Job Description

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Petrofac is currently looking to recruit an Engineer l - Process to be based in Chennai.

What we do

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility, they need.

Equal Opportunities

We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

Petrofac is striving to develop a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can contribute. We encourage everyone to apply, especially those individuals who form part of underrepresented groups. Applications are also welcome from candidates who want to discuss flexible working or job-sharing requests.

Scope of Responsibilities

Operate as part of a team of engineers and designers in carrying out basic or detailed engineering works and provide necessary technical information for costing/procurement in compliance with tender specifications/guidelines and within budgeted man-hour and project schedules.

Primary Duties

• Participate in the review of the ITB (Invitation To Bid) documents submitted in the proposals stage, provide process input to other disciplines, review techno-commercial vendor offers.
• Prepare the Technical Document Register (TDR) for process activities, plan and participate in the preparation and checking of the Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD's), Utility Flow Diagrams (UFD's), Heat and Material Balance, Utility and Instrument Flow Diagrams, Process Safety Diagrams, Material Selection Flow Diagrams (MSD's), Equipment Data Sheets, and other required diagrams and documents. Identify and resolve discrepancies and divergences from original proposal through the instigation of technical queries to projects/client.
• Verify feasibility of process specification contained in the Feed Packages through the use of Process Simulation software such as HYSYS and PIPESIM. Perform comparison reports and evaluate Feed Data Sheets with heat-and-mass balance.
• Perform studies and prepare reports including calculation of equipment design conditions, equipment sizing case selection, equipment type selection.
• Prepare or check design and equipment calculations and diagrams for identification and verification of equipment requirements including calculations for valve sizes, pumps, vessels, exchangers, columns, safety valves, control valves, shutdown valves, line sizing, logic diagrams, logic diagrams, adequacy checks, Relief and Blow down and etc.
• Prepare sizing calculations, cause-and-effect charts, Heat and Mass balance calculations and shutdown logic for completion of P&ID's, PFD's and PDS sheets, provide input to the various downstream engineering disciplines for document preparation to vendors for Bid invitations.
• Review documents from downstream engineering disciplines. Ensure equipment compatibility and conformance with client specifications. Recommend cost effective improvements in design layouts and/or equipment specifications within the scope of client specifications and requirements.
• Organize the issuance of engineering drawings and technical documents for Inter-Discipline Checks (IDC's), coordinate with other engineering discipline in the integration of data inputs.
• Prepare Start up and Operations Manuals. Prepare Operational Test Procedures (OTP's) when required.
• Participate in HAZOP meeting with the client and representatives of the other engineering disciplines.
• Review vendor documents and meet with vendor representatives when required.
• Interface and provide clarification and guidance and technical support to construction sites and commissioning engineers provide startup assistance as required.
• Perform related duties as and when directed by Direct Supervisor.

Minimum Job Requirement

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering with a minimum 6 years of related experience preferably from a background in working for consultancy organizations in the EPC of the Oil and Gas Industry.

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