Oil and Gas Process Design

Afcons Infrastructure Limited is an Indian multinational construction and engineering company based in Mumbai. The company provides infrastructure services and is involved in the construction of infrastructure projects such as viaducts, flyovers, metros, bridges, pipelines, roads, ports, barrages, oil and gas projects etc. For details about the company, you may login to www.afcons.com

Roles and Responsibilities 01

Experienced in Conceptual, Basic, FEED and Detailed Engineering phases of Oil and Gas projects

• Preparation of Project & Process Design Basis, Operating and Control philosophy as per project specification.


• Preparation/Modification of Heat and Mass Balance, PFD, UFD and P&IDs.


• Calculation of settling out pressure for Centrifugal Compressor loop.


• Aware of High Integrity pressure protection system.


• Proficient in Column Designing, Operations and Selection Criteria.


• Proficient in Preliminary, Detailed Hydraulic, Line Sizing, Control Valve Sizing Calculations and Selection Criteria


• Calculation of Safety Valves Calculations like PSV, PVRV and ERV and Selection Criteria.


• Aware of Design Codes like API, Shell Standards, TEMA and ASME.


• Proficient in Preparation of PDS for Equipment, Utility Summary, Fluid list, Line and Schedule List.


• Proficient in Process Specification, VDR, TBE and Deviation preparation for Equipment and Packages.


• Involved in Pre-commissioning, Commissioning and Site Activities.

Roles and Responsibilities 02

Pre-tender Document Review

• Understand the material requirements, design procedures & assumptions, constraints. Prepare and finalize design basis report.


• Prepare conceptual designs


• Review pre-tender documents, attend kick off meeting, understand client’s requirements, attend discussion with Team Leader about addition, omission, or deletion form scope of service.


• Information affecting design, discuss with Team Leader and follow instructions accordingly.


• Prepare design delivery schedule and agree with Team Leader.


• Organize, draft, review and coordinate technical documents.


• Ensures that designs are constructable, safe and economical, satisfy contract requirements, law of land, statutory provisions, if required advice modifications, additional calculations

Roles and Responsibilities 04

Lesson Learned Seamless Communication, PMS, Subordinate Development Initiatives, Role Clarity, Recognition for Exceptional performance, Enhancement of Employee Motivation & Commitment, Grievance Redressal, Contribution to Learning & Development, Succession Planning

• Identifying opportunities for application of good engineering practices/ innovative practices to enhance quality of delivery.


• Monitoring the documentation of learning’s from the project on an annual basis.


• Ensuring co-ordination between HO, project departments and all dependent concerned individuals.


• Ensuring transparency in Employee performance management. Timely completion of fair Annual Performance Appraisals and submission. Timely Recognition of exceptional performance. Provide Inputs for Performance management and identification of training needs.


• Grooming of sub-ordinates, coaching, mentoring, and providing timely assistance to subordinates. Address grievances of subordinates.


• Inputs and support for succession planning for critical roles. Charting out Employees future career Path along with Project Manager and Business Unit Head and emphasis on developing future leaders as a part of succession Planning for Critical roles.


• Implement Employee engagement initiatives for employees at Project Site like team Building initiatives, Innovation, Motivation and Commitment, building effective teams.

Key Objective of the Job Position

• Review Contracts, prepare / review process and utility design calculations on equipment, RFQs, P&IDs, Process simulations as necessary based on applicable codes and standards.


• Validate process design independent review / analysis and obtain optimized parameters to reduce costs if any


• Review vendor submissions, P & IDs etc. on process / utility design documents, select vendors and issue TQs


• Examine and approve design orders, evaluating changes, and drawing releases; collaborating with operations or process technology personnel on design and packaging specification; and creating front end packages designed to control project expenses.


• Assist in preparing Change orders and justifications. 


• Support technically in pre-commissioning and commissioning activities of plants/ facilities either process or utilities. 

Education Qualifications

Educational Essential: B.E in Chemical Engineering or equivalent from a reputed Institute/University. 

Educational Desirable: M.E in Chemical Engineering or equivalent from a reputed Institute/University, advanced technical knowledge in Chemical engineering.

Computer Software Proficiency

Experience Range

Minimum 5 to 15 years of experience as Process Design Professional in Projects involving Offshore Platform.

Work Environment

Requires the ability to travel to client sites.

Ability to work overtime as needed based on project.

Mostly Office work and occasional Field travel