Position: Senior Static Equipment Engineer
Location: Qatar
About the Role
The Senior Static Equipment Engineer leads static equipment engineering for capital projects across the QAFCO Complex, including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, reformer furnace and tubes, and high-pressure urea/carbamate equipment, from concept and feasibility through FEED, detailed design, and procurement of new equipment. The role-holder is required to promote, follow, and ensure fulfillment of the relevant requirements of the Company's Occupational Health & Safety, Environment, Quality, Process Safety, and Information Security standards throughout all phases of project development and execution.
Key Responsibilities
Management Systems:
- Awareness of QAFCO Integrated Management Systems (Quality; Environment; Occupational Health & Safety; Responsible Care; & Energy Management Systems; and IFA Product Stewardship)
- Comply with all the relevant policies and procedures of QAFCO Integrated Management Systems.
Project Development & Concept Design:
- Lead static equipment sizing and selection studies during concept and feasibility phases.
- Develop static equipment design philosophy for new units and modification projects, ensuring all designs comply with international codes, process requirements, and QAFCO engineering standards.
- Promote innovative solutions in static equipment specifications to corporate sustainability goals.
- Provide advanced technical expertise and problem-solving support during equipment fabrication, inspection, testing and commissioning to resolve structural or material anomalies and prevent future operational defects.
FEED Development:
- Develop static equipment lists, design basis, and preliminary datasheets during FEED.
- Review licensor and contractor static equipment design packages for technical compliance.
Detailed Engineering & Execution Support:
- Review detailed static equipment design, calculations, and drawings during EPC execution.
- Resolve technical queries related to static equipment design, materials, and fabrication.
- Review vendor design calculations, material certificates, and inspection/test plans during fabrication.
Procurement Support & Technical Bid Evaluation:
- Prepare and review static equipment technical specifications, datasheets and requisition package for pressure vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, columns, reactors, filters, and any pressure equipment.
- Manage the technical evaluation of vendor bids and clarify complex engineering queries during the procurement phase to ensure only technically qualified suppliers are selected verifying compliance with ASME/API codes and QAFCO specifications. Review vendor design calculations, material certificates, and inspection/test plans during fabrication.
Knowledge Ownership & Standards:
- Own and maintain Company static equipment design standards and specifications.
- Capture design and fabrication lessons learned into updated static equipment specifications.
- Manage time, cost, and quality across multiple ongoing projects simultaneously
- Project Interface
- Manage the technical interface with other Engineering disciplines, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors third-party engineering consultants during all project lifecycle phases.
Mentoring:
- Provide technical mentoring and guidance to the Static Equipment Engineer on project scopes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
- Min 8 years of static equipment engineering, preferably in ammonia and urea projects, including new equipment specification, technical bid evaluation, and vendor design review.
- API 510/570/653 certification is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of ASME Section VIII and project procurement processes and familiarity with engineering software (e.g., AutoCAD, PV Elite, CAESAR II)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.