Junior Engineer

Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering with an established and growing business who develop and operate a portfolio of biogas plants with a commitment to professional development and sustainability, to recruit a Junior Engineer for its Girvan, South Ayrshire site. 
 
The strategically important Junior Engineer role comes with a competitive starting salary, pension, 25 days plus bank holidays, private healthcare and life assurance. 
 
If you’re a Graduate Engineer or Junior Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does then submit your CV to apply today. 
 
 
Responsibilities and duties 
 
Reporting to the Senior Process Engineer you will: 
 
•    Liaise with the Operations team, with guidance from the Project Engineering Leader & Senior Process Engineer, to assist in scoping new projects and agree on the design scope.
•    Produce engineering deliverables, including Mass/Energy Balances, BFDs, PFDs, P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams), equipment schedules, specifications/datasheets, and control philosophy, with support from Process Engineers.
•    Provide input to layout/general arrangement drawings and support subcontracted equipment design/selection and contract document preparation.
•    Support Project Engineers during the commissioning phase of major projects by ensuring P&IDs and equipment schedules are accurate, and that commissioning check sheets are completed for all equipment.
•    Develop and track process improvement projects from initial scope and design development to final handover to operations, including producing Scope of Work, P&IDs, equipment schedules, conducting design reviews, and overseeing project initiation, procurement, installation, and commissioning phases.
•    Promote a positive safety culture and ensure site works comply with all Safety, Health & Environmental requirements, collaborating with the local H&S Coach/Advisor to engage the site team in safety practices, contributing to safety studies (HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA), and developing/reviewing external DSEAR studies. 
 
 
Professional qualifications 
 
We are looking for someone with the following: 
 
•    Degree qualified in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
•    While not essential, some level of practical engineering experience or an industrial placement year would be advantageous.
•    Able to use CAD or simulation software.
•    Proficient in the use of IT such as MS Office programs.
•    A Full UK Driving Licence is essential due to the remote location (s) of the plants.
 
 
Personal skills 
 
The Junior Engineer role would suit someone who is: 
 
•    Strong verbal and written communication skills.
•    Able to build rapport and relationships with clients, suppliers and stakeholders.
•    Confidently able to initiate projects and produce solutions to engineering problems.
•    Able to work with others and independently. 
•    Has a commercial awareness. 
 
 
Salary and benefits of the Junior Engineer role 
 
•    Competitive starting salary
•    Pension
•    25 days annual leave plus bank holiday
•    Life assurance and healthcare
•    Paid mileage for travel to other sites 
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