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| Background | ExxonMobil’s flagship refinery and petrochemical complex at Fawley, based in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the south coast, is the largest and most technically complex refining and petrochemicals facility in the UK.
Fawley is also home to our European Regional Engineering Office, which delivers in-depth technical consulting, support and leadership to operating plants and £multi-million projects across Europe and the Middle East.
All of this means we can offer our people unrivalled opportunities for professional growth.We’re looking for engineers who are natural problem-solvers, with a real passion for technical professionalism. If you enjoy challenge, here’s an unrivalled opportunity to develop your specialist expertise, push technical limits – both yours and ours – and enjoy real financial, intellectual and personal rewards.
The Process Design Engineer provides investment screening, project development and design for small and medium capital investment projects for Fawley Refinery. The incumbent provides technical support as required during Project Execution and Commissioning working with a large team of engineers covering problem identification, process selection, design and start-up of projects ranging from $100K to $20M.
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| Reports to | Design Team Leader
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| Main Tasks & Responsibilities | Work closely with Business Units at Fawley to define alternatives, produce facility screening, project design basis and front-end engineering design deliverables for capital and expense investment projects. This will include preparation of Heat and Material Balances, existing equipment design checks and new equipment design specification (reactors, fractionation towers, heat exchangers, rotating equipment, fired heaters, safety systems, hydraulic balances), checks on safety facilities and plant integrity assessment, specification of materials of construction (in conjunction with mechanical and materials specialists), specification of control system and Emergency Instrumentation philosophies;
Provide Process Design follow-up support to engineering contractor’s organisation through detailed engineering phase;
Provide field start-up process engineering support during commissioning;
Provide operating unit troubleshooting support;
Conduct technical Studies, e.g. Refinery heat integration optimisation studies, and process unit debottlenecking studies;
Carry out/support plant integrity assessment (HAZOP) program.
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| Qualifications | Chartered Engineer or Graduate Chemical Engineer working towards Chartered status;
3-5 years experience in project development and design and process support; petrochemical industry experience with either an operating company or a major process engineering contractor would be desirable.
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| Knowledge & Skills | Expert in process design key functional skill base as follows:
Simulation tools (PRO-II or equivalent) to develop design heat and material balances and for process optimisation;
Development of process specifications for equipment (vessels, fractionation towers, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, safety systems);
Hydrocarbon processing knowledge (petroleum development/refining/ petrochemical) preferred;
In-depth knowledge of refining processes preferred
Leadership/management skills including adaptability, analytical capability, initiating action plans, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, honesty and integrity, drive and perseverance with a commitment to the highest of standards;
Good English communication skills, written and verbal. |
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