Global Technical Expert - Process Technology & LNG

Beschrijving van deze vacature

Voor de rol van Global Technical Expert - Process Technology & LNG ga je de process technology-functie leiden door technische oplossingen te begeleiden, te reviewen en goed te keuren voor het procesontwerp van terminals voor olie, chemicaliën en gassen, met name LNG.

Wat ga je doen als Global Technical Expert Process Technology & LNG?

Als Global Technical Expert Process Technology leid je de process technology function en bied je guidance bij het reviewen/goedkeuren van technische oplossingen gerelateerd aan het procesontwerp van terminals voor olie, chemicaliën en gassen, vooral LNG. Je levert de benodigde technische support op process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), process data sheets van tanks en key equipment, firefighting systems en vapor treatment solutions, en zorgt dat de overall process safety op terminals voldoet aan de Vopak-standaarden en lokale wettelijke vereisten. De functie omvat ondersteuning van zowel nieuw te bouwen terminals als repair/replacement of verbeteringen van bestaande terminals op een kosteneffectieve en fit-for-purpose manier.

Organizational Context

De Global Technical Expert Process rapporteert aan de Senior Vice President Asset Management & Technology en is één van de vijf Global Technical Experts binnen de globale afdeling. De afdeling maakt deel uit van de Global Operations and Customer Care organization.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Global design authority: Provide lead technical governance on process designs for new and existing terminals, specializing in the lifecycle management of cryogenic, pressurized, and atmospheric storage systems
• Technical gatekeeping: Review and approve critical engineering deliverables, including Basis of Design (BoD), PFDs, P&IDs, and process data sheets, ensuring alignment with performance guarantees and Vopak global standards
• Engineering analytics: Execute and verify process calculations, including boil-off gas (BOG) refrigeration, thermal transition, relief valve sizing, and transient flow analysis
• Sustainability roadmap: Drive the selection and implementation of the best available techniques for vapor treatment and emission control to facilitate the reduction of VOC and GHG footprint
• CAPEX Optimization: Advise on the 3-Year Maintenance Plan (3YMP) to ensure process improvements, firefighting systems, and sustainability projects are technically robust and cost-effective
• Risk Management: Lead and provide expert guidance on HAZOP, QRA, and LOPA studies, ensuring that process safety integrity is maintained across diverse regulatory landscapes
• Knowledge Management: Act as the custodian of global standards, specifications, toolkits and e-learnings related to process design and do the lifecycle management
• Strategic Procurement: Partner with Global Supply & Procurement to evaluate and qualify vendors for critical process equipment, ensuring technical compliance and long-term reliability
• Internal customer role: In the front end loading stages, if needed, act as internal customer for new gas projects to support the business units in defining the functional requirements and helping in writing the basis of design

Wat verwachten we van jou als Global Technical Expert Process Technology & LNG?

• MSc (Process engineering with 5 years of relevant experience) / BSc (chemical engineering with 10 years of relevant experience)
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, static electricity, physical states of products, vapor handling and treatment, sustainable solutions, process equipment sizing/selection, process controls, HAZOP, QRA, SIL, LOPA etc
• Stakeholder management; proactive networking, ability to inspire, influence & develop people
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken