Principal Design Engineer - Chennai, India - Sepam

Description

Established in 1976, SEPAM is an expert, global engineering and full service project management firm. SEPAM forged its reputation for excellence in the heavy industrial and Oil & Gas engineering sectors. Today it has evolved into a world-class provider of solutions and services to the Energy, ICT, Life Sciences and Advanced Technology sectors (among others) worldwide.

Position- Principal Design Engineer, Instrumentation & Control

Experience - 20 +years

Status- Fulltime, Permanent

Responsibilities -

• Review ITB (Invitation To Bid) documents submitted in the proposals stage, issue inquiry requisitions, review techno-commercial vendor offers.
• Manage a team of Engineers and Designers.
• Participate in Technical bidding.
• Prepare equipment, material and man-hour estimates.
• Review contract requirements for project execution, organize the preparation of the Technical Document Register (TDR), identify requirements and scope of work; review specifications Process Data Sheets (PDS), Piping Material Specifications (PMS), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's), Plot plans, General Arrangement (GA) drawings, Review Philosophies, Area Classification Drawings, Fire and Gas Detector Layout Drawings and other relevant documents. Establish contract review criteria, identify and resolve discrepancies and divergences from original proposal through the instigation of technical queries to projects/client.
• Identify scope of work, budgeted man hours, budgeted quantities, total number of deliverables, format of delivery, time schedules and other specifications for execution of the work. Monitor man-hour costs and team schedules. Recommend cost effective measures to reduce the overall package costs.
• Apportion work among engineering staff according to specialized training, Supervise and monitor the development of equipment and material specifications and data sheets, administer the development of detailed engineering calculations and drawings including the preparation of the design basis document, Instrument Index, Input & Output Lists, Bill of Quantities, Block Diagrams, Equipment system specifications, cable routing, control room layouts, Cause and Effect Diagrams, Loop Diagrams, Functional Logic Diagrams, Complex Control loop narratives and Safety narratives, Wiring Termination Diagrams, Loop drawings, Installation Hook-up Drawings, Instrument Plot Plans, Control Panel Drawings, Control/Equipment Room Lay-outs, Cable Tray/Trench Lay-outs, Cable Schedules and Cable Drum Schedules, JB schedules, Interconnection Schedules, Installation detail drawings, Fire/Smoke Detection Lay-out and Alarm Lists.
• Provide inputs for the preparation of plot plans, organize the issuance of engineering drawings and technical documents for Inter-Discipline Checks (IDCs), coordinate with other engineering discipline in the integration of data inputs.
• Interact with Quality Assurance for quality issues, strictly ensure compliance with Company's ISO Quality procedures. Coordinate Internal and Client audit requests, facilitate audit procedures of engineering systems within the department.
• Supervise the preparation of technical inquiry requests (Inquiry Requisitions) to vendors, participate in the technical evaluation of vendor bid offers. Direct and provide guidance in the Technical Bid Evaluations (TBE), review vendor drawings and documents. Supervise the review of design calculations, ensure vendor equipment specifications meet with client equipment specifications and are within budgeted costs.
• Coordinate the preparation of Purchase Requisitions for the procurement of equipment and materials. Ensure materials are obtained within scheduled timeframes and budgeted costs.
• Interface and regularly meet with client and vendor representatives, conduct internal staff meetings, ensure the progress of project in accordance to schedule, allotted man hours and budgeted costs. Coordinate with projects and planning departments on schedule related issues. Update TDR progress reports through the use of Sharepoint software.
• Direct and monitor Material Take Off (MTO) activities, identify irregularities and shortfalls, take corrective action when required.
• Participate in HAZOP meeting and undertake SIL studies with client and representatives of other engineering disciplines.
• Interface and provide clarification and guidance and technical support to construction sites and commissioning engineers, provide start up assistance as required.
• Perform related duties as and when directed by Direct Supervisor.