FLNG Senior Mechanical Engineer

FLNG Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location: Houston, TX

Position Overview

Lead mechanical engineering support, equipment troubleshooting, and reliability improvement for Client facility operations.

Key Responsibilities

• The FLNG Sr. Mechanical Engineering role will be leading the engineering, operation and troubleshooting of a variety of Mechanical Equipment for an Client facility.
• Will require experience with process equipment systems, in a manner in which equipment is operated, safety system design and compliance codes, and with facility troubleshooting as related to oil and gas production. Typical equipment includes Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Fired Equipment, HVAC, Pumps, Compressors. General knowledge of applicable codes and standards.
• Procedure development including start-up, commissioning, operating and maintenance.
• Has direct communication with equipment manufacturers and works clarifications to resolution.
• Ensure adherence to project health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) requirements as well as state and federal regulations.
• Experience in development of upstream production facility drawings, checking process equipment system designs and participation in hazard reviews performed to API
• Serves as the Static Equipment and Mechanical Systems technical specialist and provides daily Static Equipment and Mechanical Systems support to the plant to keep the plant systems safe and operational. Ensure tracking availability and determine the overall reliability for the Static equipment throughout the plant
• Uses sound engineering practices to provide guidance and application to plant standards and specifications to develop cost effective solutions for Static Equipment and Mechanical engineering issues. Ensuring that documentation for the Static Equipment and Mechanical systems are maintained properly. Provides guidance and development of documentation standards including updates to the unit operating manuals. Participate in the Management of Change process. Develop and use computer assisted engineering and design software to perform engineering tasks and develop documentation.
• Provides technical support for maintenance planning and maintenance teams. Provides assistance to maintenance and operations groups on reliability issues when they occur; must be able to have vision and ability to create quality solutions for any problems.
• Serves as a plant liaison on Static Equipment and Mechanical System engineering issues (not limited to risk engineering, system integrity and applicability to specifications, philosophies and standards). Provides technical support to other groups, by understanding and interpreting codes, standards and regulations that are equipment related.
• Develops working relationships with other department personnel within the plant in order to seek out opportunities that will add value to each job completed.
• Reinforces awareness of safety and environmental incidents through frequent job observations. Ensure the development or collecting information in support of permit requirements as assigned.
• Support the efforts of the Maintenance Planning Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Manager, and Warehouse Supervisor in developing equipment spare parts requirements as needed.
• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering discipline (Mechanical)
• 10+ years of experience managing the day-to-day operations of gas processing facility.