Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer

(KPP) EPC Project

Company: SEGI
Project: Kirkuk Power Plant (KPP) — EPC
Location: United States – split between the SEGI office and the engineering subconsultant's office
Reports to: Project Manager (Kirkuk Project)
Direct reports: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and I&C Engineers (as assigned); engineering subconsultant team (contractual)

Position Summary

The Senior Project Engineer is SEGI's technical lead across the engineering, procurement and construction interfaces on the Kirkuk EPC project. The role takes SEGI's design scope from mid-design to issued-for-construction (IFC) and as-built status, coordinates procurement and EXIM-compliant delivery, and supports construction and commissioning remotely from the US. A Project Engineer may be considered for strong EPC candidates.

KPP converts an existing simple cycle plant in Kirkuk, Iraq, to combined cycle. The project is financed by the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM), and SEGI is the EPC contractor, delivering it with construction and commissioning subcontractors. Most major equipment has been manufactured; the focus now is completing engineering, closing out procurement and logistics, and supporting construction.

Key Responsibilities

Design Management

• Manage the engineering subconsultant's scope, man-hour budget, schedule and deliverable register; track progress against planned issue dates.
• Set and enforce the design basis, project specifications, codes and standards, and owner (MoE) requirements.
• Chair weekly engineering progress meetings and multi-discipline coordination meetings.
• Integrate OEM engineering (HRSG, steam turbine, generator and major packages) into the subconsultant's design, and close out vendor holds on drawings.
• Run formal design reviews at 30/60/90% and IFC, and track every comment to closure.
• Lead HAZOP, SIL, constructability and operability reviews, and close out actions.

Discipline Scope (lead and coordinate)

• Mechanical and process: heat balances, P&IDs, HRSG and steam turbine integration, steam and feedwater, condensate, cooling, water treatment, fuel and auxiliary systems, equipment layouts.
• Piping: plot plan, 3D model reviews, high-energy piping, stress analysis, supports, and tie-ins to existing plant.
• Electrical: single-line diagrams, generator and step-up transformers, switchyard and grid connection, MV/LV distribution, protection and relay coordination, earthing and lightning protection, cable schedules.
• Instrumentation and control: DCS architecture, integration with existing gas turbine controls, control narratives, instrument index, loop, cause-and-effect and logic diagrams.
• Civil and structural: geotechnical input, foundations for HRSG, steam turbine and BOP equipment, steel structures, pipe racks, drainage and roads.
• Fire protection and HVAC: fire detection and suppression, buildings and enclosures.

Brownfield Interfaces & Tie-ins

• Verify existing plant data and as-builts with the site team, and close information gaps that affect design.
• Define tie-in points, tie-in packages and outage windows with the existing simple cycle units.
• Maintain the interface register between new and existing plant, and between SEGI and subcontractor scopes.

Engineering Studies, Approvals & Change

• Review and approve key calculations: performance guarantees, hydraulic, load flow, short circuit and protection studies, structural and foundation calculations.
• Confirm the design suits Kirkuk site conditions, including high ambient temperatures, dust and water quality.
• Manage submission of deliverables to MoE and its engineer, tracking approval codes and resubmissions; ensure revision control, transmittals and the master document register are accurate.
• Own technical queries, deviations and the engineering change register; assess the technical basis, cost and schedule impact of change orders and prepare technical input for submission.
• Deliver as-built drawings, final data books, O&M manual input and the final engineering dossier for handover.

Procurement Coordination

• Prepare and review technical specifications, requisitions and technical bid evaluations.
• Review vendor drawings and data, and approve against specification.
• Track manufacturing, inspection and test plans, FATs and release for shipment with the expediting team.
• Coordinate packing, shipping and logistics so deliveries meet EXIM financing requirements, including US-content and shipping rules.
• Manage remaining long-lead and balance-of-plant packages, spares and site-delivery sequencing.

Construction Support

• Act as the engineering point of contact for the site team: answer RFIs, resolve field changes and non-conformances.
• Support construction sequencing, installation methods and lifting plans with constructability input.
• Support pre-commissioning and commissioning: system turnover packages, punch lists and handover documentation, using site reports, photos and video calls.

Project Controls & Reporting

• Contribute to the integrated schedule, progress measurement and engineering/procurement status reporting.
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigations; maintain the risk and issues log for engineering and procurement.
• Prepare technical input to change orders, claims and correspondence with subcontractors, MoE and EXIM.
• Uphold HSE and quality requirements in all design and procurement decisions.

Key Performance Indicators

• Engineering: IFC deliverables issued to plan; design review comments closed on time.
• Procurement: vendor documents reviewed within agreed turnaround; equipment released and shipped to plan and EXIM-compliant.
• Construction: RFIs answered within agreed turnaround; no rework from design errors.
• Change and risk: technical basis for change orders submitted on time; risk log current.
• Handover: turnover packages and as-builts complete at commissioning.

Qualifications

Education - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent; Professional Engineer (PE) license or chartered status preferred.

Experience

• EPC experience is mandatory: at least one full EPC project cycle on the contractor side, covering engineering, procurement and construction.
• 10+ years' experience in power generation or heavy industrial projects (7+ years considered for Project Engineer level).
• Direct involvement in detailed design delivery, including managing engineering subcontractors or OEMs.
• Hands-on procurement experience (specifications, bid evaluations, vendor document review, expediting) and site support experience (RFIs, field changes, commissioning) on a major plant.
• Combined cycle, HRSG, steam turbine or gas turbine plant experience, especially brownfield conversions, strongly preferred.
• Experience with EXIM or other ECA-financed projects, and Middle East / Iraq experience with government utility clients, preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Integration across EPC: sees how a design decision affects procurement, logistics and site work, and acts before it becomes a problem.
• Remote leadership: drives subcontractors, vendors and a site team across time zones without daily face-to-face contact.
• Commercial awareness: understands scope, change and claims, and documents the technical basis clearly.
• Working knowledge of ASME, IEC, IEEE and API codes, and FIDIC-style contract administration.
• MS Project or Primavera P6, document control systems and 3D model review tools.
• Concise technical writing for clients, lenders and senior management; eligible to work in the United States.

Working Conditions

• Position is based in the United States, with time split between the SEGI office and the engineering subconsultant's office (both US locations to be confirmed); time at the subconsultant's office is for design reviews, interface meetings and progressing deliverables.
• No travel to Iraq; construction support is provided remotely.
• Regular early-morning calls to overlap with the Kirkuk site team (7–8 hours ahead of US Eastern time).

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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