Operation shift leader and Process Engineer

Job Description Summary

The Combined Cycle Power Plant Process Engineer is responsible for optimizing the performance, reliability, and efficiency of all process systems within a combined cycle power plant. This role focuses on analyzing plant data, supporting operations, troubleshooting equipment and process issues, and driving continuous improvement of thermal performance and operational safety.

Job Description

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Key Responsibilities

• Plant Performance & Optimization
• Monitor and analyse plant performance data for gas turbine, steam turbine, HRSG,WSC.
• Identify efficiency losses, heat rate deviations, and bottlenecks in the CCPP process.
• Conduct cycle performance calculations (e.g., mass/energy balances, thermodynamic).
• Recommend and implement optimization measures to improve output and reduce fuel consumption.
• Operations Support
• Provide technical support to operations during normal operation, start-up, shutdown, and transient conditions.
• Troubleshoot process abnormalities, trips, and alarms; propose corrective actions.
• Short notice availability to support events and issues at the station.
• Engineering Analysis & Technical Studies
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for process-related issues or equipment failures.
• Conduct thermal performance tests for major equipment and overall plant cycle.
• Prepare process simulations.
• Develop and maintain PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, and engineering documentation.
• Project & Modification Support
• Evaluate engineering change requests and support plant modifications or upgrades (efficiency projects, equipment replacements, control logic improvements).
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and design standards.
• Support Risk Reduction Projects and Management of Change process.
• Compliance, Reporting & Documentation
• Prepare performance reports, KPIs, trend analyses, and technical presentations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements related to emissions, safety, and operations.
• Maintain documentation related to process engineering, testing, and plant improvements, including Operation Procedures and Work Instructions.
  
  

• Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Master’s degree is a plus.
  
  

• 10+ years of experience in combined cycle power plants or thermal power generation.
• Strong understanding of gas turbine and steam turbine operation, HRSG systems, water-steam cycle chemistry, and plant heat balance.
  
  

• Strong foundation in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics.
• Experience with power plant performance software.
• Competency in DCS control logic, data historians, and performance dashboards.
• Ability to read and revise P&IDs, PFDs, and engineering drawings.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and data analytics.
  
  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication for interfacing with operations, maintenance, and management.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Team-oriented mindset with strong safety awareness.