Initially based out of the Aberdeen office, the post holder would initially work from home / remotely due to current Covid-19 restrictions.  Thereafter, the job holder would work out of the London office for the first part of the FEED, and then this would likely be followed by another major European city for the second part, depending on contract awards.  This role will involve travel to Algeria – therefore the company is looking to take on an individual who is highly mobile and who is willing to travel extensively throughout the duration of the contract. 

International Joint Venture experience is essential, as is extensive experience with static equipment – overall this role will be 70% static equipment-biased.  Fluency in French would also be highly advantageous.  Working as part of the Touat Phase 2 Development team, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will support the development of all project execution related documentation and quality assurance of third party generated documents.  Additionally, the post holder will be expected to provide discipline technical expertise through liaising with partners, FEED and EPC contractors.   

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Providing mechanical input to all project related documents, i.e. terms of reference, scope of work, basis of design, presentations etc.
• Giving input to technical requirements for mechanical design.
• Supporting the development of any flow assurance modelling / dynamic model.
• Support and assurance of any stress analysis modelling undertaken.
• Reviewing and commentting on all third-party mechanical engineering deliverables.
• Participating in HAZOPs, HAZIDs and technical reviews, as required.
• Providing static mechanical engineering technical authority support to Algerian business unit.

Experience / Qualifications:

• A Master’s / Bachelor’s degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, is essential.
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards, would be preferred.
• Extensive experience in static (pipeline, vessel and tank) mechanical design and operations, within the oil and gas industry, is essential.
• Experience of working within a production operating company is essential.
• Working knowledge of gas processing rotating mechanical equipment design and operations is essential.
• Demonstrable experience in a gas processing operations environment, with previous North Africa or Middle East-based experience, is a requirement.
• Demonstrable experience in brownfield project execution for onshore gas plants is essential.
• Experience of having performed end to end design activities in the delivery of project execution is essential.
• Applicants will be expected to possess experience of onshore sour gas processing pipeline infrastructure design.