Valves Engineer - Oil & Gas

Job description

**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