Job Description

Job Title: Process Team Lead

Location: Erbil

Sector: Energy/ Power Planet

Open To: Local and Expat candidates

Purpose of the Job

Ensure that the System:

• Meets the functional requirements of the project
• Meets minimum safety and reliability requirements per best industry practices
• Meets sparing requirements stipulated in project specifications / best industry practices
• Meets maintainability requirements

Ensure that:

• Equipment sizing is in line with accepted industry standards/specifications
• Equipment selection is in line with project specifications

Ensure that the System design is:

• Sufficiently detailed to ensure smooth procurement
• Sufficiently detailed to avoid confusion during construction
• Sufficiently detailed to allow smooth commissioning

Ensure that the system design:

• Caters for all requirements of other disciplines
• Provides sufficient and correct information as required by other disciplines

Main Duties

• Review and approve process documents (PFD, P&ID, calculations, hydraulic study, operating manuals, heat balance diagram, etc.)
• Apply required changes and modifications during project construction
• Simulate the process and prepare a basic diagram containing PFD and heat/material balance
• Inform the Process team of scope modifications, advise on solutions, and instruct updates to Process documents
• Review and approve UFD (utility flow diagram), UDD (utility distribution diagram), P&ID (piping and instrument diagram), and equipment data sheets
• Feed other departments with process data
• Support the construction team during the construction phase to keep process design aligned with imposed changes from construction/procurement
• Provide support for pre-commissioning and commissioning before and during handover
• Attend weekly meetings and additional meetings (HAZOP, HAZID, SIL, 3D model review, etc.)
• Review plant startup/shutdown procedures and other relevant operational procedures
• Review and approve marked-up documents at the last stage of handover, before issuing as-built drawings by the contractor
• Perform other tasks assigned by direct manager within scope of work
• Demonstrate commitment to occupational safety and health procedures

General Administrative Duties

  Prepare periodic activity/achievement reports for direct supervisor

  Specify manpower requirements per recruitment/HR planning practices

  Identify training needs of subordinates and evaluate training outcomes with HR & Admin

  Follow up on employee affairs (vacations, leaves, etc.)

  Conduct performance appraisals for subordinates and recommend actions

  Nominate a deputy to cover the role in case of absence

Communication Channels

Internal:

• All Engineering Divisions
• Project Engineering Manager

External:

• Construction PM
• Field Engineering Team
• Site QC Team

Job Specification

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Experience: 10–12 years of design experience in power plant design and operation

Technical Knowledge:

• In-depth knowledge of best power plant design procedures and practices
• Simulation software (Hysys, ASPEN, HTRI)
• Hydraulic calculation
• Process safety engineering
• Process equipment sizing and selection
• Knowledge of Health and Safety laws

Software/Training Knowledge:

• Aspen HYSYS
• AutoCAD
• MS Office

Languages:

• English (Mandatory) — Good speaking, good reading, excellent writing
• Arabic (Optional) — Good speaking, good reading, excellent writing
• Kurdish (Optional, preferred) — Good speaking, good reading, excellent writing