Senior Mechanical Engineer

Wood (trading locally as WOOD KSS LLP) is currently recruiting for Senior Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in the oil and gas petrochemical industry.

Responsibilities:

• Design, specification, selection and services relating to mechanical equipment such as rotating machinery, pressure vessels, atmospheric storage tanks, fired and unfired heat transfer equipment, utility equipment, packaged units, material handling and solids processing systems
• May also include design, specification, selection, and services of mechanical systems for buildings such as gases, fluids, and heating, ventilating, air conditioning and vertical transportation
• Under direct supervision, independently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making minor adaptations and modifications
• Devises new approaches to problems encountered
• Plans, schedules, and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Performs work which involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements
• Liaises with other design disciplines and equipment manufacturers on all mechanical related issued and acts as decisions maker on general aspects of packaged equipment design
• Job tasks, correctly performed, impact indirectly on cost containment, efficiency, profitability, or operations
• Calculations, Equipment data sheets (static\rotating), Requisitions, SDRLs etc.
• Preparation of design documentation for equipment

Skills / Qualifications:

• Engineering degree in related field
• Experience of working as a Senior in their discipline for no less than 3 Years
• Ability to provide guidance and direction to project team, managing, motivating and mentoring professional engineering specialists
• Proficient user of relevant software and calculation templates
• Professional level of knowledge of applicable codes and standards
• Experience in developing design documentation in accordance with RoK regulatory documents
• Experience on projects within EPC contract (Engineering, Supply and Construction)