Principal Process Engineer

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.

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.

• 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&).
  • 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…