Nabil Hussain

Polymers 2, Heat recovery facility | Viridor | Avonmouth, UK
Leading the design and construction of MP Steam connection from a Steam turbine to a raw
HDPE, PET and PVC plastic manufacturing facility. Major responsibilities are:
• Lead design of TEMA type Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger.
• Develop SoW, datasheet and Material requisitions for the Heat Exchanger and its
ancillaries.
• Review process and mechanical design received from vendor in ASPEN and PV Elite.
• Oversee, guide, check and coordinate overall 3D Plant model developed in Microstation
and vendor models in Smartplant 3D.
• Plan resource and evaluate tasks for the completion of project deliverables.
• Coordination and liaison with suppliers, plant operators and other disciplines.
• Develop pipe route and overall site layout.
• Interface process design of primary and secondary heat off-take system including heat
exchangers, process pumps, flow/return pipework and control system.
• Steam heat recovery/ heat transfer detailed design of shell & tube heat exchanger.
• Fire protection piping design of facility using FM global standards.
• Lead interface piping design from Steam turbine to the Heat exchanger by leading a
team of Cad technician and Stress Engineers based in Pune, India.
• Develop budget cost for the mechanical works and design co-ordination between
Mechanical Contractor, vendor and Client.
• Review and advise on the process pipework, contract specification and procurement.
• Produce scope of works for the mechanical works package, coordinate and control
design activities and deliverables on site.
• Tender evaluations, appraisals, procurement support and monitor, manage received
RFI, documents and submittal and coordinate with document controller.
• Issue Management of Change (MoC) request after deliberating the issues internally and
externally with the client.
• Support Principal Process Engineer with HAC, HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, SIL studies and
fire risk assessment studies.
Grimsby EfW preliminary design

Worked in MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation Control & Automation) team to
provide technical & design support and project management expertise for a broad range of
projects. My key responsibilities were;
Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) Incinerator facility | Edinburgh Council
Project management and supervision for Edinburgh Government including monitoring
commissioning and testing activities. I was responsible to ensure that waste to energy
thermal power plant is consistent with all construction standards and as per
programme, QA documentation is accurate and no short-cuts were taken during
commissioning.
• Provided site supervision of construction and QA work packages to ensure field execution at
site meets mechanical completion deadline.
• Produced monthly reports, perform walkdowns before and after construction completion of
systems and taken instructions directly from the client.
• Review programme of construction, monitoring and review of all turnover packages'
documentation from Mechanical Completion, Readiness to Acceptance.
• Monitor material treatment and Boiler island construction progress on site according to project
agreement schedule and construction sub-contract schedule and ensure all contract
requirements are met by EPC Contractor.
Oil Drilling well waste treatment facility for Tullow Oil | Kenya
Developed FEED of the integrated waste management facility (IWMF for processing and thermal
treatment of oil drill cutting waste arising from the central facility. My responsibilities included;
• Review of Conceptual design process layout developed by Original Consultant.
• Optioneering for Drill Cutting waste treatment & recyclates arising post-treatment.
• Drill cutting waste transport system design and feeding design for thermo-mechanical cutting
cleaner (TCC).
• Technical due-diligence of thermal treatment option using Rotary Kiln incineration technology.
• FEED phase Process, Mechanical and Electrical scope of works
• Developed GA of process plant and storage facility within IWM.
Steam Turbine Replacement - Bolton TRF | Greater Manchester
Steam turbine at Bolton TRF was damaged during reverse-power event. During the
insurance claim period, I was responsible for technical supervision of supplier design and
co-ordination of interfaces with other engineering disciplines. My responsibilities included;
• Perform field assessments/surveys of steam turbine hall, steam turbine auxiliaries and
electrical asset.
• Review existing turbine specification and supporting client with the tender proposal for
the new Steam turbine.
• Prepare Steam turbine specification complete with lube oil cooling and Gland steam
seal and other auxiliary system.
• Provide report on the overall control system and effectiveness in preventing this
accident.
• Investigate site maintenance adequacy, focusing on protection of the Steam Turbine.
Sulphur and Bio-sludge transport system, SASOL, Secunda | South Africa
Worked as a Client's engineer to review Sulphur handling and fuel piping system to
multi- hearth furnace. Proposed changes to include handling of Sulphur (High Sulphur
Pitch) and heavies A/B. My design responsibilities included;
• Review of conveyor design and feeding lance into the incinerator and proposed
changes to include heavies A/B.
• Review design changes to the incineration plant and retrofit of the Post Combustion
Chambers (PCC).
• Review fundamental principles of incinerator thermal design with sulphur as a fuel.
• Upgrade design and plant's ability to meet new emissions target and overall
performance quality requirements.
• Review the Process Flow Diagrams, P&IDs, Heat and Mass Balance and process
water requirement prepared by the project developer.

