Process Engineer
Posted 15 Jun 2026
Advertised as “Principal Process Engineer (Pharma/Bio Pharma)”
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- Expected experience
- 15–20 yrs
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyChemical Engineering
Study levelGraduate certificate or higher
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Position Summary:
This is a client facing leadership position within the Process Team, responsible for supporting multiple mid to large sized projects. The Lead Process Engineer will mentor less experienced Engineers; Piping Designers; and CAD Designers in the generation of design documents per the ARCADIS Design Deliverables Matrix.
Typical design elements include Front End Engineering Design studies (Feasibility through the Basis of Design), P&IDs, equipment specification, design coordination through all project phases, process modeling, and reports on specific technical topics required by the project team.
The Lead Process Engineer is expected to demonstrate expertise in a variety of process engineering unit operations and biological manufacturing methods and semi- conductor processes, supported by a wealth of design and/or operation experiences.
Additional work activities include supporting other ARCADIS offices and Central Operations (i.e. Business Development) in ARCADIS Strategic Initiatives and presenting at relevant industry conferences and publications. The Lead Process Engineer will be mentored by the Discipline Manager and other Senior SME Design Staff within the greater ARCADIS Team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Engage with all levels of ARCADIS and client organizations on technical discussions related to the fields of Chemical and Biological Process Engineering.
- Manage large project team and support the Discipline Manager in completion of performance reviews for these team members.
- Advise as SME in the development of engineering documents, leveraging experience, good engineering judgement, and external resources. Accountable for overall execution of the Process Design including technical quality, budget, and schedule.
- Coordinate construction activities for large projects; manage TBA, Submittals, RFI, and vendor activities, field evaluations, and commissioning support.
- Applies good engineering judgement to daily work, able to support design decisions with sound reasoning and published data when appropriate.
- Advanced understanding of unit operations encountered in the field of Chemical Engineering with a special emphasis on those present in the Life Sciences, semi-conductor, and other highly technical fields. field. Able to explain theory surrounding these elements and teach the concepts to others.