Senior Process Engineer (Steam Cracker)

Job description / Role

Wood is hiring for senior process engineer (steam cracker) to join our team in Oman.

We are looking for personnel with experience in steam cracker operation, process optimization, feasibility studies, FEED, design, commissioning, and performance testing.

Responsibilities

Executing assigned scopes of work:

• Participates as a team member in a specific phase of a broad engineering assignment.
• Directs preparation of appropriate documentation for assigned projects.
• Ensures successful completion of the assigned project/phase within the budgeted time and cost constraints.
• Participates in defining engineering approaches, and in planning and scheduling work.
• Evaluates problems, organizes investigations and establishes general performance specifications for components, equipment, systems, processes, etc.
• Checks engineering calculations as well as checks all drawings in accordance with industry codes and standards; assists with the development of less senior technical professionals.
• Adheres to and complies with relevant discipline specific procedures and provides feedback for continuous improvement.
• Participates in audits and incident investigations as required.
• Performs complex engineering tasks related to specific units of major projects.
• Participates in site visits, project review meetings, design reviews, and other workshops as required.
• Organizing and active participation in design reviews.

Providing discipline expertise:

• Solves problems requiring development of new approaches or new uses for existing approaches; exercises mature professional judgment in evaluating and selecting technical strategic options.
• As necessary, modifies established guidelines, devises new approaches, applies existing criteria in new ways and draws conclusions from comparative situations.
• Regularly functions as a technical leader or significant contributor to a major complex problem or project.
• Produces innovative ideas and solves problems requiring development of new approaches or new uses for existing approaches.
• Consistently called on to use creativity and professional judgement to formulate results based on engineering standards, experience and constructive thinking.
• Develops unique solutions for complex technical problems.
• Anticipates potential problems and takes the initiative to solve complex problems through creative thinking and creative use of internal and external resources both inside and outside of discipline expertise.
• Exercises mature professional judgement in identifying the implications of experimental results.
• Understands customer needs and applies technical solutions to meet goals.
• Provides technical input and support to proposals as required.

Supporting and supervising task delegation to team:

• May supervise a small work group consisting of technical/professional staff with some coaching from own supervisor, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialization to others.
• Assists in performing managerial tasks as requested, such as assigning tasks to engineers; planning and coordinating portions of the engineering work; preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets; attending project meetings; and developing lesser-experienced technical professionals.
• Discusses with other senior engineers to agree priorities and implications on work of others.
• Approves work schedules and makes recommendations for increased resources and special equipment.
• Makes commitments on acceptance of projects, completion dates, resources and staff required to meet goals.
• Coordinates the activities of engineering and design groups assigned to small projects.
• Participates in developing deadlines, projects and work to be done.
• May manage one or more small projects, with responsibility for cost, schedule, resources allocation and risk.
• Provides appropriate HSSE leadership including compliance with site and office safety requirements and technical/design safety requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum qualification degree in chemical engineering.

Experience - over 15 years of experience and expertise in refinery projects are mandatory.

Relevant expertise should include operations, process optimization, feasibility studies, FEED, design, commissioning, and performance testing.

Experience in steam cracker is required.

About the Company

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.