Career of the Week - Chemical Engineer

"Career of the Week" section provides you a better picture on careers that you might consider pursue in the future.

It comprises the description of the job, relevant degree courses that you can take after A level, universities that offer certain courses, recommended entry requirements and the duration of study. Suggested work placements will also be included here so that you can get some slight ideas on your whereabouts and your working atmosphere. We will update you preferably every week. In every end of this section, we will present you testimonial(s) from those people who are currently working on the job.

We will start off with "Chemical Engineer" because we noticed that quite a number of you want to be an engineer without knowing that there is a wide range of engineering-related careers out there.

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Chemical Engineer

Relevant Degrees: BSc Chemical Engineering, BEng Chemical Engineering

Universities:
Brunei - ITB
Australia - University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Sydney,
Canada - McGill University,
New Zealand - University of Auckland,
Singapore - Nanyang Technological University,
UK - Imperial College London, University of Nottingham, University College London

Recommended A-level entry requirements: ABB - BBB (Maths/Chemistry/Physics (or else Physics O level))

Duration of study: 3-4 years

Work placements in Brunei: BSP, BLNG

Testimonial:

"I've worked as a Technologist in an LNG plant for the past 10 years. The plant treats and liquefies raw natural gas to become LNG that can be shipped to customers overseas. One major part of the job is to provide daily technical support to operations such as performance monitoring and troubleshooting of problem areas. Technical support for projects is also another major aspect. Being a chemical engineer, it is important to understand how a particular unit or a system operates. Having a keen eye for detail and an inquisitive mind are also beneficial especially when conducting performance monitoring or doing troubleshooting. Making use of these skills in a challenging job is one of main benefits. The main challenges as a chemical engineer include obtaining the correct data needed and critically analysing the data. Having good interpersonal skills is also very important especially when dealing with people from different departments at all levels."

Chemical Engineer, BLNG