Valves Engineer - Oil & Gas

Job Requirements

A graduate Mechanical Engineer with 8+ years of Experience in Piping components and Valves will carry out the Maintenance, Pre Turnaround and related activities in Oil and gas Domain with Upstream (Offshore and Onshore) / Refinery work environment.

Requirements:

A Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for following;

• Review of the Engineering drawings and Bill Of Materials
• Selection of appropriate Bill of Materials for various types of service with special significance to Carbon steel and Alloy materials for corrosive sour services
• Support in raising RFQ and evaluation of Vendor documents pertaining to Materials required for Turnaround
• Identification of required consumables and construction materials
• Site verification and preparation of construction activities
• Conversant with piping components and their application , block and bleed valves and their application, piggable valves, types of entry and trheir construction features
• Strong Knowledge of Piping Material Specifications, Valves and Valve datasheets and utility of valves
• Clear understanding of the various valves in the Oil and Gas industry
• Applicability and utility of various valves as per the Industry standards and various operating services .
• Isometric drawings preparation, Extract and check isometrics.(layout) using AutoCad
• Preparation of Valve Datasheets
• Basic calculations of Actuated Valves , custody transfer valves
• Material of selection of Valve Body, Trim , seats (metallic , soft etc.)and valve internals
• Various types of Non return valves including Non slam type and its applicability
• Weight calculations, various types of supports for valves based on the location of installation
• Conversant with the applicable International codes of ASME and API
• Able to perform basic mechanical calculations such as Pipe thickness, reinforcement calculations, Torque calculations for valves, Bolt area and flange calculations
• Meticulous attention to detail with getting design converted to Detailed drawing.
• Technical alignment of piping system and supplier follow up.
• Should be able to provide technical clarifications on Mechanical and Piping aspects to the Construction team at site
• Carry out independent checks and reviews.
• Ensure design outputs meet health and safety/environmental compliance.
• Awareness of various types of Pipe supports, special piping supports and their analysis
• Knowledge of engineered Piping components.
• Knowledge of special pipe supports such as Springs, hangers etc, and their calculations
• Review of Vendor Engineering, Method statements, Construction, NDE and Testing and commissioning documents

Work Experience

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering.
• 8+ years with Oil and Gas industry with added advantage of Upstream and Offshore facilities.
• Fluent English written and oral communication / interpersonal skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and working collaboratively with the -other teams.
• Good knowledge of piping design techniques, material and piping codes / standards
• Experience with Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• API certification is an advantage.
• Experienced in Piping Design as per ASME standards.
• Standard tools required are: AutoCAD 2D, PDMS, Smart plant, Naviswork, SAP
• Hands-on Experience with AutoCAD in developing Plant Layouts / Main Piping Layouts/ Pipe support.

Good to have skills:

• Exposure to project planning software/tools.
• Experience with Share Point for document management.
• Interaction with structural engineering team members