Project Lead - Mechanical Integrity

Quest Global; Chennai District, Bengaluru, Vadodara; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global in India is seeking a Mechanical Integrity Engineer to lead RBI and corrosion management for fixed equipment in petrochemical facilities. You will guide inspections, troubleshoot issues, drive asset improvement and technology selection.

The role requires 10–20 years in oil and gas, strong knowledge of RBI, fixed equipment inspection, materials, corrosion, NDTs, and the ability to lead teams and manage global client relationships.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical/Materials/Chemical with 10–20 years oil & gas experience.
• Sound knowledge of Oil & Gas upstream/downstream business.
• Experience with RBI methodologies and fixed equipment inspection.
• Prefer experience in inspections optimization, piping, corrosion and NDTs.

Responsibilities

• Lead RBI and corrosion management for fixed equipment in petrochemical facilities.
• Provide technical leadership in Inspection/Corrosion Management for oil & gas assets.
• Develop innovative solutions and methodologies for asset integrity and life studies.
• Coordinate teams to execute workflows with quality at scale and train resources.
• Manage global client relationships and strategic partnerships; degradation evaluations.
• Monitor integrity parameters; perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis and stewardship.
• Oversee fit-for-purpose risk-based strategies and regulatory-compliant inspection plans.

Skills

Risk Based Inspection

Fixed equipment inspection

Inspection optimization

Piping circuitization

API damage mechanisms

In-service inspection

Materials & standards

Corrosion & welding

NDTs

Thickness inspection management

Corrosion management

Inspection plan development

Software knowledge (APM Meridium, Cred

Ability to lead teams

Excellent communication

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Materials or Chemical)

Tools

APM Meridium

Pestra

Credo

Job description

Role & 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, 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, Drive core team members to recruit skilled resources or train internal resources to achieve the targets
• Lead Develop, nurture and manage global customer relationships and drive strategic partnering initiatives to address unique business situations and complex technology needs, 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.
• 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.

Preferred candidate profile

• Engineering degree (Mechanical/Materials or Chemical) 10 to 20 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