Undertakes responsibility for subject area management of technical integrityAdvises critical activities requiring fire and gas detection knowledge and expertise.Provides daily technical support to instrument technicians and supervisors.Provides technical support on fire and gas applications to process control, operations, and process safety functional groups.Provide support to the AHJ for Fire Protection and Life Safety.Provides technical mentorship in resolving priority and scope of equipment repairsLeads / participates root-cause-analysis failure investigations for fire and gas incidentsAnalyzes equipment supervising data and develops appropriate response to reliability issuesGenerates PPMs for fire and gas instrumentationReviews engineering projects and improvements to ensure compliance with refinery standards, national electric codes, NFPA, API and other applicable industry standardsParticipates in Layer of Protection Analysis and Hazard and Operability Study evaluations and drives implementation of resulting actions in the Fire and Gas subject areaCompletes engineering design and documentation for small refinery improvement and modification projectsAssists in developing and maintaining fire and gas and safety standardsDevelops and leads reliability projects for refinery fire and gas systemsPrepares engineering datasheets & drawing work and material / equipment order specificationsReviews supplier data and witnesses Site Acceptance Test / Factory Acceptance Test (SAT / FAT), and writes material requisitionsAdvises the efforts of design engineering and construction contractorsMaintains the facility fire and gas specification sheets, Cause and Effect Diagrams and jointly maintains the P&IDs with process engineeringDevelop and handle obsolescence for fire and gas systemsDevelop and handle lifecycle plans for fire and gas systems to ensure their maintainability and optimize plant operations. Regularly supervise and benchmark equipment KPIs and performance.Conduct feasibility studies for new installations and replacement of existing instruments and fire & gas equipment, including technical evaluations, specifications, and materials for modifications.Must have educational qualifications :
- Bachelors of Engineering
Must have certifications :
- PE License preferred.
Must Have Experience :
- Total years of experience : 8-12 years of refining (or similar industry) experience.
- Minimum 5 years working in an end-user / owner role in the refining (or similar) industry - At least 3 years of Fire Protection engineer experience.
- Conversant with NFPA 72, IEC 60079, ISA 84 TR.00.007. Knowledge of industry codes, guidelines and regulatory standards to include NEC, ISA, NFPA, and API
- Risk parameters affected by FGS (Risk Concepts used in FGS Engineering, ETA, F&G Consideration in LOPA).
- Detector Coverage Assessment.
- Selection of FGS Instruments based on Performance requirements .
- FGS safety availability calculation.
- Computer proficiency in standard desktop software.
- Understanding of applicable regulatory requirements during design, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of Fire and Gas Systems.
- Experience with aspiration systems, industrial hazardous applications, PLC based control systems, SCADA.
- Experience with fire and gas equipment design, specification, installation, repair & maintenance.
- Experience with Siemens and Honeywell fire and gas PLC s.
- Technical knowledge of fire and gas system engineering calculations, construction methods, and materials.
- Validated understanding of, and ability to provide mentorship on various suppression type fire protection systems.
Good to have experiences / skills (Can be trained for - learning / on-the-job)
- Understanding of bp group practices for fire and hazard analysis
- Knowledgeable in cause-and-effect diagrams
- Sophisticated knowledge and ability to address fire and gas alarm systems.
Skills Required
NFPA, Hazop, Plc, Risk Analysis