Produce scope of works for the assigned mechanical works package, coordinate
and control design activities and engineering deliverables.
• Review plant layout using Navisworks and Site-wide utility services drawing with
coordination with civil & electrical discipline.
• Lead 3D BIM model and manage a team of Cad technician and vendors to generate
a collaborative and accurate 3D plant model.
• Developed datasheets for Steam and Condensate closed thermal cycle pressure
vessels and Feedwater Heat exchangers including nozzle layouts and interface
piping connections.
• Responsible for generating scope of works and sizing calculations for various BOP
items, including BFW pumps, demin RO plant, condensate extraction pumps,
Feedwater heaters, Deaerator, flash tanks, condensate tanks etc.
• Review mechanical design received from pressure vessels vendors including 3D
models, coordination with suppliers of tanks and heat exchanger ancillaries including
sizing of safety relief valve, control valves, instrumentation and isolation valves.
• Tender evaluations, appraisals, procurement support and monitor, manage received
RFI, review and approve documents and manage document controller.
• Develop design risk assessment for asigned design packages and manage the risk
through risk registers.
• Support Principal Process Engineer with HAC, HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, SIL studies
and fire risk assessment studies.
• Lead internal technical meetings, technical due-diligence and review mechanical
packages for major and BOP plant items.
• Review and mark-up PFD & P&IDs.
• Prepare and issue material requisitions, perform technical bid evaluations, review
PV Elite design calculations and check in accordance with ASME / DIN standards.
Site Secondment Period of over 12months
• Attend project progress site meetings in design capacity and manage actions and
submit progress reports.
• Act as a coordinator for internal and external communication with engineering
suppliers and contractors related to various work packages.
• Attend project progress site meetings in design capacity and manage actions and
submit progress reports.
• Liaise with Notified Body for the certification process of plant & pipework and review
compliance with PED, PSSR and Machinery directive.
• Provide technical support for installation and commissioning work packages, ITPs &
Client pre take-over documentation including piping QA.
• Support commissioning & construction managers to resolve installation issues and
assist them during commissioning and performance tests.
• Performing pipeline walk-downs, identify problems & preparing snagging list.
• Supervision of plant utilities; Instrument air, process and power pipework installation
and identifying / coordinating problems in the installation of pipework supports.
• Trouble-shoot pumping problems and order spare parts and/or new pumps.
• Act as a technical site engineer in a variety of disciplines to resolve issues related to
civil, pipework, process, commissioning, electrical and controls.
• Manage and monitor work package deliveries on site and inform top level
management of contract variations and inferred costs.
• Review methods statements prepared by contractors and make sure safe systems
of work is in place for their work.

