Mahesh Thota, Principal Mechanical Engineer

Mahesh Thota

Principal Mechanical Engineer

JACOBS ZATE Limited

Location
Saudi Arabia - Dammam
Education
Diploma, Business Management
Experience
31 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 3 Months

Principal Mechanical Engineer at JACOBS ZATE Limited
  • Saudi Arabia
  • My current job since March 2012

Mechanical Design Softwares
•Compress, PVElite
•AMETank
•Auto CAD/ Microstation
•MS Office
Technical Responsibilities and Accomplishments
•Mechanical Design and Preparation of Technical specifications, Technical datasheets, Material requisition/ RFQ, Technical clarification, and Technical bid evaluation of equipment based on Project design basis, Client specifications and Best practices.
•Scope of work preparation for Design and Construction.
•Liasoning and coordinating with internal and external agencies, including Workshare with abroad offices
•Ensure all work complies with relevant statutory requirements, Safety in Design, and Company’s Quality system.
•Site visits to collect project specific information and see the progress of the project as per design; and support project through construction and commissioning phases
•Preparation of Safety Instruction Sheet (SIS) for Static equipment and Material handling equipment
•Supervise a team of engineers and designers
•Participation in HAZOP and equipment model reviews
•Team organization, progress review and problem resolution.
•Engineering deliverables progress reporting and tracking for team
•Technical support for installation and commissioning
•Mentoring young engineers with prime focus on Saudization, on technical, communication and leadership development.
•Ensuring quality for the deliverables / work done by the team
•Managing cost and schedule for the assigned activities; and presenting Value plus ideas resulting in project cost savings
•Support project / proposal activities, with manhour estimates, risk identifications, and clarification queries.
•Perform Corrective and Preventive actions, through Lesson Learnt implementation and conformance.

Lead Mechanical Engineer at Saudi Aramco
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2020 to July 2022

Scope/Description: Build new sales gas pipeline in Abqaiq, AinDar, Shedgum, Uthmaniyah, Hawiyah, Haradh.
Responsibilities: Detail Design Engineering of Corrosion Inhibitor Injection Package skids, and Static Mixers




•South Ghawar Transmission Pipelines and UR-wells Tie-in Project

Lead Mechanical Engineer at Saudi Aramco
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2020 to July 2022

Scope/Description: Build new gas pipelines from 34 wells in South Ghawar.
Responsibilities: Detail Design Engineering of Corrosion Inhibitor Injection Package skids; Mono-Ethylene-Glycol Injection skids, Gas Modular Package skids, Burn Pits, Jib Cranes

•Jubail Rastanura Pipelines Project

Static Equipment Engineer at Saudi Aramco
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2019 to January 2022

Scope/Description: This is a prestigious project for supplying clean fuels in the kingdom to the western region, for production of ULSD through SASREF/ SATORP and distribution through Berri BRT-5 (SA Pipelines)
Responsibilities: Detail Design Engineering of Collection Vessels, Scraper traps, CDS Pumps, Booster Pumps and Shipper Pumps

•Storage Tank Modification Project, for roof conversion

Lead Engineer at Saudi Aramco
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2018 to December 2019

Scope/Description & Responsibilities: at Yanbu for 17 nos field erected tanks for Hydrocarbon service. Tank diameter ranged from 20 to 77 meter, with maximum height 16 meter per API 650 Appendix F/H/G. Worked on ARAMCO detail design Greenfield project as

Lead Mechanical Engineer at Saudi Aramco
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2018 to July 2019

Scope/Description & Responsibilities: for Tanajib air base (Saudi Aramco), for installation of API 650 tanks for Aviation fuel (Jet A1). Other equipment deliverables include Material handling Overhead cranes of 5 tons and 10 tons capacity for their new Maintenance hangar building (designed for 5 hangars).




