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Graduate Process Engineer

Company Foster Wheeler Experience 1-2 years
Date 2009-10-16 Salary Competitive
Category Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) Start date Autumn 2010
Region Europe Duration Long Term
Location Country United Kingdom (UK)

Description of Graduate Process Engineer

Foster Wheeler is a global engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. Delivering solutions for clients in the upstream oil & gas, midstream & LNG, refining, petrochemicals & pharmaceuticals & biotechnology, and power industries.

Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well recognised in the industries we serve. We have proven expertise in managing large, complex projects, a global reach and long-standing international presence, strong relationships with our clients and cutting-edge processes and technologies.

We have been very successful in winning major new projects around the world in our well-established business sectors.

Responsibilities
The Foster Wheeler Graduate Programme for Chemical Engineering graduates comprises an initial period of two years of training in process design activities and periods spent in other related departments (e.g. Estimating, Project Engineering, Heat Exchanger Group). This is followed by a further two years where your learning to date will be developed and will provide you with the necessary skills and experience to apply for membership of the IChemE and become a Chartered Engineer.

As a Graduate Process Engineer you will be involved in undertaking process design activities on Foster Wheeler's current projects in the refining, chemical, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, GTL and LNG sectors. This will include undertaking calculations for hydraulics, equipment sizing and safety related devices and preparing documents and drawings such as Process Flow Diagrams, Equipment Specifications and P&IDs. You will also gain exposure to the Safety and Environmental aspects of process design work. Other features of the programme include:
• Accredited training with six monthly salary reviews and quarterly development reviews for the first two years followed by two additional years of career development
• Each graduate is assigned a mentor, a departmental training supervisor and a graduate development adviser to ensure they are supported in their personal and professional development to gain chartered status (where applicable)
• From the beginning there is hands-on involvement working on projects with the opportunity to develop skills by working alongside experienced engineers
• There are opportunities for site placements in the UK and abroad during a graduate's first few years with Foster Wheeler

Skills required for Graduate Process Engineer

You will need a minimum 2:1 degree in a chemical engineering-related discipline. An IChemE-accredited degree to MEng level is required.
Remarks Please note this role has a start date of Autumn 2010. The closing date for applications is 16 November 2009.
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