Mechanical Specialist

Mechanical Specialist

Working Location

Milan, Italy

Start Date

September 2026

Duration/End

February 2028

Project Phase

Detail Design EPC

Project Scope of Work

The project involves providing water supply from three sources for the purpose of treatment and injection to support production forecasts through 2035. The facility will process 1,400MBCD of water for injection to maintain the field's Maximum Sustainable Capability. Additionally, there will be expansion of water facilities to accommodate surplus produced water.

Job Purpose

The Mechanical Specialist will be responsible for reviewing vendor technical evaluations and deviation lists from company standards for rotating equipment such as compressors, pumps, and gas turbines.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Review rotating equipment datasheets and supporting documentation.
• Participate in technical clarification meetings with vendors.
• Design and implement cost-effective equipment modifications to improve safety, reliability, and throughput.
• Develop project specifications with colleagues from various engineering disciplines.
• Develop, test, and evaluate theoretical designs.
• Discuss and solve complex problems with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers, and customers.
• Manage projects using engineering principles and techniques.
• Plan and design new production processes.
• Produce details of specifications and outline designs.
• Recommend modifications following prototype test results.
• Apply research, analytical, conceptual, and planning skills, including mathematical modeling and computer-aided design.
• Consider cost, safety, and time constraint implications.
• Monitor and commission plant and systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering
• 10-15 years of experience in oil and gas or petrochemical projects
• Good working knowledge of industry standards and procedures and international standards
• Proficient in English, both written and verbal
• Advanced computer skills with MS-Office
• Excellent communication skills

• Leading pipeline discipline from detailed engineering to commissioning
• Developing technical and purchase specifications, datasheets, and method statements
• Developing non-metallic material specifications, datasheets, and procedures
• Generating drawings including route maps and alignment sheets using GIS data and survey maps
• Designing and engineering pipeline right-of-way, trenching, trenchless crossing, HDD using geotech surveys
• Performing technical assessment, qualification, and periodic audits of vendor facilities
• Leading or participating in specialized incident investigation and failure analysis of pipelines
• Experience from design to construction of non-metallic pipeline systems
• Assessing technical, cost, and schedule impacts of engineering and field modification requests
• Performing Management of Change (MOC) and construction risk management
• Deep knowledge of API 5L pipe requirements
• Engineering and executing pipeline internal liners such as HDPE or PE-RT
• Analytical lifecycle management and regulatory compliance
• Conducting calculations for wall thickness, hydrodynamic stability, expansion loop layout, and thermal buckling using finite element analysis (FEA) software
• Flow assurance, modeling multiphase thermodynamic mixed fluids
• Comprehensive knowledge of ILI tools and Cathodic Protection systems
• Comprehensive knowledge of API 6A and API 6D valves
• Performing stress analysis and surge analysis for pipeline and piping
• Working knowledge of piping layout design and piping engineering, including piping material specification development
• Reviewing piping engineering and vendor package design for standards compliance
• Experience with industry standards, practices and procedures
• Strong knowledge of ASME B31.4, ASME B31.3, API-579
• Active affiliation with professional societies such as IMechE, ASME, API, ISO is highly desirable

Competencies

• Plan & Organize
• Analyze & Solve Problems
• Commitment to Safety
• Communicating Openly & Effectively
• Intercultural Awareness
• Incorporate Technical Knowledge