🌍 Lead Process Engineer – Onsite in Kuala Lumpur (12-Months Freelance)
We are seeking a Lead Process Engineer for an exciting 12-month freelance assignment with a leading international EPC player in the energy sector. The role is based onsite at the client’s Kuala Lumpur office (Menara Felda).
Job Descriptions:
- Overall supervision of Process work on a project.
- Technical direction, advice and control of Process work. Liaison with client discipline to establish technical direction where not provided by codes and standards.
- Scope definition, estimation and progress control of Process engineering activities.
- Planning of man hour budgets, schedules, manpower loadings and staffing requirements, by skill and experience, to satisfy project requirements and direction given by the Engineering Manager.
- Co-ordination of Process engineering design and drafting
- Complete complex process design activities including simulation
- Liaison with other discipline Lead engineers on technical issues and engineering matters.
- Assisting asset/client Lead Project Engineers in the definition of the Process engineering work in any project, design approach and criteria, procedures for engineering work and timely production of deliverables
- Co-ordination and preparation of input to Essential Process Documents, as defined by the client/ contract.
- Responsible to ensure all design works conforms to the codes and standards or to agreed industry standards.
- Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance system.
- Design experience of offshore oil and gas processing facilities (i.e. water treating, oil treating, gas treating, corrosive fluids treating, etc.) is essential.
- Attend all relevant safety workshops such as HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, etc.
- Checking and approval of design by others of facilities described.
- Take responsibility on specific projects for process design of mechanical equipment including pumps, separation vessels, heat exchangers, compressors contactors, distillation columns.
- Lead technical review of process and P&I drawings, equipment layout and specifications, control strategy, safety environmental requirements, and HAZOPS.
- Contribute to development of new technical applications, calculation methods, and reference library information into company resources.
- Guide and assist Process Engineers to produce project deliverables suitable for downstream disciplines, clients and project management.
- Report to the Head of Process Engineering Department, plus Project Manager(s) as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Candidate must have recognised B.Sc or B.E Degree in Chemical Engineering or similar education background.
- Minimum 12 years’ experience in process design, preferably in oil and gas industry.
- Proven leadership skills
- Having experience in Feasibility/Concept study, FEED and Detailed Design.
- Should be capable of dealing with a variety of small differing process applications as well as being a specialist.
- Mature character required with ability to contribute effectively to the design.
- Should be able to work in a team environment.