Lead Integrity Engineer - Fixed Equipment

Quest Global; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global in Bengaluru is seeking a Mechanical Integrity Engineer to support fixed equipment in petrochemical facilities. You will lead risk-based inspection programs, provide troubleshooting, asset improvement, and technology selection to ensure safe, reliable operations.

You will drive global teams, mentor engineers, conduct fitness-for-service and corrosion evaluations, and integrate digital tools for data analytics and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical/Materials or Chemical.
• Experience in oil & gas asset integrity and RBI.
• Knowledge of ASME/API standards is desirable.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-based inspection and integrity programs.
• Provide technical leadership for inspection and corrosion management.
• Mentor engineers and coordinate global teams.
• Support pre-sales and post-sales opportunities.

Skills

Risk Based Inspection

Integrity Management

Troubleshooting

Data Analytics

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Meridium

Pestra

Credo

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Job Requirements

• This position is a mechanical integrity technical position for fixed equipment in support of petrochemical 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.
• Technical mentoring and continuous on-the-job guidance to new members in the team.
• 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.

Roles & Responsibilities

• This position is a mechanical integrity technical position for fixed equipment in support of petrochemical 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.
• Technical mentoring and continuous on-the-job guidance to new members in the team.
• 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.

Work Experience

Required Qualifications & Competencies:

• Engineering degree (Mechanical/Materials or Chemical) 5 to 12+ years of oil gas experience in related industry (refining/petrochemical/LNG/oil & gas)
• 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 Circutization/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/Pestra/Credo, etc.)
• Ability to lead teams
• Excellent communication
• Should have working knowledge of oil and gas plant operations
• Should have exposure to Operating condition Safety, SHE risks, spill/ safety incident and equipment failure opportunities
• Should have Knowledge of various roles and responsibilities of engineers working in the oil and gas field/site
• Should have knowledge of corrective and preventative maintenance strategy
• Should have knowledge of International standards in design, quality, and procedures for approved equipment
• 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
• Field in-service inspection and repair of pressure equipment, heat exchangers, piping systems, pressure relief devices and above ground storage tanks in operating unit
• Experience with Office applications (Word, Excel, and Power Point)
• Strong verbal/ written communication skills in English
• Good interpersonal skills, adaptability and working collaboratively with the other teams
• Willing to work in shift timings with flexibility to meet business needs
• Flexible to work in different locations depending on business requirement
• Flexibility to travel internationally as per business needs

Good To Have Skills

• Certification and 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