Process Engineering Head

Airswift are a Global Manpower Provider specialising in the Energy, Infrastructure & IT sectors. Present in more than 70 countries around the world, our reach, and capabilities in the markets we service is unparalleled in the industry.

We are working with a Major Oil & Gas operator to source a Process Engineering Head. This is a long-term contract role. Please see details below.

Title: Process Engineering Head
Start Date: ASAP (typically within 1 month notice)
Location: Qatar Site/ Doha HQ
Working Schedule: 6 days per week / 10 hours per day

–Experience Required—
Job Purpose
•    Provides process and utilities engineering knowledge, design, quality assurance, leadership and expertise.
•    Directs the preparation and stewardship of process engineering scope of work in the EPC contract, advices, and recommends design procedures, processes deliverables and alternative studies, as required, to optimize project cost and schedule.
•    Support pre-Commissioning & Commissioning activities within the MP On-plot facilities.

Key Job Accountabilities
•    Maintains close liaison with members of Engineering Team and alignment with the Engineering Manager on project engineering needs, objectives, and requirements.
•    Provides leadership to drive decisions for multi-discipline issues to progress the execution of the project.
•    Works closely with the start-up organization to ensure plans are aligned to ensure a smooth transition to the start-up organization.
•    Manages EPC Contractor’s process and utilities engineering activities including validation of personnel numbers, qualifications and experience; usage of appropriate design tools, including computer hardware and software; adherence with all project objectives, requirements, specifications, standards, procedures, execution plans and design verification processes.
•    Accountable for ensuring execution of work is technically aligned and in compliance with Client Operations, Policies, Standards of Business Conduct and Client Project Management System.
•    Responsible for overseeing EPC delivery of all aspects of detailed design, equipment, technical and execution definition, including planning for detailed design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of the process-, utility and offsite systems. 
•    Ensures delivery full compliance with project documents and through effective collaborations and interfaces, ensures process design considers the full production life cycle.
•    Assesses and validates EPC Contractor capability in providing all contract documents, progress measurement and reporting and recommends additional technical support to address gaps.
•    Responsible for the process engineering schedule and related milestones, provides data (narrative, charts, graphs, change management recommendations and recovery plans to address any schedule delays) for monthly progress and stewardship reporting.
•    Accountable for knowledge of and sharing previous lessons learned, capturing and communicating current lessons learned to support review teams and future projects

–Minimum Requirements-
Qualifications
•     Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.

Knowledge and Key Skills
•    Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a senior Process Engineering with a broad knowledge of Engineering execution including design standards, specifications, codes, safety criteria, onshore facilities design, construction and operations.  
•    At least 5 years experience with gas treating (Acid Gas removal, Sulfur Recovery, gas/condensate/water separation, water stripping, condensate stablization) and associated offsite and utility system 
•    EPC detailed design experience with large O&G facilities 
•    Commissioning and Start-up experience highly desirable

If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply direct to this advertisement with your CV with contact details.