Principal Technical Professional

Title:

Principal Technical Professional

Process Lead Design Engineer

Division:

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Summary Section:

As a Lead Process Engineer, under broad direction, supervises and leads a group of engineers. Provides technical direction over a group and is responsible for employee performance appraisals and for coaching and developing junior professionals. Plans, budgets, organizes, and controls an important segment of a very extensive and highly diversified engineering program or an entire engineering program of moderate scope. Job role is responsible for a measurable asset such as an assigned staff and budget.

Responsibilities:

• Develops Process Design Basis and Design Philosophies based on scope of work
• Reviews / Performs Process Simulations and Guides Process Engineers to perform Process Simulations and develop Heat & Mass Balance as required.
• Experience in development of PFDs, PSFDs, P&IDs, C&EDs, Safe charts.
• Proven skills in routine process calculations (hydraulics and sizing) and use of process software and in-house developed spreadsheets.
• Experience in Process control configurations and ESD systems, equipment designs such as separators, pumps, compressors, gas treatment units.
• Experience in engineering and design of facilities involving Fired Heaters, Heat Exchangers, Columns is preferred.
• Experience with Steam, Instrument air, Plant air, Nitrogen, Fuel gas/oil systems, Water systems (Cooling water, Chilled water, Potable water treatments, DM water, Wastewater) Design
• Should be familiar with Steam balance
• Should be conversant with Compressor hydraulics
• Experience in performing relief valve and flare load calculations.
• Develops utility balance, UFD and summary for all utilities of a process plant.
• Knowledge in offsites which includes tank farm, boilers and power generation.
• Knowledge of engineering practices, calculation methods, international standards, codes, specifications, and procedures.
• Carry out all the planning, scheduling and coordination required to execute a project.
• Coordinate with peers and sub-ordinates involved from other engineering Depts.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to performance guarantees, vendor packages scope etc Review of vendor offers, preparation of technical bid analysis.
• Evaluates Vendor / Consultant/Licensor offers for Process Packages / Equipment, Specialized Process Engineering Studies etc.
• Should be familiar with routine safety studies like HAZOP, HAZID, SIL etc.
• Knowledge of Pre commissioning/Commissioning/Operations is an added advantage.
• Should have good report writing skills

Qualifications including Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering with 15 to 20 years of experience
• Proficient in process engineering software's (HYSYS, Flarenet, Pipenet, Pipesim) is required.
• Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in the fields of Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, refinery, Offshore and Utilities & Offsites related to industry.

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