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Job title: Principal Engineer – Process
Company: Petrofac
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Principal Engineer – Process to be based in oman
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.
Minimum Requirement
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering with a minimum of 15 years of related experience preferably from
a background in working for consultancy organizations in the EPC of the Oil and Gas Industry
Scope of Responsibilities
Lead a team of engineers and designers in carrying out basic/detailed engineering work for large sized
projects assuming entire responsibility for conceptual and detailed design and provide necessary technical
information for costing/procurement in compliance with tender specifications/guidelines, quality requirements
and within budgeted man-hour and project schedules.
Primary Duties
- Review the ITB (Invitation to Bid) documents submitted in the proposals stage, delegate work, raise
technical queries, manage inputs to other disciplines, review techno-commercial vendor offers; prepare
proposal technical writeups and man-hour estimates. * Supervise the verification of design integrity. Use Process Simulation software such as HYSYS and
PIPESIM to ensure project specification details in the FEED Packages are feasible. Interpret and
evaluate reports from process engineering software. Evaluate and compare the various Feed package
documents and Data Sheets using scope of supply analysis and heat-and-mass balance calculations.
Identify discrepancies and inconsistencies take corrective action where required. * Verify and conceptualize the most optimum work route. Identify a clear scope of work/supply and
accordingly plan/schedule the engineering activities and manpower resource. Identify and quantify total
number of engineering deliverables, man-hour allocation, format of delivery, time schedules and other
requirements for execution of the work.
Coordinate with projects and planning on project time schedules, establish target completion dates,
ensure target dates are achieved. * Lead the preparation of the Technical Document Register (TDR) for process activities, carry out Contract
Review; review all key process deliverables to ensure correctness. Identify and resolve discrepancies and
divergences from original proposal through the instigation of technical queries or meetings with
projects/client. * Recommend, assign and distribute manpower for the execution of engineering activities within budgeted
project man-hours. Recommend cost effective measures to reduce overall manpower costs. * Supervise the preparation of Start-up and Operations Manuals. Prepare Operational Test Procedures
(OTP’s) when required. Provide support to commissioning teams when required.
Supervise system engineering for finalizing P&I diagrams, performing equipment sizing / rating
calculations and finalizing suitable materials of construction conforming to process/ service requirement * Interface and provide clarification and guidance and technical support to construction sites and
commissioning engineers provide start-up assistance as required. * Supervise the preparation of design and equipment calculations for identification and verification of
equipment parameters including calculations for valve sizes, pumps, vessels, exchangers, columns,
safety valves, control valves, shutdown valves, line sizing, logic diagrams etc. * Lead the preparation of equipment lists for downstream engineering disciplines. Ensure equipment
compatibility and conformance with client specifications. Recommend cost effective measures to reduce
the overall project costs, ensuring technical and safety compliance. * Interface and regularly meet with client and vendor representatives, conduct internal staff meetings,
ensure the progress of project in accordance to schedule, allotted man hours and budgeted costs.
Coordinate with projects and planning departments on schedule related issues. Update TDR progress
reports through the use of PETROCEPT software. * Perform/supervise all safety related process calculations such as blow-down /depressurizing, safety relief
etc. Participate in all Design Reviews, HAZID, HAZOP and Model Reviews. Close out HAZOP actions
related to process design and implement the action in process documents. * Interact with Quality Assurance for quality issues, strictly ensure compliance with Company’s ISO Quality
procedures. Coordinate Internal and Client audit requests, facilitate audit procedures of engineering
systems within the department. * Provide Performance / utility guarantees and prepare guarantee test procedure.
- Participate in employee performance evaluations, establish performance criteria, identify employee
- strengths and weaknesses, and recommend training and development requirements.
- Identify training/development needs for team and participate in establishing career path.
- Perform related duties as and when directed by Direct Supervisor.
- Job/Cost Impact
Leads the activities in converting the project from concept to detailed design within Project Budget
requirements. Serves as the tie-in in the department team for inter-discipline engineering concerned with the
project. Accountable for overall discipline related activities for the successful completion of project within
allotted schedule, manpower and costs.
- Decision Making Authority
May make decisions on layout, design and equipment specifications limited to the scope of contract
requirements and specifications. Consults with supervisor on main issues effecting layout and equipment
specifications. May make recommendations on mobilization/demobilization of personnel
- Supervisory Responsibility
Directs the resource allocation and workloads of a team of subordinates.
Typically leading a group of professionals or technical staff.
- Competencies/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Refer to HR/ OD Competency Management System (CMS)
- Physical Effort and Work Environment
Duties performed in Main Office mostly in air-conditioned surroundings. Approx. 50% of time spent on the
computer with the remaining 50% in supervision, planning, coordination’s, meetings and contacts.
Occasionally incumbent would require traveling to sites..
Additional Information
Expected salary:
Location: Muscat
Job date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 01:50:33 GMT
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