ABOUT US:
We are an international consultancy, engineering, and project management group driven by a commitment to shape resilient, sustainable, and future-ready infrastructure. With decades of multidisciplinary expertise, we deliver complex transport and mobility systems across the globe — including major programs throughout Southeast Asia. Our teams combine technical excellence, innovation, and collaborative leadership to bring world-class engineering solutions to life.
ABOUT JOB:
The Lead Process Engineer is the technical and managerial authority for process engineering within sector Industry in Vietnam and the wider APAC region.
The role is responsible for:
- Defining process engineering strategy and standards
- Leading complex, high‑value industrial projects
- Managing senior process resources
- Acting as a trusted technical partner to clients, project directors and regional leadership
- Open for expats
The role has final technical authority to validate process engineering strategies, assumptions and major deliverables on behalf of Artelia Industry.
- This position goes beyond project delivery and includes discipline ownership, strategic decision‑making and long‑term capability building.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Accountable for the performance, quality, credibility of the process engineering discipline.
Technical Authority
- Act as the senior technical authority for process engineering across industrial and utility projects
- Validate key process concepts, design assumptions and critical deliverables
- Ensure solutions are compliant, constructible, operable and commercially sound
Discipline Leadership
- Lead and develop the process engineering discipline at country and regional level
- Set standards, methodologies and quality expectations
- Manage, mentor and grow senior and junior process engineering resources
Project Delivery Oversight
- Lead process engineering on complex or high‑risk projects
- Support Project Directors and Managers on scope, risk, resourcing and delivery strategy
- Ensure effective coordination with buildings, utilities, MEP and other disciplines
Client & Stakeholder Interface
- Act as trusted senior technical advisor to key clients
- Lead technical workshops, design reviews and value engineering activities
- Represent process engineering in executive‑level discussions
Business & Capability Development
- Support proposals, tenders and strategic bids as discipline authority
- Contribute to the growth and positioning of Artelia's process engineering capability
- Promote continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and lessons learned
QHSE & Quality Leadership
- Uphold Artelia's QHSE policies and values at discipline level
- Ensure robust technical reviews, risk management and compliance
- Lead by example in safety, ethics and engineering excellence
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification is a plus
- Significant senior experience (typically 15+ years) in process engineering
- Proven experience as:
- Process Discipline Lead
- Engineering Manager
- Senior Lead Process Engineer
- Extensive background in engineering consultancy or EPC
- Experience on large, complex, multi‑disciplinary industrial projects
- Demonstrated success managing senior technical teams
Technical & Professional Skills
- Deep expertise in:
- Industrial process and utility systems
- Interface between process, buildings and MEP
- Process safety and compliance frameworks
- Strong engineering judgment and decision-making capability
- Comfortable operating with incomplete or evolving data
- Excellent technical communication with both engineers and executives
- Fluent technical English (written and spoken)
Leadership Profile & Personal Qualities
- Recognised technical authority and role model
- Strategic thinker with pragmatic delivery mindset
- Confident, credible and calm under pressure
- Strong coaching and people development focus
- Able to challenge, influence and align senior stakeholders
- Structured, rigorous and accountable
Why this Role Matters
This role is key to:
- Strengthening Artelia's process engineering credibility in APAC
- Supporting growth in complex industrial projects
- Building a sustainable, high‑performing process discipline
- Acting as a cornerstone of technical excellence within the Industry practice
