Chemical engineers typically work in manufacturing plants, research laboratories, or pilot plant facilities.

They work around large-scale production equipment that is housed both indoors and outdoors.
Accordingly, they are often required to wear personal protective equipment (e.g., hard hats, goggles,
and steel-toe shoes).

Chemical engineers face many of the same challenges that other professionals face, and they meet
these challenges by applying their technical knowledge, communication and teamwork skills; the most
up-to-date practices available; and hard work. Benefits include financial reward, recognition within
industry and society, and the gratification that comes from working with the processes of nature to
meet the needs of society.

However, you'll generally need to:

 work closely with process chemists and control engineers to ensure the process plant is set up
to provide maximum output levels and efficient running of the production facility

 design plant and equipment configuration so that they can be readily adapted to suit the
product range and the process technologies involved, taking environmental and economic
aspects into account

The knowledge and transferable skills you learn at university will allow you to work in many different
roles across a huge number of industries. Here are just a few examples of possible job descriptions: