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Lead Process Engineer IV

Wood
Salt Lake, UT Full Time
POSTED ON 7/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/20/2026
Job Description

Wood is recruiting for a Lead Process Engineer to join its Technology & Products Service Line business. This opportunity is Onsite.

The Role

Wood is recruiting for a Lead Process Engineer to join our Salt Lake City, Utah Office. The Lead Process Engineer will be engaged in various process design activities relating to Wood's proprietary Sulfur Recovery technology as well as other engineering projects related to sour water stripping, tail gas treating, thermal treatment, and incineration. Wood is looking for process engineer who wants to join a team with a clear vision of the future and a plan for steady long-term growth. We believe our growth is fundamentally the result of our great people who support the Wood’s core values and our diversity in successfully servicing our client’s needs.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood’s consulting business is comprised of 4,000 of the world’s foremost deep domain and technical experts, engineering specialists and industrial scientists, focused on advising and implementing solutions that drive real value for our clients at any stage of the asset life cycle.

What We Can Offer

  • Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Oil and Gas sector.
  • Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs.
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
  • Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
  • Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
  • Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
  • Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities

  • Understands the project delivery process and help define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals
  • Act as process lead on project teams and manage the process engineers work to ensure the completion, technical accuracy, and quality of the process deliverables that are developed on projects assigned
  • Lead the development of PFD’s, P&ID’s, Mass and Energy Balances, Equipment Lists, Process Equipment Specifications, generate instrument process data, generate relief loads and pressure safety valve data, do hydraulic calculations, participate in safety review meetings such as HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, and What-If
  • Interacts and lead discussions with clients in technical meetings, site visits and business development meetings
  • Provide guidance and relevant technical information to other disciplines who are in mechanical, electrical, structural, estimating and process control groups.
  • Provide engineering expertise to optimize process systems and implement cost reduction opportunities
  • Evaluate field installations and recommend design modifications to eliminate system malfunctions and debottlenecks
  • Ensure adherence to Wood’s quality and safety standards
  • Regularly reports to a Process Manager/Supervisor and Project Manager on projects assigned

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

  • Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in chemical engineering
  • Minimum 5 to 7 years process design experience in refinery and/or chemical process unit projects
  • In-depth knowledge of sulfur related technologies
  • Strong communication skills, verbal and written, is required for interactions internal within Wood and our clients who are domestic and foreign
  • A willingness to travel as needed
  • Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required

Desirable

  • Professional Engineering license

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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