Engineer - Flow Assurance

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Wood India Consulting division is currently recruiting for a Flow Assurance Engineer with extensive experience in the oil and gas petrochemical industry.

This position is based in Chennai and because success in the role will require in-person contact with the team, remote work is not an option.

The Role

As a Flow Assurance Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and expertise in flow assurance and pipeline/process simulation across various project phases. This position involves working independently to deliver detailed technical work, lead project scopes or full flow assurance studies, and act as a primary technical interface between clients, contractors, suppliers, and internal teams.

The engineer is responsible for developing work scopes, proposals, and estimates (CTRs), ensuring all deliverables meet quality and safety standards. You will also play a key part in ensuring technical excellence and operational integrity throughout project execution.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Our Production Optimisation team are part of our Digital consulting business unit. We support our clients to secure economic recovery from existing infrastructure, optimising assets and enabling extension of productive field life whilst accelerating the move towards net Zero. The work we do predominately enables Energy security whilst we transition. However, we are also growing our services across Carbon Capture Utilisation and storage and transportation of Hydrogen and Ammonia.

With Wood's ambitious growth within energy transition related business, you will have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to our global pool of knowledge experts in a range of topics, including traditional oil and gas, CO 2 and H 2 transport.

Wood is an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector within the UK and other international locations as required

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion ; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business

Competitive renumeration package with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

Commitment to continued professional development ; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests

Global connections ; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

The key objectives for this role are:

• The Flow Assurance Engineer shall work without supervision, be conversant in flow assurance and/or process/pipeline simulation, and serve as a technical point of contact for the Customer, Contractor(s), Suppliers/Vendors and other internal department(s)

• Develop work scopes, proposals, and CTRs as required

• Independently perform detailed technical work in support of project and study work

• Lead big flow assurance projects or individual work scope areas on large projects

• Act as Customer Interface as required

• Prepare project documents and ensure project QA compliance

• Support other work as may be required on a time-to-time basis. This may involve studies, development work or other similar work

• The engineer shall ensure that they comply with the Company HSE Policy and Quality Management System (QMS). It should be noted that each person has a responsibility for the safety and quality aspects of the work that they undertake. Any questions or concerns relating to HSE and/or the QMS should be brought to the attention of the Project Manager or Operations Supervisor

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering, Strong technical understanding of core flow assurance and or process/pipeline simulation technology

• Thorough working understanding of OLGA, PVT Sim, PIPENET, MULTIFLASH, PIPESIM & SPS software

• Hands on experience of Well modelling, well start-up, hydrate management study, WAX analysis, sand management, sand erosion, corrosion study, pipeline slugging & mitigation methods, pipeline transient operations like Pigging, turndown, ramp up, blowdown, start-up & shutdown analysis using OLGA

• Should have experience in handling single phase liquid system for steady state & pressure surge analysis

• Exposure to HYSYS dynamics study is an advantage for topside dynamics simulations as per C&E charts

• Candidate should have experience on the preparation of technical proposal for flow assurance study without intervention of Lead consultants

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

Desirable:

• Demonstrated ability to engage directly with clients and manage projects independently, without reliance on senior consultant oversight

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.