Senior Process Engineer
Location – Milan (or short-term UK remote – expected 4 to 6 months – possible extension with travel) – Travel to Vendor sites in Italy will be required.
Candidate Location: UK National work remote 4-6 months (must have right to work in the UK) OR Milan based (must have right to work in the EU)

• Project: MOG Eni JV – Structures A & E
  Phase: EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) Execution
  Reports to: Project Manager / Lead Process Engineer

1. Role Overview
The Senior Process Engineer will provide technical assurance, engineering oversight, and process discipline leadership during the EPC phase of the MOG Eni JV Structures A&E Project.

The role is focused solely on detailed engineering finalization, vendor package management, procurement support, fabrication oversight, and preparation for commissioning and start-up.

Experience in upstream oil and gas EPC delivery (major and minor projects) is essential, with an emphasis on offshore production facilities.

2. Key Responsibilities
A. Detailed Engineering & Technical Assurance

• Review, validate, and approve detailed process engineering deliverables including:
  • Updated P&IDs, cause and effect diagrams, control philosophies, and process datasheets.
  • Vendor drawings and packaged equipment designs.
• Provide technical guidance to EPC contractors, ensuring designs comply with project specifications, basis of design, and regulatory requirements.
• Review and manage contractor design changes, deviations, and non-conformances, ensuring proper approval processes are followed.
• Ensure finalization of process design and readiness for construction, commissioning, and operations handover.

B. Vendor and Package Management

• Lead technical reviews of vendor documentation for process equipment and packages (e.g., separators, gas treatment units, pumps, compressors).
• Attend and witness key vendor activities such as Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and integrated system tests (SITs).
• Manage interfaces between vendor packages and EPC contractor systems to ensure full integration.
• Ensure that all vendor data is fully incorporated into project documentation and as-built records.

C. Process Safety and Risk Management

• Actively participate in and lead EPC-phase process safety activities:
  • Close-out of outstanding HAZOP, LOPA, and SIL action items from detailed design.
  • Verification of process safety barriers and assurance of Safety Critical Elements (SCEs) compliance.
• Support preparation of commissioning and start-up safety assessments including Pre-Start-Up Safety Reviews (PSSR).

D. EPC Execution Support

• Provide day-to-day process engineering support to the construction and fabrication teams as required.
• Review construction queries (RFIs/TQs) related to process systems and issue technical dispositions.
• Support multi-discipline design reviews and model reviews, ensuring process design integrity is maintained through fabrication and installation.

E. Commissioning and Start-Up Readiness

• Contribute to the development of system commissioning procedures for process systems.
• Support dynamic commissioning, early operations testing, and start-up troubleshooting from a process engineering perspective.
• Ensure that the process systems meet performance and operability criteria during commissioning phases

F. Documentation and Compliance

• Review and approve EPC contractor and vendor final documentation for process systems, ensuring full compliance with project and regulatory requirements.
• Manage completion and turnover dossiers for process systems.
• Ensure complete traceability of technical decisions, deviations, and risk mitigation actions

3. Required Experience and Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in chemical or Process Engineering (mandatory).
• Experience:
  • Extensive experience in EPC execution of upstream oil & gas facilities (offshore preferred).
  • Proven track record working on topside facilities, production separation systems, gas dehydration, produced water systems, etc.
  • Previous involvement in vendor package management during EPC.
• Technical Competency:
  • Strong process engineering background including sizing, simulations, and detailed design finalization.
  • Familiarity with major industry standards (API, ISO, IEC, NORSOK) applied during EPC.
• Process Safety Competency:
  • Experienced in managing HAZOP, SIL, and LOPA actions during EPC execution.
  • Skilled in applying operational risk management in late project phases.
• Other Skills:
  • Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making abilities.
  • Ability to work in a multi-discipline EPC environment and interface with contractors, vendors, and operations teams.

4. Deliverables

• Approved final process deliverables including updated P&IDs, C&E matrices, and datasheets.
• Completed technical reviews and approvals of vendor packages.
• FAT attendance reports and inspection records.
• HAZOP, SIL, and LOPA close-out reports.
• Commissioning and start-up support documentation.
• Process system turnover packages ready for commissioning and operations.

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