FE - Sr. Integrity Lead

Quest Global; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global is seeking a Mechanical Integrity Technical Lead to manage risk-based inspection programs for fixed equipment in petrochemical and refinery facilities. You will guide corrosion management, troubleshooting, and technology selection while delivering engineering solutions across upstream/downstream assets.

You will lead, mentor and coordinate Integrity Engineers, drive pre-sales/post-sales activities, and develop innovative methodologies to differentiate Quest Global in the market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering with 12–15+ years in oil & gas/ petrochemical
• Strong knowledge of Risk Based Inspection and fixed equipment integrity
• Experience with API/API standards and corrosion/welding principles

Responsibilities

• Lead technical integrity activities for fixed equipment (tanks, vessels, reactors, exchangers)
• Drive RBIs, inspections planning, and life extension studies
• Provide pre-sales and post-sales support for integrity projects
• Coordinate global teams and ensure quality at scale
• Develop innovative automation/analytical methods for asset integrity

Skills

Mechanical integrity

Technical leadership

Inspection/Corrosion Mgmt

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Tools

PV Elite

Nozzle Pro

Caesar

Sage Plus

Meridium

Credo

SAP

Job description

Job Requirements

• This position is a mechanical integrity technical lead position for fixed equipment in support of petrochemical and refinery facility
• This position provides technical support to the client with a focus on managing the risk- based inspection program, troubleshooting, asset improvement, and technology selection
• Provide strong technical leadership in Inspection/Corrosion Management for Oil & Gas upstream/downstream assets
• Provide technical solution in upstream/downstream Asset Integrity
• Has ability to create innovative solutions /automations/ methodologies to build a differentiation for Quest Global
• Analysis of inspection results and recommended future actions
• Perform mechanical analysis of required thickness and fitness for service assessments
• Integrity assessment/assurance activities like FFS, Corrosion Evaluations and Remaining Life Studies
• Drive and manage Integrity Engineers to execute the workflows with Quality at scale
• Provide pre-sales support for new business deals and post-sales support for the new projects assigned
• Drive core team members to recruit skilled resources or train internal resources to achieve the targets
• Act as a bridge between customer, sales organization and global technical teams
• Lead Develop, nurture and manage global customer relationships and drive strategic partnering initiatives to address unique business situations and complex technology needs
• Review technical scoping, estimation, fitment and feasibility studies, mapping customer expectations and solution design, prepared by Program Managers and Project Leader
• Degradation evaluations related to pressure equipment, heat exchangers, piping circuits, fired equipment, flares, above ground storage tanks, and/or pressure relief devices.
• Monitoring and surveillance of integrity parameters to ensure reliable operations.
• Troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and integrity recommendation stewardship.
• Bad actor identification and analysis to reduce equipment downtime.
• Data analytics, digital tools/ technologies and operationalize upgraded work practices through digital transformation.
• Overall integrity effectiveness and management which includes, criticality assessments, consequence/ complexity rating of fixed equipment, development of fit-for-purpose risk based strategies, setting optimum task intervals including considerations to local regulations/ statutory requirements, timely review of inspection findings, and ever-greening of strategies.
• Regional oversight and stewardship of integrity work product metrics for quality, effectiveness, and efficiency in achieving business unit/ manufacturing site objectives.
• Coordination and communication between various global centers and business affiliates for various aspects like, knowledge transfer, sharing learnings, skill management and maintaining business relationships.
• Ability to learn and adapt to an agile and flexible working environment, continuously stay abreast of latest developments in industry standards/ practices, bring in leanings/ experience to challenge and improvise company work processes/ practices.
• Design, fabrication & construction experience in: Atmospheric, pressurized storage tanks and spheres; external, internal floating roofs and geodesic dome roofs; cold & cryogenic tanks

Pressure vessels, process columns, reactor, and heat exchangers

• Vessel, heat exchanger and storage tank analysis programs such as PV Elite, Nozzle Pro, Caeser, Sage Plus etc.
• Familiarity with pressure equipment re-rate and repair assessments per API 510 and NBIC.
• Ability to interface with engineering disciplines, such as Process, Rotating Equipment, Materials, etc.

Work Experience

• Bachelor of Engineering degree (Mechanical) 12 to 15+ years of oil gas experience in related industry (refining/petrochemical/LNG)
• Should have sound knowledge on Oil & Gas upstream and downstream business in the following areas:
• Risk Based Inspection methodologies
• Fixed equipment inspection tasks/ procedures
• Inspection Optimization
• Piping Circuitization /TML development
• API Damage Mechanisms of Refinery/Chemicals
• In-service inspection of all types of fixed equipment
• Knowledge of materials and standards
• Knowledge of corrosion & welding
• Knowledge of NDTs
• Thickness inspection management and analysis
• Corrosion management and analysis
• Inspection plan development/ optimization.
• Knowledge of software (APM Meridium/Credo, etc.)
• Working knowledge in key sections of ASME Sec Div. 1/2, ASME Sec V, ASME Sec IX, ASME Sec Il, ASME B31.3/ B31.1/ B31.4/ B31.8, ASME PCC-2

Ability to lead teams

Excellent communication

Good to have skills:

• Certification or in-depth working knowledge in API 580, API 510, API 570, API 571 , API 653, NACE Senior Corrosion Technologist, BSI ISO/ ENI AS Standards, AWS/ CSWIP/ ASNT NDT Techniques
• Experience with Meridium/Credo/Pestra and SAP
• Implementation of Automation, AI, IOT techniques in Oil & Gas Portfolio