Responsibilities and Accountabilities
The position is accountable for understanding and putting into practice Principles. Additionally, this position has a special responsibility to cascade the understanding of these principles throughout their work group.
Accountability 1: FEL Engineering
- Working with Operations, Maintenance and Commercial teams to understand the opportunity and the desired outcome of the project
- Investigating and verifying options associated with project scope
- Assessing project assumptions
- Leading and/or participating in FEL 1 and 2 activities associated with development of a Design Basis that accomplishes the best solution
- Providing mechanical engineering support to projects led by other engineers in the Capital Projects Portfolio
- Evaluating project solutions to determine impact on current operations
- Preparing and presenting project recommendations to Operations and/or Commercial teams
- Participating in hazard analyses
- Implementing MOC’s
- Reviewing engineered design packages developed by outside engineering firms to ensure project objectives and standards are met
- Design of process equipment (heat exchangers, pressure vessels, pumps, etc.)
- Developing Inspection and Test Plans for new equipment and modifications to existing
- Pipe sizing and routing of both in-plant piping systems and pipelines
- Specifying insulation and coating systems
- Leading the stage gate project execution process by completing stage gate reviews to obtain management approvals
- Reviewing manpower requirements and forecasts for engineering and construction resources and recommending course correction as needed
- Working contract procurement to develop procurement strategies and facilitating vendor selection to meet project execution requirements
- Overseeing and interfacing with external engineering firms to develop detailed engineering packages for field implementation
- Understand contracts and managing contractors to maximize performance, control costs, and minimize claims and change orders
- Provide technical direction to contractor staff to ensure compliance with procedures/practices, codes and standards, and delivery of the project goals
- Coordinating work with construction planners to implement the established scope of projects
- Developing project execution plans to meet the published objectives of assigned projects
- Creating, vetting, and justifying full sanction estimates that align with project objectives and scope
- Controlling project cost by ensuring engineering design and materials procured align with project scope and specifications
- Communicating the project status and obtaining stakeholder alignment on project execution strategies as projects progress
- Minimizing scope changes but facilitating the approval and implementation of scope changes when required
- Facilitating project care, custody, and turnover of new installations to operations and providing support for commissioning activities
- Capturing, communicating, and applying lessons learned and best practices on projects
- Ensuring proper close out of capital projects
- Strong advocate for behavioral and process safety principles
- Demonstrated capability of being a participative and dynamic team member
- Communication Skills – effective oral and written, fosters open dialogue, listens attentively, and understands appropriate audiences
- Sets own priorities in line with Project needs
- Develops, implements and adheres to schedules and commitments
- Understands the stage gate capital project process
- Basic understanding of business strategy and what operating parameters impact business performance the most
- Adept at planning and organizing, time management, and prioritization.
- Is knowledgeable about standards and specifications as well as industry best practices
- Strong ability to build relationships with people at all levels in the organization.
- Creativity and Innovation - comes up with new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; seen as original and value-added in brainstorming sessions; can project how potential ideas may play out.