Lead Risk Based Inspection Engineer
Arabian Petrochemical Company - Petrokemya
Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months
Key Responsibilities:
• Risk Based Inspection Subject Matter Expert Responsible for the quality and performance of RBI
program
• Assurance of inspection plans based on risk-based inspection methodology and the technological
platform Meridium
• Expertise in development and optimization of risk based, long term integrity planning for fixed assets
• Knowledge, management and interpretation of standards and best practices API 510, API 570, API
571, API 574, API 583, API 584, ASME B 31.3, among others
• Compliance management of static equipment integrity requirements and able to maintain and report key
performance indicators
• Development of gap closer plans
• Facilitator in Mechanical Integrity Assessment and Risk Based Inspection trainings
• Diagnosis, evaluation, optimization and development of management procedures for the mechanical
integrity system of static equipment
• Development of internal audit based on international standards and internals guidelines
• Development of Piping Circuitization Project
• Establish RBI and associated methodologies achieving safe operations of equipment and meeting
production targets
• Participate in integrity related failure investigations and root cause analyses.
• Focal point for coordination of pressure equipment PM deferrals and waivers.
• Develop and implement pressure equipment integrity management system.
• Develop integrity procedures and processes to support Asset Integrity Management System.
• KPI reporting and development of performance metrics for mechanical integrity.
• Experienced in the use of and RBI software, using SAP and Meridium software packages.
• Involvement in the optimization of plant operations and maintenance programs.
• Knowledge / experience in welding and NDT of pressure vessels equipment.
• Knowledge of materials and materials selection, specifically related to the oil and gas industry, for static
plant equipment
• Working under the supervision and direction of Manager Asset Integrity.
Ensure day-to-day work is performed effectively, efficiently, and safely in order to increase refinery profit, enhance plant reliability/integrity, and promote safety & compliance to environmental standards
Participate in the development of inspection strategies and plans in coordination with concerned organizations.
Develop the Inspection Division’s policies, procedures and instructions in accordance with the best practices.
Attend regular meetings with other concerned Maintenance, Operations, and Process Engineering to ensure that inspection and corrosion control activities are effectively planned, coordinated and delivered on a priority basis.
Manage and review all inspection related tendering and contracting activities on static pressure equipment and ensure compliance to contract conditions and recommend changes to the scope of work.
Participate in the investigation of incidents to ensure the effective implementation of COMPANY’s safety policies and adequate maintenance of static pressure equipment.
Stay abreast with new inspection techniques and technologies and participate in regional conference and exhibitions concerning inspection activities.
Submit regular progress reports on inspection services contracts and highlight any pending issues or problems that need high-level intervention.
Implementation and update the inspection strategies and Risk-Based Inspection Plans in line with COMPANY’s objectives and industry best practices.
Provide technical support to maintenance teams on static pressure equipment inspections, evaluations, repairs and modifications.
Ensure maintaining a database of static pressure equipment history and ensure that all equipment data are updated and well-organized for easy reference.
Review and validate inspection reports submitted by Inspectors.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the Quality Control & Compliance Manager.
Development, administration, execution and control of contracts of specialized technical assistance (acoustic emission, evaluation of tubes of heat exchangers according to Corrientes EDDY technique, industrial x-ray services and thermal treatments, on-going evaluation services of process pipelines), Provision of personnel, training of personnel in non-destructive testing techniques.
Supervision of the non-destructive testing laboratory (management of consumables, inventories, selection and purchase of equipment, annual work planning, resource management, among others).
Development, monitoring and control of pipeline evaluation plans in operation under ongoing inspection programs based on ASME B-31.3 and API 570 standards.
Development, execution and control of Plans Preventive Inspection such as Thermographic evaluation in furnaces, Detection of flammable gas leaks, Measurement of flow in Heat Exchangers, Inspection of Shields of radioactive sources)
Development of workshops and presentations to raise the level of understanding of the culture of the reliability programs
Lead Engineer in plant shutdown processes for major maintenance of process units
Development of statistical analysis for decision-making and improvement of asset maintenance policy
Supervision of the static technical department of the Mechanic Workshop of the Paraguaná Refining Center. Management of repair of equipment and issuance of recommendations for rehabilitation of diverse assets.