Project design and development from conceptual stage to detail design & site support all
the way through to construction & commissioning.
• Lead proposals of large sites, preparation of bid documents and material take-off using
approved DH master plan.
• Assessment of the feasibility (technical and commercial) of new connections to district
heating networks or stand-alone new district heating and cooling master plans.
• Development of district energy strategy, heat mapping and assessing long-term/
alternative clustering and potential for interconnecting or extending future heat networks.
• Lead and mentor a team of junior design engineers.
• Ensure all the design outputs are aligned with contractual requirements and comply with
relevant engineering and H&S standards.
• Visit site to resolve technical issues and coordinate design and DH pipe route changes
with Construction manager.
• Develop and Manage concept and detailed design of energy centre, CHP, hot and chilled
water pipelines using AutoCAD and/or Revit.
• Supported EMD in the development of their Beta version EnergyPro software. Provided
half-hourly profiles of various residential and commercial loads to optimise calculation.
• Energy modelling using EnergyPro and network sizing using cad based software.
• Ensure all the design outputs are aligned with to contractual requirements and comply
with relevant engineering and H&S standards.
• Sizing HVAC plant equipment including chillers, boilers, CHP, DH and DC pumps, heat
exchangers & energy transfer stations (ETS).
• Review and approve P&IDs, PFD & plant equipment layout using Autocad.
• Liaise with Controls/E&I engineer to develop process control functional descriptions
for Building management system (BMS).
• Conduct risk assessments, HAZOP and update CDM register.
• Liaise with Controls/E&I engineer to develop process control functional descriptions for
Building management system (BMS).
• Attend Site progress meeting at Client's offices and provide weekly progressreports.
Key projects Commonwealth Games /Glasgow Games 2014 - Glasgow Authority
Lead design engineer for a major infrastructure project "commonwealth games Glasgow".
Projected included Athlete's Village, Stadium and other Sports buildings. Vital Energi
Utilities was responsible for all the underground utility infrastructure and Heating and
Cooling plant rooms. The EPC project was delivered on budget within tight deadlines for
the July 2014 Games inauguration. Energy centre was designed to heat and power
Athletes village, Swimming pools and Sports Arena. District heating system was installed
within record time.
Media City - BBC headquarters district cooling
Design engineer for the district cooling of BBC headquarters and heating for wider scheme.
Heat recovered from the CHP units was used in Thermax absorption chillers to generate
cooling for the BBC building.
Zero carbon project - SSE Greenwatt way project
Lead design engineer for the award winning EPC project, where innovative fuel-cells, solar
PV and solar thermal panels were integrated to provide power and heating to bespoke
developed apartment blocks. Also assisted in the commissioning of heating system and
trouble-shooting thermal storage problems.
E-on Steven's croft waste power plant heat substation Interface
Conversion of conventional power plant to biomass co-generation plant. I lead the district
heating pipework design, where VE designed and installed Logstor pipe network and an
interface heat exchanger between the steam turbine and the heat sub-station

EPC / Detailed design & Construction of District Heating & Cooling Projects
Responsible for timely delivery of 'Energy Centres' and District Heating and Cooling networks
including detailed design of interface vendor package deliverables, including design safety
aspects and execution planning of field activities from conceptual design all the way through
to construction and commissioning.

to develop a design of a Methane gas plant including
Main gas chamber, Gas cleaning, Wet Scrubber and ESP. Acted as a coordinator in
the design development in Aspen software and then coordinated the fabrication of
various assemblies. Worked through all the phases of design development and off-
site fabrication.
• Developed 3D models of pressure vessels and heat exchangers in SolidWorks
and produced construction e-drawings for the plant assembly.
• Involved in the research and development of a solids handling equipment and ash
handling system for such a difficult material with high angle of repose.
• Developed HAZID and DSEAR zones for the plant to identify ATEX rated motors
and electrical instruments.
• Involved in trouble shooting and rectification options with material handling
vendors to resolve brigding problems and blockage of material in the storage silos.
• Preparation of pipework package for gasifier fabrication and reactor nozzle
design.
• Resolved vendors queries by coordinating it with relevant disciplines.
• Liaise with Process engineer, E&I engineer to develop co-ordinated plot plans.
• Write scope of works and prepare specification for various manufactured
process plant components.
• Specified material for high wear parts of solids handling machinery.
• Produced schedules of valves, instruments and major plant items.