Fractionation Specialist II

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Description

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Job Overview

• Provide specialist input and guidance on tower design to process engineers.
• Produce and review tower design specifications.
• Review vendor designs/drawings.
• Perform tower inspections.
• Keep up to date with FRI research results and industry practices for tower internals.
• Provide expert advice for the selection of tower internals (trays, packings, and associated internals) for distillation, absorption, and extraction services.
• Provide technical assistance/troubleshooting for distillation column design and operating issues, both remotely and on site.
• Evaluate new trays/packings/internals for use in Lummus applications.
• Develop and maintain design and engineering standards.
  

• 4-10 years of industry experience as a process Fractionation Specialist (Tower Specialist) in Refining or Petrochemicals industry.
• Experience in use of vendor software for tower design, such as KG-TOWER®, SULCOL™, etc.
• Mechanical drawing reading skills.
• Experience with mass transfer, mist elimination and heat transfer equipment.
• Ability to work at height and in confined spaces for tower inspections.
• Skilled in MS Word, Excel and Power Point
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to communicate fluently in English.
• Willing and able to travel (domestic & international) for business trips, meetings or training.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong drive to innovate.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic, multi-national and multi-cultural environment as a committed team player.
• Motivated to learn.
• Ability to effectively drive teams, including supervision and coaching of all levels of engineers.
• Concur experience is not a requirement, but ability to pick up online systems quickly is key to the success of the role.
  

Basic Qualifications

• Degree in chemical engineering, advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with internals vendors Koch-Glitsch and Sulzer preferred.