstrating right to work in the UK, sponsorship may be available.
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