Principal Process Engineer

We are seeking to appoint a Principal Process Engineer at a Clients site in Sweden for the delivery of process design scopes and to provide support during turnarounds. This position is suited to an experienced process engineering professional with a proven track record of leading process engineering activities and site experience.

The assignment is scheduled to start in August 2026 and will run for 18 months. The position is full-time and requires full on-site presence in Nynäshamn Sweden.

Key Responsibilities:

Process Engineering & Studies

• Provide process engineering input to ongoing and planned refinery projects

• Support development of project scopes and technical definitions

• Perform process calculations and evaluations

• Review heat and material balances

• Support process simulations (if required)

• Review process safety requirements including flare loads relief cases and isolation philosophy

• Review process design basis PFDs and P&IDs.

• Participate in design reviews (e.g. HAZOP HAZID SIL) as required

• Review and comment on vendor documentation and engineering deliverables

• Support project execution

• Assist with commissioning planning and readiness reviews (as required)

• Participate in technical meetings and reviews

Turn Around Support

• Support turnaround preparation and execution from a process engineering perspective. Provide day shift or night shift process engineering coverage during shutdown start-up and commissioning activities

• Review shutdown isolation decontamination and start-up procedures

• Identify process risks and mitigation measures during turnaround activities

• Troubleshoot process upsets and provide technical support during shutdown and start-up phases

• Support operations maintenance inspection mechanical and HSE teams to ensure safe execution

• Support Management of Change (MOC) risk assessments and process safety reviews related to turnaround activities

• Monitor unit performance during restart and support stabilization and optimization of operations

• Support field checking and hand-back of equipment

• Support pre-start-up safety reviews

Who You Are

• A minimum of 12 years of process design experience within a relevant industrial sector

• Degree-qualified in Chemical Engineering and Chartered Member of the IChemE

• Significant site experience including supporting turnarounds

• Proven ability in leading process engineering activities ensuring that they are delivered safely accurately and on time

• Sound understanding of process safety fundamentals and experience in hazard/risk assessments

• Well-developed organisational and teamwork skills with the ability to engage effectively with clients and provide technical guidance to junior engineers

• Excellent problem-solving ability and attention to detail

  For more information please contact Nipromec Group HR & Recruiting Administrator Rania Salman.
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About Us:

Nipromec Group founded in 2003 is an international consulting and engineering firm specializing in design and consulting services across a range of industries with a strong focus on energy and construction. We have a well-established presence with offices in Rauma Turku Tampere and Helsinki in Finland as well as locations in Malmö Sweden; Erlangen Germany; and Bristol and London in the United Kingdom.

Finnish Nipromec Group consists of Nipromec Oy Ltd Nipromec UK Ltd N-Pro Resources Oy Ltd Nipromec GmbH Nipromec Sweden Ab Nipromec EP and Nipromec Site Services units. Nipromec Group is audited and certified by Bureau Veritas and holds the ISO 9001/14001 and ISO 45001 certificates. 2023 Nipromec Group turnover was 22 million Euros. For more information please visit .