Labor
POSITION SUMMARY
SEGULA Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical and Rotating Equipment Engineer to provide independent technical assurance and owner’s-team oversight for an LPG offloading, regasification and storage facility.
The successful candidate will review and challenge mechanical and rotating-equipment engineering deliverables produced by the EPC/EPCM contractor, ensuring compliance with the approved design basis, project specifications, applicable legislation and recognised industry standards.
The role focuses on technical assurance, design review, equipment reliability, operability, maintainability and support during procurement, construction, commissioning and handover. It does not include responsibility for executing the EPC/EPCM contractor’s detailed design.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide senior mechanical engineering leadership and independent technical assurance within the owner’s team.
- Review and assess mechanical and rotating-equipment specifications, datasheets, calculations, drawings, design criteria and vendor documentation.
- Review technical deliverables relating to LPG transfer pumps, submerged pumps, compressors, drivers, seals and auxiliary systems.
- Verify equipment suitability, reliability, maintainability, materials selection, vibration limits, sealing arrangements and performance requirements.
- Ensure alignment with the approved basis of design, project requirements, applicable South African legislation and relevant international codes and standards.
- Review vendor technical clarifications, deviations, inspection and test plans, and equipment acceptance criteria.
- Participate in interdisciplinary design reviews, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL workshops, model reviews and constructability reviews, as applicable.
- Support technical evaluations during procurement, equipment manufacturing, installation and pre-commissioning.
- Witness or support selected factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), inspections and performance tests.
- Provide technical support for mechanical package issues during construction, commissioning, start-up and handover.
- Maintain review registers, technical comments, non-conformance records and action close-out documentation.
- Identify, assess and escalate critical technical risks, design deviations and non-compliances.
- Coordinate with the owner’s team, EPC/EPCM contractor, vendors, construction teams, commissioning teams and client representatives.
- Support key project decision gates and high-risk technical interfaces without duplicating the contractor’s detailed design responsibilities.
Perfil
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSc or BEng) – mandatory.
- Professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) – preferred.
- Relevant training in API rotating-equipment standards – advantageous.
- Training in vibration analysis, machinery protection or equipment reliability – advantageous.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 10 years of relevant mechanical and rotating-equipment engineering experience.
- Demonstrable experience in senior engineering, technical checking, design assurance or independent technical review on major industrial projects.
- Critical experience with LPG transfer pumps, submerged pumps, compressors or comparable rotating equipment used in hydrocarbon facilities.
- Experience in oil and gas, LPG terminals, refineries, petrochemical plants or gas-processing facilities.
- Experience reviewing vendor packages, equipment specifications, datasheets, technical deviations and inspection documentation.
- Previous owner’s-team, client-side engineering assurance or independent design-review experience – strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting equipment procurement, manufacturing inspections, installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up.
- Knowledge of applicable South African regulatory requirements and relevant international engineering codes and standards.
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Mechanical and rotating-equipment engineering.
- LPG transfer and handling systems.
- Pump and compressor package engineering.
- Vendor document review and technical bid evaluation.
- Equipment reliability, maintainability and life-cycle performance.
- Mechanical seals, vibration, machinery protection and materials selection.
- Design verification and technical assurance.
- Risk assessment, non-conformance management and technical deviation review.
- Inspection and test plans, FAT, SAT and performance testing.
- Commissioning and start-up support.
- Interdisciplinary engineering coordination.
- Technical reporting and engineering document control.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Strong technical judgement and analytical skills.
- Clear written and verbal communication.
- Confidence in constructively challenging engineering decisions and vendor proposals.
- Ability to prioritise safety-critical and high-consequence technical reviews.
- Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across owner, contractor, vendor and site teams.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing project priorities and phased workloads.
- Commitment to safety, quality and engineering integrity.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Availability to support an approximately three-year project assignment.
- Flexibility to work full-time during agreed deployment phases and adjust allocation according to project needs.
- Willingness to participate in selected site visits, inspections, vendor activities and commissioning activities as required.