Chemical Engineer
Design and control chemical manufacturing processes
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- What's it like to be a Chemical Engineer?
- How to become a Chemical Engineer
- Latest Chemical Engineer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Engineer role reviews
What's it like to be a Chemical Engineer?
Chemical Engineers design and oversee industrial processes that convert raw materials into commercial products and consumer goods. They analyse materials and processes in order to increase efficiencies and reduce production costs.
Tasks and duties
- Designing chemical process systems and planning and overseeing their safe and efficient operation.
- Monitoring and reviewing processes and materials and identifying opportunities for increased efficiency.
- Planning and controlling industrial processes that turn raw materials into finished products.
- Preparing reports and feasibility statements for presentation to clients and stakeholders.
- Ensuring environmentally friendly and safe operation of industrial process facilities.
- Identifying and resolving faults in chemical processes.
How to become a Chemical Engineer
To become a Chemical Engineer, you are usually required to complete a bachelor degree in chemical engineering, such as the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical). It is also recommended to join Engineers Australia, the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and register with the National Engineering Register (NER).
- Complete a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical). This is a four-year course of full-time study. Prerequisites include completion of Australian high school Year 12 (or equivalent), and assumed knowledge in chemistry, engineering and mathematics.
- Consider completing postgraduate study such as the Master of Engineering (Chemical). This is a two-year or three-year course of full-time study.
- Seek out internship or placement opportunities while studying in order to gain practical experience.
- When eligible, join Engineers Australia and IChemE; you may be eligible to join either while studying, or upon graduation.
- After you graduate and have some industry experience, you may be eligible to register with the NER. Registration requires continuing professional development (CPD).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Chemical Engineer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Water Treatment
Chemical Processes
Operational Improvement
Refinery
Process Engineering
Commissioning
Metallurgy
Process Optimisation
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Latest Chemical Engineer reviews
Nov 2024
if there is a process, chemical enginner should be there
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours)
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationEngineering
The good thingsWhat I enjoy most about my role as a chemical engineer is the opportunity to solve complex, real-world problems and make meaningful contributions to efficiency and sustainability. Every day presents u...
The challengesAs a chemical engineer, one of the more challenging aspects of the role is dealing with unexpected equipment or process failures, which can disrupt production and require quick, high-stakes decision-m...
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Mar 2024
Challenging and supporting
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Science
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationEngineering
The good thingsChemical engineering is very challenging position and if you are really passionate about your job it is a great profession to dive into the world of natural science to help the community and the world...
The challengesExplaining researches and handling chemicals without seeing what is happening behind is sometimes difficult to to be understood by senior or top managers not related to technical department.
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