Mechanical Maintenance Engineer HVAC (Petrochemical Experience)

Introduction to the Role

Eram Talent is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - HVAC with specialized experience in petrochemical plants. This full-time position is critical for maintaining the reliability, availability, and performance of HVAC and Mechanical Refrigeration Units (MRUs) that serve essential petrochemical facilities.

Core Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading comprehensive maintenance programs and initiatives. Key areas include:

• Maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing HVAC, chiller, and industrial refrigeration systems within petrochemical and process plant environments.
• Leading preventive and predictive maintenance programs, ensuring timely completion of maintenance plans and work orders.
• Conducting root cause investigations (RCI) for critical and repetitive equipment failures, implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Driving reliability improvement initiatives and spare parts optimization to ensure safe and uninterrupted operation.

Technical Expertise and Operations

This role requires hands-on expertise and a strong technical understanding of various systems and diagnostics:

• Utilizing hands-on expertise with Mechanical Refrigeration Units (MRUs), centrifugal, screw, and reciprocating chillers, AHUs, package units, ventilation systems, compressors, condensers, evaporators, pumps, and refrigeration control systems.
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, refrigeration, and control-related failures to maximize equipment availability and reliability.
• Analyzing operating parameters, including temperature, pressure, flow, superheat, subcooling, and compressor performance, to identify system abnormalities and implement corrective actions.
• Interpreting HVAC/refrigeration schematics, P&IDs, electrical drawings, and OEM technical documentation.
• Working with Building Management System (BMS) and HVAC control systems, including monitoring equipment performance, troubleshooting control logic, analyzing alarms, optimizing system operation, and integrating HVAC assets with centralized monitoring and control platforms.

Maintenance Programs and Inventory Management

The engineer will also focus on strategic maintenance planning and inventory control:

• Performing equipment performance evaluations, condition assessments, and reliability improvements to minimize downtime and optimize energy efficiency.
• Developing and optimizing preventive maintenance programs based on equipment criticality and reliability data.
• Reviewing and optimizing HVAC spare parts inventory, identifying critical and insurance spare parts requirements, and establishing minimum and maximum inventory levels based on risk and lead times.
• Coordinating with procurement and warehouse teams to ensure spare availability and support obsolescence management and spare part standardization initiatives.

Safety and Compliance

Adherence to safety standards and process safety requirements is paramount:

• Ensuring compliance with company safety regulations and engineering standards.
• Participating in Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), risk assessments, and incident investigations when required.
• Supporting process safety requirements related to HVAC systems serving critical occupied buildings.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the petrochemical, refinery, or oil & gas sectors.