Job Description
Job Summary
Translating client requirements into detailed engineering designs. • Ensure that what is designed is efficient and safe to operate.
Contributing to the successful completion of projects within budget and schedule
Job Details
Core Responsibilities:
• Process Design and Development:
• Developing Process Flow Diagrams PFDs and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams P&IDs.
• Performing process simulations and calculations using software like Aspen HYSYS.
• Sizing and specifying process equipment e.g., vessels, pumps, heat exchangers.
• Developing Heat and Material Balances HMBs.
• Safety and Risk Assessment:
• Participating in Hazard Identification HAZID and Hazard and Operability HAZOP studies.
• Contributing to Safety Integrity Level SIL assessments.
• Ensuring compliance with safety regulations and industry standards.
• Technical Documentation:
• Preparing design basis documents, technical specifications, and operating manuals.
• Generating reports and presentations to communicate design concepts and results.
• Collaboration and Coordination:
• Working closely with other engineering disciplines e.g., piping, instrumentation, electrical.
• Interacting with vendors and suppliers to evaluate equipment and ensure compliance.
• Communicating with clients to understand their requirements and provide technical support.
Process Optimization:
• Identifying opportunities to improve process efficiency and reduce costs.
• Troubleshooting operational problems and providing solutions.
• Contributing to commissioning and start-up activities.
• Regulatory Compliance:
• Ensuring that all designs and operations adhere to relevant environmental and industry regulations.
• In the context of EPC projects:
• Translating client requirements into detailed engineering designs.
• Ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality.
• Supervise subcontractor’s process team to make sure that their output is fit for purpose, cost effective and easy to construct
• Review of vendor’s process deliverables
Requirements
• A Bachelor of Science B.Sc. or Bachelor of Engineering B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• A Master's degree M.Sc. will be an added advantage
• Registered engineer with COREN is mandatory
• A minimum of 7-10+ years of relevant experience is commonly expected.
• Significant experience in the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry is crucial.
• Experience in pipelines, gas processing design and engineering is highly valued.
• Experience working on various project phases, including conceptual studies, FEED Front-End Engineering Design, and detailed design, is important.
• Experience with both greenfield and brownfield projects.
• EPC Experience:
• Proven experience working within an EPC environment.