Senior Manager - Applications and Process

About CRA

CRA Energy (Combustion Research Associates)
designs and manufactures custom-engineered process equipment. Our range covers
flare systems, thermal oxidisers, burner management systems, H2S scrubbers,
biogas upgrading and gas compression.

Founded in 1993, CRA has more than 800
installations in over 25 countries. Process, mechanical and electrical design,
fabrication and machining are all done in-house near Delhi.

The role

You will lead CRA's applications team. You
own the technical and commercial basis of every proposal, and take on process
design work on won orders when required.
You lead a small team of engineers and
check their work. You also represent CRA in technical discussions with clients
and consultants.

Key responsibilities

Applications
and proposals

• Turn client
  enquiries into techno-commercial proposals, covering process sizing, equipment
  selection, scope and cost build-up.
  
• Review every
  proposal before release for technical correctness, scope, costing and
  commitments.
  
• Lead technical
  discussions with clients and consultants through enquiry and negotiation,
  working with Sales to close orders.
  
• Maintain the
  cost and vendor-price base used for estimating, working with Procurement.
  

• Hand over the
  design basis of each won order to process engineering, and resolve open points
  with them.
  
• Take on process
  design work when required, including design basis, heat and mass balances,
  process datasheets, P&IDs and control philosophy.
  
• Take part in
  HAZOPs and design reviews, and support FAT and commissioning on process issues.
  
• Build sizing
  guidelines and standard configurations for CRA's product lines.
  

• Lead and develop
  a small team of applications engineers.
  
• Work closely
  with Sales, Projects, Mechanical, E&I and Procurement.
  
• Use AI tools and
  calculation software to work quickly, and check their output rigorously.
  

Requirements

• B.E. or B.Tech
  in Chemical Engineering. Mechanical engineers with a strong process background
  will be considered.
  
• 12 years or more
  in process or applications engineering for process equipment, such as flares,
  thermal oxidisers, incinerators, burners, gas treatment or compression
  packages.
  
• Hands-on process
  design: heat and mass balances, combustion calculations, hydraulics, line
  sizing, relief sizing and instrument sizing.
  
• Has
  independently prepared and priced techno-commercial proposals and handled
  clients' technical questions on them.
  
• Has produced and
  checked P&IDs, process datasheets and control philosophies, and taken part
  in HAZOPs.
  
• Working
  knowledge of API 521, API 537 and the NFPA standards that apply to combustion
  and relief systems.
  
• Comfortable
  using AI tools for calculations, documentation and proposals, and disciplined
  about checking what they produce.
  
• A clear
  communicator with clients and colleagues, who takes ownership of outcomes and
  keeps people informed.
  

• Experience at an
  equipment manufacturer or packager, not only on the EPC or owner's side.
  
• Biogas, CBG or
  landfill gas projects.
  
• International
  projects and clients.
  
• Process
  simulation in HYSYS or similar.
  

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
  
• Medical insurance
  
• Learning and development support
  
• Clear career growth pathways
  
• Opportunity to work on critical projects in energy and defence.