Mechanical Engineer

Key Accountabilities

• Provide advice to Engineering teams to determine feasibility, process/ design advantage, cost & time constraint and other technical or economic factors which may affect the project’s medium-term to long-term production process. Identify the problem areas and suggest the appropriated solutions/actions to Engineering team as necessary.
• Compile relevant necessary data/ information to conduct analytical studies on specification and performance requirements considering medium-term and long-term solutions.
• Provide advice/ recommendation on procurement strategies and participate in the procurement processes to obtain the most appropriated vendors for equipment, materials and services. Review bidder lists, pre-qualification, detailed contractor’s overall plans and provide recommendation to project teams. Participate in the bid evaluation and contractor’s selection.
• Recommend corrective actions when the project performance deviates from the project direction/requirements.
• Study, analyze and recommend modification/ construction options and solutions to the process that will enhance / optimize production at minimum costs and with proper safety considerations. Determine effect of such modification/ construction on the process and report feasibility of such modification/ construction.
• When/ as required, participate in the technical committee meeting with internal and external parties to provide advice/ recommendation in own expertise.
• When/ as required, participate in Vendor’s manufacturer/fabrication shop inspection, field pre-commissioning, commissioning, test run and start up of mechanical equipment.
• Promotes and ensures an affective implementation of SSHE rules and engineering best practices.
• Coach, motivate, and develop junior professionals and share knowledge to team.

Job End Result

• Accuracy, reliability and timeliness of advice, guidance and/ or recommendations provided to Engineering teams when required.
• Efficiency and reliability of recommendations on modification/ construction options and solutions to mechanical equipments with regards to quality and cost effectiveness to enhance / optimize production at minimum costs and with proper safety considerations
• Contribute to obtain the most appropriate contractors to carry out engineering modification/ construction works.
• Safe and efficient operation through careful follow-up of activities. Prompt actions in emergency situations.
• To ensure the engineering knowledge transfers to junior professionals.

Professional Knowledge & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 15 years’ experience in design and construction of large construction projects.
• At least 12 years in upstream or midstream or downstream in oil and gas industry or petrochemical industry or power plant.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of both green and brown fields in engineering and topside facility designs of the stationary mechanical systems and rotating machines, topside equipment, piping and support structures, corrosion/erosion, welding, QA/QC, construction codes & standards, offshore hook-up/commissioning and modification work.
• Strong technical knowledge and field experiences in Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), pre-commissioning, commissioning, test run and start up of mechanical equipment is a plus qualification.
• Good computer skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.