Senior Static Equipment Mechanical Engineer (PMC)

England, United Kingdom

Project Overview:

Bechtel is seeking to work with a major Indian corporation to provide Project Management Consultant (PMC) Services and Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) Services for offsites and utilities (OSBL) for a multi-billion-dollar upgrade / expansion of their existing petrochemical facilities in India. The PMC Services will be led out of India with personnel deployed in Mumbai region, the project sites in India, as well as several key contractor locations across India. The EPCM Services for OSBL will be led out of Bechtel’s India offices.

You will bring your experience and expertise to the PMC role while working within the customer’s organization as part of an integrated team. As part of this team, you will commit to supporting the client’s goals while promoting our values of fairness, diversity, inclusion, trust, and collaboration guided by our Vision, Values and Commitments.

Position Summary:

Candidate is responsible for assigned activities within the Mechanical engineering discipline on the project. Applies broad and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices. Makes decisions independently concerning problems within the discipline. Represents the discipline on the project with Contractors and Owner to resolve technical questions and as required to coordinate work.

Essential Job Duties

Oversees and monitors Contractors’ engineering progress for static equipment (Pressure Vessels, Fired and Unfired heat transfer equipment, Shop Fabricated Tanks, etc.)

Reviews the design scope and deliverables of specific discipline to ensure Contractors perform all work to agreed standards for safety, health, and environment.

Develops Engineering Procedures, design guides, specifications, instructions, philosophies, and design criteria.

Works with other lead discipline engineers to ensure that all interfaces between disciplines are clearly defined and recorded.

Coordinates with other leaders to ensure that multi-discipline interfaces are properly addressed with resolution of technical issues and conflicting design requirements in a timely manner.

Provides technical oversight for static equipment by conducting review of the following deliverables, design reviews and tasks: Mechanical Equipment Specifications, Mechanical Equipment Datasheets, Material Requisitions for Quote and Purchase, Technical Bid Evaluations, Inspection and Test Plans, Vendor document review, Inspection reports, etc.

Coordinates and participates in reviews of Contractors’ engineering documents/deliverables within discipline to ensure compliance with the contract requirements, including project procedures, project specifications and applicable codes and standards. Monitors status of Contractor documents reviews for discipline

Provide necessary support to Equipment list, P&ID, HAZOP/HAZID, Model reviews, studies, etc.

Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to project management.

Facilitates technical discussions with third parties (client, suppliers, regulators).

Promotes the creation of a work environment supported by leadership which fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

Participates in project technical reviews, progress, and review meetings.

Qualifications

Applicant must have a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree.

At least 15 years of Static Equipment (Pressure Vessel/Shop fab tanks and/or Unfired Heat Exchanger and/or Fired Heat Transfer Equipment) experience, relevant to oil, gas and chemicals related design engineering. Additional experience such as PMC, petrochemical, systems startup, field engineering, or plant operation in large industrial plants, utilities, process plants or other engineering/construction firms is a plus.

A professional license or Chartered Engineer status in an appropriate engineering or scientific discipline, from a recognized licensing board or engineering council preferred.

Applicant must have gained experience in one or more of the following commodities with good working knowledge of the others:

Pressure Vessel Experience: COMPRESS/PV-Elite software to design Pressure Vessels and review vendor designs independently. Re-rating and modifications of Pressure Vessels, Coke Drums, Reactors, Fitness for Service assessments, thick-walled Vessels in cryogenic and wet sour service, FEA/CFD analysis is a plus.

Unfired Heat Exchanger Experience: Heat exchanger selection (i.e. shell and tube heat exchangers, air coolers, plate type exchangers, electric heaters, hair pin exchangers, etc.) for various services, HTRI program to design/rate shell and tube heat exchangers and air coolers and independently perform thermal and mechanical design.

Fired Equipment Experience: Different types of fired/combustion equipment such as fired heaters, flares, thermal oxidizers, boilers, WHRU, etc. Knowledge of thermal design, FRNC-5 heater simulation program or an equivalent industry standard simulation software. Knowledge of combustion calculations, draft loss calculations, 1 phase and 2 phase pressure drop calculations for fired equipment. Strong working knowledge of fired equipment controls, Burner Management System & other controls related to fired equipment. Knowledge of the design of proprietary technology furnaces such as reformers, ethylene crackers and coker furnaces is a plus.

Experience in writing equipment design specifications for static equipment.

Specific industry and technology experience in Petrochemicals (Cracker, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, PVC, VCM, PTA, PET) is a plus.

Through knowledge of ASME codes, TEMA, ALPEMA and API standards, NBIC regulations and any other relevant industry codes and standards.

Experience with field installation / commissioning activities for static equipment is preferred.

Proficient knowledge of the application of Engineering to plant constructability as applied to construction methods and materials.

Thorough understanding of the roles played by other departments on projects including construction practices and the economics involved.

Skilled in oral and written communication. Able to work in project groups with shared-work teams globally, to progress project designs.

Assignment conditions

If you are successful Bechtel will organise your relocation and logistics (Indian visas, travel, and provision of accommodation in Mumbai).

If you are open to relocation:

- We will provide accommodation for you whilst you are in country (single or accompanied by spouse).

If you prefer rotation:

- Our single status rotational schedule is an option for you. This means that you would mobilise and spend 10 weeks working in country and then you would go home to UK for 2 weeks and so on for the project duration...