•YDH Tank Package

Static Equipment Engineer at Saudi Aramco
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2017 to March 2019

Scope/Description & Responsibilities In-kind replacement of existing 20 numbers CS Pressure vessels (Production traps- LPPT/ HPPT, Dehydrators and Desalter) with HIC resistant vessels at South Ghawar.

•Gas Compression Facilities at PS-3 Stabilizer

Lead Mechanical Engineer at Saudi Aramco
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2016 to December 2017

Scope/Description & Responsibilities: Installation of API 620 Chemical storage and blending tanks and its associated package equipment for NALCO brownfield project at Dammam Industrial City - II. Equipment deliverables includes Bulk Storage tanks, Blender tanks, Agitators, Scrubber system, Hot water system, Shared Solids Handling system, Filtration system. Storage tanks designed per API 620 with mounted agitators and bottom heating coils, with selection of Pressure Safety valves.

•Maintain Potential Project / Program

Static Equipment Engineer at NALCO
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2017 to December 2017

Scope/Description & Responsibilities Detail Design Engineering for for Well Production and Gas Gathering System network, involving coordination with all disciplines and client for Vendor document review/ approval of all Engineering deliverables, including concessions/ technical queries for resolution of manufacturing and fabrication activities at BP Khazan, Oman

•NALCO Dammam Industrial City - II.Project

Lead Mechanical Engineer at SASREF & SATORP
  • February 2015 to December 2016

Scope/Description & Responsibilities Feasibility study, estimate preparation, Datasheets, Technical Specifications, Material Requisitions, Technical Clarifications, Technical Bid evaluations and NMRs, including Projects for FEED Train 2 Debottlenecking EEP Project that includes Column Internals modifications, Heat exchangers (Shell & Tube type and Air Cooled types), API 610 pumps (BB3, OH2, OH6) and API 675 pumps, Utility Packages and Feed Injectors

•MARAFIQ (Company for Power & Water Utilities)

Lead Mechanical Engineer at Marafiq Yanbu
  • March 2012 to December 2014

Scope/Description & Responsibilities PMC Program for brownfield projects in power generation, sales gas distribution and desalination units, up to the stage of EPC contract award and Design review. Major projects included API 650 field erected Storage tanks that collects (HFO, ALCO, Demineralized Water) and Sales gas metering skids

Lead Mechanical Engineer at AES Arabia Limited
  • Saudi Arabia
  • December 2010 to February 2012

Scope/Description & Responsibilities:
EPC projects in Water and Wastewater treatment.

Mechanical Engineer at SOFCON
  • Saudi Arabia
  • February 2007 to July 2010

Scope/Description & Responsibilities:
Maintain Potential Project, SPDP Standardization Project, and Smart-Plant as-built activities for Berri Gas Project

Assistant Manager at PamGlatt Technologies
  • India
  • March 2003 to January 2007

Scope/Description & Responsibilities:
Supervising design team in Pharma machinery projects

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Mukand Limited
  • India
  • October 1995 to March 2003

Scope/Description & Responsibilities:
EPC projects in Steel Plant, Copper Plant, Aluminum Plant and Material Handling equipment

Project Engineer at Vulcan Engineers Limited
  • India
  • March 1993 to September 1995

Scope/Description & Responsibilities:
EPC projects in Industrial Furnaces, Lime Kilns, Glass Annealing Lehrs

Design and Development Engineer at CTR Manufacturing Industries
  • India
  • October 1992 to March 1993

Scope/Description & Responsibilities:
Design developments in Railway track tool equipment and associated machinery

Education

Diploma, Business Management
  • at ICFAI
  • January 2016

Bachelor's degree, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
  • at UNIVERSITY OF POONA
  • July 1991

Bayt Tests

English for Business Skills Test
Score 75%

Specialties & Skills

Mechanical Design
Oil and Gas
PowerPlant
Water Treatment
Project Engineering
MACHINERY
NETWORKING
OIL PAINTING
CONVERSION
SHELL SCRIPTING
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

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