Integrity Lead

Roles & Responsibilities:

• This position is a mechanical integrity technical position for fixed equipment in support of petrochemical facilities.
• This position provides technical support to the client with a focus on managing the risk-based inspection program, troubleshooting, asset improvement, and technology selection.
• Provide strong technical leadership in Inspection/Corrosion Management for Oil & Gas upstream/downstream assets.
• Provide technical solutions in upstream/downstream Asset Integrity.
• Has ability to create innovative solutions /automations/ methodologies to build a differentiation for Quest Global.
• Analysis of inspection results and recommended future actions.
• Perform mechanical analysis of required thickness and fitness for service assessments.
• Integrity assessment/assurance activities like FFS, Corrosion Evaluations and Remaining Life Studies.
• Drive and manage Integrity Engineers to execute the workflows with Quality at scale.
• Drive core team members to recruit skilled resources or train internal resources to achieve the targets.
• Review technical scoping, estimation, fitment and feasibility studies, mapping customer expectations and solution design, prepared by Program Managers and Project Leader.
• Degradation evaluations related to pressure equipment, heat exchangers, piping circuits, fired equipment, flares, above ground storage tanks, and/or pressure relief devices.
• Monitoring and surveillance of integrity parameters to ensure reliable operations.
• Troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and integrity recommendation stewardship.
• Bad actor identification and analysis to reduce equipment downtime.
• Data analytics, digital tools/ technologies and operationalize upgraded work practices through digital transformation.
• Overall integrity effectiveness and management which includes, criticality assessments, consequence/ complexity rating of fixed equipment, development of fit-for-purpose risk-based strategies, setting optimum task intervals including considerations to local regulations/ statutory requirements, timely review of inspection findings, and ever-greening of strategies.
• Regional oversight and stewardship of integrity work product metrics for quality, effectiveness, and efficiency in achieving business unit/ manufacturing site objectives.
• Technical mentoring and continuous on-the-job guidance to new members in the team.
• Ability to learn and adapt to an agile and flexible working environment, continuously stay abreast of latest developments in industry standards/ practices, bring in leanings/ experience to challenge and improvise company work processes/ practices.

Required Qualifications & Competencies:

• Engineering degree (Mechanical/Materials or Chemical) 2 to 8+ years of oil gas experience in related industry (refining/petrochemical/LNG/oil & gas).
• Should have sound knowledge on Oil & Gas upstream and downstream business in the following areas:
  • Risk Based Inspection methodologies
  • Fixed equipment inspection tasks/ procedures
  • Inspection Optimization
  • Piping Circutization/TML development
  • API Damage Mechanisms of Refinery/Chemicals
  • In-service inspection of all types of fixed equipment
  • Knowledge of materials and standards
  • Knowledge of corrosion & welding
  • Knowledge of NDTs -Thickness inspection management and analysis
  • Corrosion management and analysis
  • Inspection plan development/ optimization
  • Knowledge of software (APM Meridium/Pestra/Credo, etc. )
  • Ability to lead teams - Excellent communication
• Should have working knowledge of oil and gas plant operations
• Should have exposure to Operating condition Safety, SHE risks, spill/ safety incident and equipment failure opportunities
• Should have Knowledge of various roles and responsibilities of engineers working in the oil and gas field/site
• Should have knowledge of corrective and preventative maintenance strategy
• Should have knowledge of international standards in design, quality, and procedures for approved equipment
• Working knowledge in key sections of ASME Sec Div. 1/2, ASME Sec V, ASME Sec IX, ASME Sec Il, ASME B31. 3/ B31. 1/ B31. 4/ B31. 8, ASME PCC-2
• Field in-service inspection and repair of pressure equipment, heat exchangers, piping systems, pressure relief devices and above ground storage tanks in operating unit
• Experience with Office applications (Word, Excel, and Power Point)
• Strong verbal/ written communication skills in English
• Good interpersonal skills, adaptability and working collaboratively with the other teams
• Willing to work in shift timings with flexibility to meet business needs
• Flexible to work in different locations depending on business requirement
• Flexibility to travel internationally as per business needs

Good to have skills:

• Certification and in-depth working knowledge in API 580, API 510, API 570, API 571 , API 653, NACE Senior Corrosion Technologist, BSI ISO/ ENI AS Standards, AWS/ CSWIP/ ASNT NDT Techniques
• Experience with Meridium/Credo/Pestra and SAP
• Implementation of Automation, AI, IOT techniques in Oil & Gas Portfolio