Process Engineer

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead/ be a part of the process design team working on onshore or offshore feasibility, conceptual, basic engineering, FEED, detailed design and EPC/ EPCM projects.
• Perform process engineering activities and review activities carried out by Engineers, Designers and CAD Operators.
• Liaise with other departments, clients, vendors, subcontractors and third parties.
• Participate in inter-disciplines, project, client and vendor meetings.
• Perform all Inter-discipline check
• Prepare scope of work, manhour and cost estimates for proposals.
• Groom young engineers and provide advice to peers in his field of expertise.
• Principal Engineer who is a technical specialist has the added responsibility to act in a consultancy role, providing advice and carrying out specialized engineering tasks.
• As a Lead Engineer on project, he is also responsible for the following:
  • Advise the Department Manger the manpower and skill levels required to ensure smooth execution of the project.
  • Assign work to the team appropriately.
  • Conduct meetings at regular intervals with team members to review progress and share the lesson learnt & typical issues.
  • Overall responsible for the manhour & schedule monitoring and control and quality of the work produced.
  • Organize and maintain project technical filing and archiving.
• Primary involvement in a typical project includes:
  • Perform process simulations / calculations including heat and material balance; thermal design of exchanges; hydraulic calculations of piping networks and pipelines, blow down studies etc.
  • Perform piping, equipment and instruments (control valves and PSV’s) and selection of control scheme.
  • Prepare equipment and instrument datasheets.
  • Prepare PFD, UFD & P&IDs
  • Provide input into other discipline deliverables like: SAFE and Cause and Effect charts.
  • Prepare line list and tie-in list.
  • Prepare process equipment list.
  • Develop process design basis; operating and control philosophy; isolation philosophy and safeguarding memorandum; relief and blowdown philosophy.
  • Develop Pre/Commissioning manual and Operating manual.
  • Prepare performance test procedures.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum Level II Professional Engineering License from the Engineering Council of Thailand (if any).
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience for senior and fifteen (15) years of experience for principal in Process engineering design in the Oil & Gas, Refineries, Chemical, Petrochemical or related industries. Experience should cover at least eight (8) years of Process engineering design with Engineering Consultant.
• Knowledge and experience in Upstream/Downstream technologies
• Highly motivated and strong leadership quality.
• Familiar with API, ASME and relevant standards and design codes
• Familiar with typical Process simulation packages; HYSYS or Pro II, HTRI, Flarenet, Flaresim, Pipesim, Pipenet, Flowmaster.