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Process Design Engineer - Livingston/ West Lothian

Process Design Engineer 

West Coast Scotland (Beith)

Permanent 

Nine Twenty Engineering & Manufacturing are supporting a highly specialised global engineering business as they look to appoint a Process Design Engineer into their UK team.

This is a brand new role, created to establish process engineering capability in the UK, supporting a long-standing US parent with decades of proprietary design expertise.

The Opportunity

This is a front-end, process design-focused role, sitting at the intersection of engineering and commercial delivery.

You won’t be running a plant - instead, you’ll be:

  • designing solutions

  • interpreting customer requirements

  • producing technical proposals

  • supporting the sales process from an engineering perspective

It’s ideal for someone who enjoys the problem-solving, analytical and design side of process engineering, rather than day-to-day operations.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Reviewing and triaging incoming technical enquiries

  • Interpreting process data, customer specs and datasheets

  • Carrying out process design calculations and equipment sizing

  • Developing budget estimates and progressing to detailed proposals

  • Supporting ongoing technical clarifications with customers (often over extended timelines)

  • Contributing to both new equipment and aftermarket / retrofit enquiries

  • Working closely with the US process engineering team, learning established design rules and legacy systems

What We’re Looking For

We’re open on experience level — this could suit someone early in their career or a more experienced engineer — but the key is a strong foundation in process design principles.

You will likely have:

  • A degree in Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering (or similar)

  • A genuine interest in process design and engineering calculations

  • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving ability

  • Confidence to make decisions and work independently

  • Ability to manage multiple live enquiries and priorities

  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage customers technically

Desirable experience:

  • Heat transfer / thermal processes

  • Oil & gas, petrochemical or related process industries

  • Exposure to ASME or similar design standards

  • Experience in applications, proposals or front-end engineering

Why This Role is Different

  • You will work on a role with focus on engineering thinking and design

  • You’ll work on bespoke, technically complex solutions, not standardised processes

  • You’ll gain exposure to decades of proprietary design knowledge

  • You’ll play a key role in building the UK engineering capability from the ground up

Package & Benefits

  • Competitive salary depending on experience

  • Profit share scheme

  • Enhanced pension contribution

  • Early finish on Fridays

  • Strong overall benefits package

Next Steps

If you’re a Process / Chemical Engineer who enjoys the design, analytical and problem-solving side of engineering, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a role with real impact and long-term development.

Apply now or contact:


Caroline Strachan

07825 450 978

cstrachan@weareninetwenty.com

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