Senior Process Engineer

thyssenkrupp; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa is seeking a Lead Engineer to join a client-facing project team in the energy and chemical sectors. The role spans feasibility to commissioning and requires delivering process engineering outputs with rigorous technical quality.

You will lead or participate in PFD and P&ID reviews, HAZOP and SIL studies, 3D model checks and the management of consultants to meet scope, schedule and budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering with substantial experience in process design.
• Experience leading engineering deliverables and teams across multiple project phases.
• ECSA professional registration is required for lead engineer level.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineer role on client-facing projects in energy and chemical sectors.
• Lead or participate in PFD and P&ID reviews, HAZOP and SIL studies.
• Participate in 3D model reviews, constructability reviews, and drawings.
• Develop scope of work and manage consultants to deliver on schedule and quality.
• Prepare process baselines, process philosophies, and equipment data sheets.
• Produce process equipment lists, utility balances, and related documentation.
• Support commissioning and plant start-up activities.

Skills

Process design

PFD & P&ID reviews

HAZOP & SIL

Project leadership

Client liaison

Education

BSc Chemical Engineering

Job description

Your responsibilities

• Interaction with the client and forming part of an owner’s team with the client
• Performing lead engineer role.
• Lead or participate in PFD and P&ID Reviews, HAZOP and SIL reviews
• Participate in 3D model and constructability reviews
• Scope of Work / Works Information for supply of services and management of consultants to deliver to scope, quality and schedule.
• Design basis, process flow diagrams, mass & energy balances, utility balances
• Hydraulics, surge, relief, flare, Boil off Gas, relief, flare, BoG, refrigeration, blending and odourisation
• Piping and instrument diagrams, mechanical flow diagrams, and utility flow diagrams
• Process equipment (including reboilers and distillation columns) / instrument data sheets, process philosophies, equipment/ line/ tie-in/ fluid/ utility consumption/ waste & emission lists.
• Process philosophies, operating, safety and commissioning manuals

The scope of this role will require the incumbent to work in a projects based environment covering all phases of project execution (feasibility, concept, basic, detail, construction support and commissioning).

The individual will engage in process design activities related to producing and checking process engineering deliverables.

The individual will be responsible for process deliverables and quality/ technical quality assurance on the project.

Your profile

The successful candidate must be in possession of a BSc. Chemical Engineering degree with 15 years engineering experience. 20+ years of experience is preferable.

Experience in contracting environment working on projects in the energy and chemical/ refining / petrochemical industries is required.

Lead Engineer Experience

Professional Registration with ECSA is required.

The candidate must have participated in commissioning and plant start-up.

The candidate must have refrigerated LPG, cryogenic storage, terminal, marine, EPC and brownfields experience. Strong LPG experience is essential.

Your benefits

Company

Company

Established in South Africa in 1959, thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa is the local subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde. Underpinned by a global footprint with local presence, we are a market-leading technology, engineering, construction and service partner for industrial plants and systems.

Combining over 100 years of global experience with over 60 years of local African know-how, thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa is a specialist provider of a range of advanced chemical technologies and integrated, environmentally friendly EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) solutions and services.

As an environmentally-responsible company, our vision is to create a livable planet through engineering green solutions.

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