Process Engineer

About the business

Finn Biogas is a Brisbane-based engineering company that designs and builds biogas plants throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and Asia. We work with clients from agriculture, industrial food and beverage production, and municipal backgrounds, to make their waste work for them whether for compliance, energy or resource recovery. 

Our tight-knit team is friendly, driven and passionate about making a difference in the World and this is your chance to join us. 

For more information about Finn Biogas, please see our website www.finnbiogas.com. 

About the role

We work across a multitude of projects, you will be required to work as design engineer for projects relating to anaerobic digestion, landfill,  composting and waste-to-energy. 

The role will play a key role in supporting the project teams to deliver end-to-end projects from concept design & feasibility assessment through to detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover; as well as delivering engineering consulting/advisory on a variety of projects. 

You will be assisting junior engineers and management with a variety of tasks relating to process design engineering. In the role you will be required to undertake:

• front-end design and feasibility + report writing 
• detailed process design + associated calculations
• verification and validation of calculations and modelling
• equipment specification, procurement and handover
• assist/supervise other technical staff where required

This position is located at Sumner Park, ~25 minutes from Brisbane city centre and close to amenities like Mt Ommaney shopping centre and a number of cafes. Access to the office is convenient from the Centenary Highway or adjacent bikeway.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking an experienced process design engineer  to join our team working on projects across multiple sectors. 

Our work is varied, and there is never a dull day. You will be flexible and adaptable, draw on your experience in similar industries, your great interpersonal skills and can-do attitude to work with a small and growing team to deliver great projects and great outcomes. 

Essential Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in chemical or Process Engineering required
• Strong team skills required
• 2+ years experience in a similar deign role
• A hands-on approach to dealing with projects, clients and technical issues and an ability to work independently is required
• Ability to develop engineering drawings (PFDs, P&IDs, piping etc)  and documentation (functional description,control philosophy, calculation reports etc) is required.
• Strong analytical skills and a good understanding of process design, technical & economic modelling, plant layout equipment sizing and selection etc.
• Exposure to safety in design, participation in HAZOP and design reviews would be advantageous
• Experience using process modelling software such as Aspen HYSYS or similar

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience in a similar industry – biogas, anaerobic digestion, solid waste, composting, landfill gas, wastewater treatment etc.
• RPEQ is not required but would be highly regarded
• Hazardous area class not essential but knowledge of would be a plus
• Whilst project dependent, there may be some domestic and international travel required for short periods . Site engineering or construction experience will also be highly regarded.

What we can offer 

The role is a full time, permanent position. 

Salary package commensurate with experience