Manager-Mechanical (Static Equipment)

Role & responsibilities

Engineering & Project Execution

• Support Lead static equipment engineer for an assigned project area/unit and manage a team of engineers, including planning, technical checking, schedule monitoring, quality assurance, and multidisciplinary interface management.
• 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.
• Monitor vendor document schedules, close technical queries, and ensure approved vendor data is incorporated into engineering deliverables.
• Support proposal engineering, equipment estimation, and man-hour assessment for discipline activities.

Leadership & Departmental Responsibilities

• Lead and guide static equipment engineers for assigned projects and ensure timely issue of quality deliverables.

Support department development through standardization, checklists, lessons learned, mentoring, and technical knowledge sharing.

Preferred candidate profile

Experience & Qualifications:

• Approximately 12 years of experience in static equipment engineering.
• Engineering Degree in Mechanical Discipline.
• Experience in a Lead Engineer/Area Lead role on detailed engineering or EPC projects.
• Strong experience in equipment procurement engineering and vendor document review.

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
• HTRI / Aspen EDR
• NozzlePRO or equivalent local stress assessment tools
• AutoCAD / Navisworks
• MS Office