Lead Technical Rule Development

Purpose of the Position (Job Summary)

 Responsible for developing, standardizing and governing all technical rules, engineering standards and best

practices applicable to chemical plant design, operation and maintenance.

 It will ensure that organization’s plants and projects are designed, built and operated in compliance with

international codes, statutory regulations and internal safety and quality requirements.

 This position acts as the custodian of engineering governance and technical authority across disciplines.

 Key Individual Accountabilities

Strategy

 Define and maintain corporate engineering standards, design guidelines and technical rules for chemical plants

 Benchmarks with international codes and standards like ASME, API, NFPA, ASTM, ISO, IS, BIS, OSHA, GPCB etc

 Harmonies rules across disciplines among process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, Civil EHS etc

 Approve deviations and manage controlled changes to technical standards.

Financial

 Standardization of specification will avoid overdesign and reduce project costs

 Vendor qualification and rule driven procurement will ensures cost effective sourcing without compromising safety and quality

 Approving value engineering initiatives to get a balance among safety, reliability and cost.

 Defining rules for energy efficiency, material utilization and utilities will reduce operating cost over plant life cycles.

Customer/ External Orientation

 Ensure that all communications from the department to customers is prompt and courteous.

 Work with external clients in a professional manner to deliver agreed level of service with context set by Senior Management.

People Orientation

 Facilitate initiatives for training need identification and building requisite skills & competencies through systematic training & skill up-gradation initiatives for the team.

 Recognize & reward excellent performers & affirm key contributions of employees toward the achievement of goals & objectives of the team.

 Inspire & motivate employees through demonstrated commitment to DCM Vision and Core Values and active participation in various team engagement activities.

Core operational accountabilities

Process Improvement:

 Provide technical authority role in BEP, FEED and Detailed engineering phases

 Review project designs, vendor documents and contractor deliverables for compliance with rules

 Support operating plants with trouble shooting, modifications and debottlenecking guidelines

 Approve process/engineering philosophies for critical systems like pressure relief valves, inerting , shutdown etc

 Build a knowledge bas of lessons learned from projects and plant incidents.

 Conduct training sessions on technical philosophy, safety standards and technical governance.

 Participate in industry forums, regulatory consultations and standardization committees

 Continuously update rules to reflect technology advancements, regulatory changes and sustainability goals.

 Process volume, equipment weights, Electrical load list, instrument list and control philosophy etc to be generated as a standard documents for all new projects.

 Develop, support and promote standardized systems and processes.

 HAZOP study and safety audit of the system

 Interacting with technology/equipment suppliers for achieving performance parameters.

Risk Management

 Ensure all new projects and modification comply with local statutory requirements like pollution control, safety, pressure vessels codes, hazardous chemical rules etc.

 Conduct gap analysis between existing plant practices and global best practices

 Lead technical input for HAZOP, SIL, LOPA and risk assessments

 Define minimum safety , quality and operability standards.

Quality, Safety and Environment Observation

 Define minimum technical standards of all project items to ensure reliability of plant facilities once it comes under operations

 Approve technical rules for testing, calibration and inspection frequency of critical equipment

 Capture lessons learned from input material quality deviations and update rules to prevent reoccurrence.

 Provide governance for vendor quality standards for material of construction, fabrication and testing methods etc.

 Play a role of safety custodian under process safety rules for relief valve sizing, interlocks, emergency shutdown logic, inerting and venting etc.

 Define design safety margins for temperatures, pressures, load etc to protect against operational upsets.

 Establish rules for emission, effluent and waste handling in compliance with GPCB, CPCB and other regulatory bodies as applicable for a particular projects

 Introduce rules for solvent recovery, water reuse and energy conservation to get an overall reduction in environment footprint.

System Management

 To ensure implementation of Integrated Management System, British Safety Council, Responsible Care procedures and systems like TQM, TPM, KAIZEN, SIX Sigma for the function.

 Review audit reports and plan for improvement

Internal                                                                                 External

 Senior Leadership                                                    External customers

 Unit Management Team                                        Technology Suppliers

 Operations Head - Caustic                                     Plant & Equipment suppliers

 Engineering Team

 Purchase Team

 A& F Team

 HR Team

 EHS Team

 Technical Team members

Technical & Behavioral Skills & Knowledge

Qualification:

 BE/ME Chemical with minimum 15 to 20 yrs of experience in a broad range of technical and Operational roles in

Technical Services. Working in Chlor-Alkali manufacturing organizations will be added advantage.

Behavioral Skills:

 Strategic and innovative approach to problem solving and ability to define critical value drivers (cost and

revenue)

 Leadership qualities with strong interpersonal skills and people management abilities

 Ability to demonstrate effective communication with all levels of the organization.

Technical Skills:

 Technical knowledge combined with entrepreneurial drive.

 Deliver best practice and cost-effective outcomes.

 Knowledge of the latest technologies currently implemented Industry in the field of process technologies and

engineering practices on material movement, energy management, heat-transfer and mass-transfer equipment

 Should have knowledge of Environment, Health & Safety requirements.

 Ability to present the findings in a clear and concise manner to top management

 Good command on tools like 5S, TPM, TQM, Six Sigma etc.

 Good analytical skills, analyzing processes and applications, to bring in changes resulting in cost savings, energy

savings and enhanced operational efficiency.

 Should have exposure of SAP.