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McDermott Principal Process Engineer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Job Overview:
Principal Process Engineer with hands on offshore process platform experience comprising: Compression, Gas Dehydration, Vapor Recovery, Flare and Utilities and Brownfield work. Proven lead level capabilities at EPC stage along with strong HYSYS and offshore Process Systems experience is required.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
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
Essential Qualifications and Education:
Principal process engineer, 15 to 20 years’ in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design
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
With hands-on Offshore Process Facility design experience at EPC level.
Facilities to be designed will be Greenfield Oil Wellhead Platforms with producer and water injection wells, Water Injection Platform and Pipelines. Brownfield engineering of existing facilities will be part of the EPC project scope as well.
The candidate shall already be a seasoned Lead Engineer experienced in major Offshore EPC projects and possess strong leadership skills and hands-on technical competence.
Candidate will need to have strong experience in Process simulations tools such as HYSYS and Hydraulic simulation tools such as Flare Analyzer, PIPESIM, and PIPENET.
Candidate Shall be hands-on with the preparation, development, and checking of a range of Process Engineering deliverables at EPC level, such as, but not limited to: Basis of Design, Process philosophies, a range of Process Engineering reports, HMBs, BFDs, PFDs, UFDs, PSFDs, P&IDs, equipment and instrumentation data sheets, SAFE charts, HAZOP participation and recommendation close out, participation in other selected project workshops, inputs to C&Es, operating manuals, vendor document reviews and RFQ preparation and coordination of a range of 3rd party studies.
Experience in ADNOC Offshore projects will be highly desirable
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