Topsides Lead Process Designer (FPSO, FLNG)

About the role

Hanwha Ocean EPU is looking for a Topsides Process Lead Designer in Singapore. The role leads and coordinates process design deliverables for FPSO, FLNG, fixed offshore platforms and other complex industrial projects, turning process engineering requirements into coordinated layouts, diagrams and multidisciplinary design solutions. It sits in a multidisciplinary FEED, EPC and EPCI environment and works with process, piping, mechanical, instrumentation, electrical, structural, safety, procurement, construction, commissioning, vendor and project management teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate topsides process design according to project specs, client and regulatory requirements, international codes and company standards.
• Prepare, review and coordinate deliverables such as PFDs, P&IDs, line lists, process layouts, design drawings, plot plans, equipment arrangement drawings and interface documents.
• Translate process inputs, datasheets, calculations, simulations and vendor information into coordinated design deliverables, keeping process documents consistent with 3D models, layouts and engineering databases.
• Interface with process, mechanical, piping, instrumentation, electrical, structural, safety, procurement, construction, commissioning, vendors, subcontractors and fabrication yards to resolve design and interface issues.
• Support design reviews, model reviews, layout reviews, constructability reviews and HAZOP/HAZID workshops, and identify clashes, operability and safety risks.
• Review vendor drawings and package information, and maintain engineering records, drawing registers and as-built documentation.
• Manage scope, resources, schedules, subcontractor activities and recovery plans for critical deliverables.
• Mentor junior designers and support construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and handover.

Required profile

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in topsides process design for FPSO, FLNG, offshore oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical or energy projects.
• Proven experience in FEED, detailed engineering, EPC/EPCI execution, construction support and commissioning.
• Knowledge of topsides facility layout development and multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Team player coordinating multidisciplinary teams, contractors, vendors and clients.

Required skills

• Intelligent P&ID systems
• 3D design environments
• Engineering databases and document management systems