Principal Process Engineer

• Become fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule and all inter-discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues. Interpret contractual requirements as they relate to engineering execution.
• Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates. Provide similar support for Variation Orders.
• Interface with all disciplines to develop clash free designs.
• Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings.
• Maintain close co-ordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning and Project Management Team, as required.
• Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager.
• Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements and man-hour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements.
• Prepare bid's and project's Discipline engineering budget and execution plans, updating as required.
• Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope and to maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices and operational requirements.
• Prepare, review and (as Lead Engineer) approve Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies and technical specifications.
• Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity.
• Review project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to construction sequence, milestones and engineering scope.
• Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings and offshore site surveys, as required.
• Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Process Engineering.
• Prepare, review and (as Lead Engineer) approve design reports and procedures.
• Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them in proceeding with their deliverables.
• Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary.
• Present issues and problems to Customers in a timely manner and assist Lead Engineer in negotiating resolution in accordance with project and company requirements.
• Guide less experienced engineers on MDR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries, etc.
• Supervise and guide assigned engineers and coordinate with project Lead Designers for Discipline engineering and design deliverables.
• Monitor costs of own work processes.
• Responsible for the engineering integrity of the assigned work area.
• Develop communication and presentation skills (e.g., write technical papers, participate in conferences and/or seminars, present design solutions and/or present topics at lunch and learns; etc.).
• Responsible for checking the following key deliverables, applicable as per the Project scope:

• Process simulations / Heat and material balances.
• Process flow diagrams (PFD).
• Piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID).
• Equipment and instrument process datasheets.
• Process specifications.
• Operating philosophy and startup and operating manuals.
• Equipment list (process data).
• Line list (process data).
• Equipment and line sizing calculations.
• Flare radiation and dispersion calculations.
• Depressurization and flare network studies.
• Process studies
• Provide process assistance to other disciplines by performing IDC / providing inputs as required for the following activities:

• Layout review
• Area classification drawings
• Safety studies
• Electrical load list
• Equipment datasheets
• Instrument datasheets
• ESD and F&G logic diagrams and control narratives.
• Participate in HAZAN, HAZID, HAZOP and other safety / operability / reliability studies and workshops.
• Assist in close out of HAZOP action items.
• Lead the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer and third party technical audits) and Design Reviews.
• When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:

• Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer counterparts.
• Ensure substantive communications are documented.
• Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineer's skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline manager.
• Plan, organize and assign tasks, responsibilities and man-hours budgets to the discipline team and verify tasks are completed within budgets.
• Plan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule / register compliant with the overall execution plan.
• Prepare working forecasts identifying change management plans, corrective action and real-time schedule.
• Provide Discipline inputs for actual, planning and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity.
• Alert project team of any deviation from the scope or a need for change order.
• Monitor KPI measurement results and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance, including performance at interfaces with others.
• Coordinate with other Discipline Lead Engineers and Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design inputs.
• Review and approve requisitions, technical quotation evaluations and queries, compiled bid tabulations and recommendations and purchase requisitions; and coordinate with Procurement to expedite vendor documents as required.
• Review comments from Customers & other agencies on documents and drawings produced by the team and resolve and give guidance on their update and incorporation.
• Assist Discipline manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and manpower planning.
• Anticipate project engineering needs and plan accordingly.
• Coordinate with vendor for discipline managed / procured items.
• Assist Discipline manager and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in Performance Evaluation of project team members.

• Principal process engineer, 15 to 20 years' in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design
• Candidates shall have hands on and up to date experience with a range of process engineering tools such as Aspen HYSYS, Flare Analyzer, EDR, Pipesim and Pipenet.
• At least an intermediate level experience in PROMAX required.
• Working knowledge of OLGA and / or strong experience in the interpretation of outputs and ability to raise RFQ and managing the flow assurance performed b 3rd party contractors required”.
• Bachelor Degree or Master Degree in Engineering
• Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable

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