Principal Process Engineer - Sharjah

Job summary

Wood is recruiting for a Principal Process Engineer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on design, preparation of specification, data sheets and analysis of process engineering requirements for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Sharjah, UAE.

Responsibilities

• Review of EPC Contractor and Vendor documentation in line with Client specifications and contract requirements
• Assurance of quality of design
• Provide recommendations and consult the project team on technical issues
• Issuance and quick resolution of comment resolution sheets
• Attendance for safety and design reviews, FATs (within UAE, if required) as well as meetings with EPC Contractors
• Awareness of project status as well as cost and schedule impacts due to technical issues
• Perform process studies for the Client, where required
• Engage actively in the design, preparation of specification, data sheets and analysis of Process engineering requirements on a project
• Carry out detailed design to ensure proposed designs meet the technical requirements of the project
• Planning and supporting on Process engineering design for field process engineering requirements, preparation of basic design, data sheets, specifications, support on design deliverables, detailed design of the process part of the project
• Ensuring that the design is carried out as per the industry standard practices and in conformance with the quality management system
• Co-ordination with Project team and client
• Identification of issues that impede project progress and reporting to Project Managers and Line Manager
• Assimilating the evolution of new products and technology and updating oneself on the latest international standards in terms of engineering design practices and their applications
• Identifying new methodology of work process required for higher productivity
• Standing-in as lead as and when required
• Hands on Experience with Process Simulation and Pipenet

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering
• Minimum 12+ years of Oil and Gas experience
• Minimum 5-8 years FEED experience in upstream projects
• Experience in FEED design of Crude Oil Storage systems, Produced Water system and Fire Water system is preferred
• Middle East experience preferred
• Extensive brownfield experience
• Iraq project experience
• Fit-for-purpose approach using the experience gained in the industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent technical team and interpersonal skills
• Experience and detailed knowledge of relevant international codes and standards
• Knowledge of engineering computer programs and general business software
• Ability to make independent decisions in the planning, organizing and coordinating to develop solutions to complex problems

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