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.