Project Engineer

About This Role

Job Purpose

Is the project's resolute representative from the Technical Organization throughout the life of the project and shall function as an integral part of the project team. Actions must be consistent with the project economics and support the project execution plan. Provide input during the FEED, Detail Design, Construction and Startup phases of the project.

Key Accountabilities

Design Responsibilities

• Lead project team through all aspects of technology selection, design basis, and process design.
• Provides input and leads the review of contractor design of PFDs, P&IDs, plot plans, heat and energy material balances, design of new chemicals, process design, etc.
• Ensure design has appropriate Advance Process Control System tools incorporated for process
• optimization.
• Review and provide feedback on designs, equipment selections, and construction plans with other project team members.
• Participate in project HAZOPs, alarm objective analysis, and project MOC HSE evaluations after HAZOP.
• Leads process control, interlock, shutdown logic, DCS graphical display, alarm display design.
• Review and approve necessary operations procedures and training from a project process perspective to include normal operation, startup, shutdown, environmental limits, and emergency shutdown.
• Participate in the MOC process by providing technical inputs and evaluating recommendations to ensure operational feasibility and compliance to safety standards.
• Arrange process-related expert consulting services as needed.
• Coordinate all project economic studies with QChem Strategy Group.

Construction Responsibilities

• Be a resource to construction team on overall plant design and philosophy.
• Follow all tower tray revamps, tower packing changes, and Catalyst changes to ensure meet process design quality requirements.
• Document as-found conditions for project interfaces with existing operating equipment.
• Participates in PSSR and final acceptance of constructed facilities from contractor.

Startup Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe startup by following tenets, all company and plant procedures, and using available technical resources.
• Participate as startup team to ensure the plant is operating as designed and debugged.
• Develop plan and test plant nameplate capacity and design limits to ensure successful commercial operation is possible and document results.

Safety in Design

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA and QChem safety codes/standards/procedures during design and engineering of equipment.

Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures

• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for the continuous improvement of departmental systems, policies, processes, and practices taking into account ‘international leading practices’ in order to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
• Provide critical input to support the development of Equipment Reliability Section’s systems, policies, processes, and procedures in order to meet business requirements.
• Ensure team members comply with all Equipment Reliability Section’s policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is conducted in a controlled and consistent manner.

Quality, Health, Security, Safety and Environment

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and relevant quality, health, safety, security and environmental procedures and controls across Equipment Reliability Section to guarantee employee safety and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Reporting

• Prepare relative reports in a timely and accurate manner in order to meet the departmental requirements, policies, and standards.

Qatarization

• Contribute to the development of Qatari employees. This accountability is applicable to expatriate employees only

Qualifications & Experience

Education

Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical/ Electrical / Mechanical/ Civil).

Preferred: Master Degree in Engineering (Chemical/ Electrical / Mechanical/ Civil).

Experience

Required: 5-7 years of experience in the O&G Industry.

Preferred: Similar experience in Petrochemicals Industry.