Team Leader, Static Equipment

Job purpose

Lead, manage, and provide technical expertise and engineering support on matters related to integrity and maintainability of static equipment and HVAC. Manage the development and monitor the consistent application of standards, specifications, policies, and procedures for the static equipment engineering disciplines and HVAC system to meet the company’s objectives.

Key accountabilities

Technical authority

Provide expert support and advice, as a technical authority, on static equipment engineering discipline and HVAC system set standards. Monitor their application; ensure the identification of gaps and approve standards deviations for meeting the set objectives.

Ensure a clear set-out of engineering and technical requirements to facilitate safe and reliable operations. Lead initiatives to improve engineering standards and optimize levels of asset integrity and availability for promoting the plant operations and projects integrity.

Engineering & technical support

Provide technical support and services in the area of static equipment engineering and HVAC system for the plants/sites, pipelines division, and projects divisions through RTS (Request for Technical Services) to meet the set objectives.

Lead and ensure the provision of technical and engineering services in line with the scope of work, specifications, recommendations, and designs for the safety, reliability, operability, and maintainability of facilities and systems and to support the quality of planned deliverables.

Lead and ensure the development of static equipment engineering and HVAC system design work (developed by the consultants and contractors) for different phases of the projects (Pre-FEED, FEED, and EPC), conformity with high quality and standards in compliance with the company’s specification requirements.

Lead and manage the relevant studies and provide technical reports to generate appropriate recommendations and required deliverables.

Technical studies

Manage technical studies (Feasibility / Pre-FEED) to provide solutions and recommendations for upgrades, modifications, and improvements to existing static equipment and HVAC systems.

Ensure the consultants and contractors deliverables and designs align with the scope of work and proposed recommendations.

Design general specifications

Lead and manage the update of the company’s DGS (Design General Specifications) related to static equipment discipline taking into account lessons learnt, current practices, latest technology, and changes in international codes and standards.

Ensure the effective implementation of the company’s design general specifications and standards during the projects execution phases in line with ADNOC guidelines and industry best practice.

Root cause analysis

Participate in root cause analyses (RCA) related to static equipment and HVAC systems failure. Ensure the timely troubleshooting of plant chronic problems. Develop a plan to overcome such problems, recommend solutions, and liaise for the effective implementation.

Ensure that the repetitive failure of static equipment systems is effectively eliminated or mitigated for the plant asset safety, integrity, maintainability, and continuous operability.

Pre-qualification of suppliers, manufacturers, and consultants

Participate in the review and endorsement of prequalification of suppliers, vendors, manufacturers, consultants in the area of static equipment to ensure their competency for providing the required goods and services.

Plant change requests (PCR)

Lead the review of and endorse the relevant plant change requests (PCRs) to ensure the adequacy of planned modification and compliance with the standards and codes requirements.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills

Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification.

10 years of experience in engineering design of static equipment discipline in a large oil and gas industry, including 4 years in a supervisory role.

In-depth knowledge of engineering principles related to static equipment and HVAC system.

Experience in the development and reviews of related policies, standards, and procedures in the oil and gas industry.

Strong knowledge on design and engineering of mechanical static equipment like pressure vessels, columns, reactors, vessel internals, tanks, shell and tube heat exchanger, plate heat exchanger, air cooler, filters, flare systems, fired heater, boiler, waste heat boiler, and HVAC system.

Sound knowledge of relevant international codes (ASME Section VIII Div-1 & 2, ASME), national regulations and standards (ASTM, API, BS, NACE, TEMA, ASHRAE).

Knowledge about pipe stress analysis, piping layouts, and materials selection.

Strong knowledge about mechanical and design engineering tools and software like PVelite, COMPRESS, TANK etc., and review report of finite element analysis using ANSYS.

Extensive working knowledge in all phases of projects in (Assess, Select, Define, Execute) and engineering, procurement, construction for mechanical static equipment.

Background in working for organizations in EPC for the oil and gas industry.

Good knowledge of international codes and standards.

Good knowledge of HSE principles and their application relevant to oil & gas industry.