Principal Engineer - Instrumentation

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?The Principal Engineer is part of the hierarchical organization, reporting directly to Team Manager as direct discipline superior. Principal Engineer is having strong ability in technical matters with profound knowledge of applicable Engineering principles and processes with an emphasis on safe, compliant, reliable, efficient and practical solutions required for the engineering design and execution of proposals and projects. Principal engineer acts as the discipline lead engineer for various proposals and projects and is responsible to deliver the work within contractual framework, quality, and schedule and overall cost effectiveness, in order to meet the overall project desired results.

General
● Participates in the development and implementation of engineering practices, workflows and procedures; recommends and implements resulting specs and procedures.
● Participates in reviews of work activities and projects; monitors workflow.
● Consults with and makes recommendations to SME and Project Management Teams.

● Controls key parameters (KPIs), benchmarks and efficiency figures to be applied in estimating equipment, material and man-hours.
● Contributes to optimization of engineering practices, workflows and procedures based on collected KPIs.
● Solves problems of various degrees of complexity.
● Coordinates and participates in the training programs for Engineers and Designers in the department.
● Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of Discipline engineering.

Project execution
● Ensures compliance to Discipline Manual and Job Manual during project execution to ensure that all contractual requirements are implemented and fulfilled.
● Ensures good quality of the deliverables for the design work.
● Ensures completion of WBS elements within allotted man-hours and schedule dates.
● Ensures on time quality review of Inter-discipline documents and vendor deliverables.
● Contributes to implementation of safety relevant principles, standards, rules and procedures.
● Ensures implementation of lessons learnt identified for the assigned projects.
● Manages the technical procurement activities for various types of equipment.
● Reviews and approves Vendor documents applicable for the Discipline.
● Attends to inspections as per requirement of the inspection department
● Site assistance through replying to site queries.
● Able to perform Man Hours calculations using Discipline calculation tool.
Technical Community
● Participates to the Discipline related technical community,
● Participates in the development of Discipline related technical standards, specifications and design criteria.
● Develops knowledge in the area of responsibility through seminars, training and execution of various projects.
HSE, QA/QC
● Executes applicable scope of work in compliance with the requirements of the HSE Management System and IMS for the discipline/project.
● Ensures that the documentation is prepared, checked and approved according to Project Quality Plan and ready to be released by the respective Lead Engineer.
● Provides all necessary input to the lessons learnt process/capitalization and best engineering practice Competency Management
● Contributes to the development and implementation of competitive solutions.
● Applies technical and specialist knowledge to stay up-to-date with innovations and developments in the industry and continues to offer best practice.
● In alignment with the Head of Department , supports mentoring and coaching to meet current and future needs.

DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE
● Leads & coordinates Instrumentation and Control System Engineering for Projects. Has wide discipline knowledge; good coordination skill with all the other Engineering disciplines, engineering sub-contractors, vendors and construction teams.
● Review of client ITB and provide clarifications / deviations for such proposals, Prepare of estimates wrt Instrumentation Cost, Man-hours.
● Experience in instrumentation design engineering including selection and technical procurement services for Cryo Automatic Valves, Cryo Flow elements, Analyser Shelters, Modin ,Prefabricated Control Room, Analysers, field instrumentation, Control systems,
● Possess good coordination skill with all the other Engineering disciplines, engineering sub-contractors, vendors and construction teams.
● Guiding Instrument designers for detail installation engineering related to Instrument cable tray routing ,Tray sizing, Junction box grouping , IO assignment , Hookup diagram, cable schedule, Bulk Material, wiring and loop circuit drawings
● Control room layout sizing and design.
● Preparation of instrumentation list and IO list
● System Engineering BPCS/PLC/SIS system , MMS system and FGS system, Control system Architecture, IO Assignments, Functional / Logic diagrams, HMI graphic layouts, Conducting FATs for the systems.
● Good knowledge in SIL Review and SIL verification process
● Calculations for Flow element, Control Valve , Intrinsic Loop, ups power , Heat load .
● Procurement Engineering - Technical Requisition Summary, Specification , Vendor Offer review, Technical Bid Evaluation , Vendor document review and approval for Field Instruments, Automatic Valve , Analysers, Control System, Shelter /Modin and prefabricated room.
● Attending inspections, FATs as per requirement at the request of inspection department
● Anticipation and Identification of risks and opportunities and recommend mitigations during execution
● Effective Communication skills with proactive coordination to manage

interdiscipline workflow.
● Ability to identify cost optimization opportunities during project execution .
● Tool proficiency - SmartPlant instrumentation (SPI) all modules , Calculation tool ,navisworks Auto-CAD

___________________Are you a MATCH?Bachelors Degree in Engineering, with 9 to 13 years of overall industry experience
Knowledge and experience with various ASTM, IS, IEC codes and standards as well as various FEED and PMC standards.
Evidence of Value Engineering efforts in executed projects.
Conversant with SPI (Intools) is amust.
Conversance with 3D model review software like SPR is desirable.
Ability to work on all instruments for Material requisition, Technical bid evaluation and vendor deliverable review ( added advantage of analyser and control system).
Commissioning and field execution experience is added advantage
Advanced analytical, problem solving, accuracy, attention to details, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to establish deadlines for the team, manage priorities, and effectively achieve the goals in fast paced environment is critical.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is essential. Ability to foster communication within diverse cultural environments.
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback and to respond appropriately.
Work Experience: Experience in EPC or Detail design engineering company in the
engineering discipline for execution of projects in various sectors
like Oil & Gas, Energy, Refining, Petrochemicals.
 

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