Assistant General Manager-Mechanical (Static)

Role & responsibilities

• Lead static equipment engineering independently, including engineering planning, resource allocation, technical review, quality assurance, schedule control, risk management, and interface management with clients, licensors, vendors, detail engineering partners, and other disciplines.
• Prepare and review mechanical datasheets, design specifications, material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical recommendations, and vendor document review schedules.
• Engineer and review pressure vessels, columns, reactors, shell-and-tube heat exchangers, air-cooled heat exchangers, storage tanks, separators, filters, and special process equipment.
• Review design calculations for internal and external pressure, wind and seismic loads, nozzle loads, local stresses, fatigue, buckling, lifting, transportation, and support arrangements.
• Review equipment general arrangement drawings, nozzle orientation, internals, platforms, ladders, lifting arrangement, insulation and lining requirements, and maintenance clearances.
• Ensure material selection and corrosion allowances are consistent with process service, corrosion study, licensor requirements, and project material specifications, including corrosion-resistant alloys and lined equipment where applicable.
• Ensure compliance with ASME Section VIII Div. 1 and Div. 2, TEMA, API 650, API 620, API 660, API 661, API 934 series, applicable IS codes, client specifications, and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate with Process, Piping, Civil/Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation, Procurement, Inspection, Construction, Commissioning, licensors, clients, and vendors.
• Participate in design reviews, HAZOP, constructability reviews, 3D model reviews, vendor meetings, and technical workshops.
• Support procurement, shop inspection, fabrication queries, site erection, hydrotesting, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and field modifications when required.
• Plan, monitor, and deliver engineering activities in line with project schedules, procurement priorities, budget, and quality requirements.
• Review engineering work performed by design partners and vendors, resolve complex technical issues, and provide final recommendations.
• Support proposal engineering, equipment cost estimation, execution planning, technical risk assessment, and discipline man-hour estimates.

Leadership & Departmental Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of static equipment engineers and coordinate work allocation, checking, and approval responsibilities.
• Drive standardization, checklists, lessons learned, design optimization, value engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Represent the discipline in management reviews, client meetings, technical audits, and critical vendor negotiations.

Preferred candidate profile

Experience & Qualifications:

• Approximately 15 years of experience in static equipment engineering, preferably in an EPC organization.
• Engineering Degree in Mechanical Discipline.
• Demonstrated experience as Lead Engineer/Discipline Lead on detailed engineering and EPC projects.
• Experience in engineering from Basic Engineering through procurement, construction, and commissioning stages.

Mandatory Industry Experience:

• Preference shall be given to candidates having experience in Fertilizer Plants, Sulphuric Acid Plants, Phosphoric Acid Plants, Chemical Plants, Petrochemical Plants, Refinery Projects, Utility & Offsite Facilities, and Green/Sustainable Fuels.
• The role requires sound understanding of safety, operability, maintainability, constructability, reliability, and lifecycle cost considerations.

Software:

• PV Elite