QAISER SHARIF
Sr. Instrument Engineer at JGC Gulf International Ltd.,
Summary
Holding "Australian Permanent Resident status, Skilled Nominated (PR Sub-Class-190, Western Australia".
Assessed By "Engineers Australia" as Professional Engineer-1 (PE) in 2012.
HIGHLIGHTS : (12 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS INSTRUMENT DESIGN ENGINEER)
• Software: Meridium, INtools, 3D PDS, SPR (Smart Plant Review), Microstation.
• Solid Instrumentation design skills with background in Chemical engineering
• Design verification, design development and change order management
• Design and review Instrument Detailed design Engineering deliverables
• Project planning, monitoring, Budget control and Delivery management
• Conceptual design to detail design study packages
• Project specifications, Design documents and vendors Technical evaluations
• Man-hours and Materials Cost estimation
• Participation in PHA, Root Cause Analysis, HAZOPS
• Instrument design calculations using industry standard software programs
• 3D PDS (Plant Design System) including equipment and raceway (Cable tray) modeling
• SPR review, Design of Construction related Instrument 2D layouts
• Familiar with International codes and standards, i.e. ANSI/ ISA, NEC, IEC, ASME, API
• Good Knowledge of Saudi Aramco Standards, SAES, SAMS, SAEP, Standard/ Library Drawings
Experience
Sr. Instrument Design Engineer at JGC Gulf International Ltd.,
December 2010 - Present (3 years 8 months)
Projects:
#Lead Engineer: Hydrocracker Retrofit & installation of Economizer at Rastanura Refinery, Saudi Aramco.
Scope clarification, Site visits, MTO, Material requisitions for instrument cables, instrument bulk material,
Gas detection system, supervision of demolition and new installations at field and DCS side.
pre-commissioing activities and startup assistance.
#Area Lead Engineer: Sadara Chemical Project (Aromatics). JV of Dow & Saudi Aramco.
#Area Lead Engineer: Khafji joint Operation (Saudi Aramco & Kuwait Oil company), Water treatment
facility phase-3, Saudi Arabia
Key responsibilities:#Design Engineering & Project execution in EPC responsibilities as Area Lead Engineer
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responsible for Project scope, Time management, Design verification, Design development & Change order
Management, Engineering Calculations, Analysis, Studies, technical deviations, technical Queries, V-Doc
review and technical evaluation, QA/QC requirements & Material delivery Management.
#Ensure compliance of DOW, SAUDI ARAMCO (SAES/SAEP/SAMSS) and International codes and
standards (ANSI/ ISA, NEC, IEC, ASME, API)
#Responsible for design verification and development including documents & Purchase requisitions for
Control Valves, On-Off Valves, Shut down valves, Pressure Relief Safety Valves, Regulators, Flow meters
(Ultrasonic & Magnetic flow Meters), Level instruments (DP, Radar, Float and Tape), Field Transmitters,
Switches, Pressure Gauges etc.
Preparation of Control system Basis of Design,Overall System Block diagram, UPS/Non UPS power supply
requirements for Instrument Panels,Junction Box assignment & preparation of instrument I/O list ,Preparation
of Control system Specification for DCS, ESD, FGS & VMS
Package interface Engineering & Vendor documents review,Alarm & trip set point list, Review Cause &
Effect diagrams for ESD and FGS system, Participate in HAZOPS
#KOM, technical, QA/QC and delivery requirements Project Management meetings and Procurement plan
meetings (POP)
Instrumentation Engineer at SABIC (Safco Plant Engineering Dept.)
November 2007 - August 2010 (2 years 10 months)
Concept Development (MOC study), Engineering & execution for Plant modification and upgrades
involving, Flow, temperature, pressure and level instruments, Control valves, Process analyzers, Custody
transfer metering, Vibration monitoring system, Fire Alarm and Gas detection system, Pump operations,
Compressor control / Anti surge, Alarm Management system, DCS & ESD system.
•Responsible for various aspects of minor/ major projects (Management of Change) right from Technical
study, Conceptual design to completion through EPC or In-house maintenance WO.
•To investigate the background of Technical Study Subject, Analyze the problem & suggest
counter-measures. Prepare and review technical design change study reports including Conceptual design,
Cost estimation, Proposals and recommendations to overcome the existing problems or improve the system or
to reject the proposal.
•To participate in PHA / Root cause analysis (RCA).
•Preparation of CDP and review of FEEP.
•Witness, Monitor and inspect the installation and testing of instrumentation and Control system.
•To design and review detailed engineering design documents for all expense or / change in kind replacement
projects to be executed under maintenance work orders involving,
•Data sheets for Field instruments, Specification and sizing calculations for control valves and orifice plate,
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JB and Cabinets interconnections wiring diagrams, Instrument Loop diagram (ILD), Instrument Hookup
details, Generation / modification of trip and interlock schedules for ESD system, Vdoc review and Technical
Evaluation reports, Reviewing Control Narratives, Cause & Effect Diagrams and logic drawings
• Technical support to Site project management (SPM) during turnarounds.
Sr. Engineer (Field solutions dept.) at Yokogawa Middle East Bahrain
September 2006 - September 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Technical and the Commercial Quotations for Field Instruments
Correspondence with Client & Sub-Vendors for technical clarifications
KOM with Customers, Project documentation review and delivery management
Instrument Engineer at JGC Descon Pakistan
August 2001 - August 2006 (5 years 1 month)
To design and review of all instrumentation deliverables, documents and drawings which includes,
Instrument Master Index, Specifications / datasheets, Sizing calculations. Technical bid evaluations, V-Doc
reviews, Control philosophy, DCS I/O list, PLC I/O list, cable schedule, junction box schedule and wiring
termination drawings, Instrument loop diagram (ILD) and hookups. Typical installation details, 3D PDS
equipment and raceway Modeling, SPR 3D review, Instrument 2D layouts and BOM’s.
• To design all instrumentation deliverables, documents and drawings involving,
o Data sheets for field instruments, JB assignment, and cabinets interconnections wiring diagrams, Instrument
Loop diagrams, Instrument Hookups and typical installation details, I/O list for DCS and PLC, Requisitions
and BOM, etc.
• Responsible for sizing calculations for various control valves and orifice plates.
• V-Doc reviews, technical bid evaluation and preparation of requisitions for field instruments.
• Ensure the implementation of NPIC (Notifications for P&ID change) in design documents.
• To ensure 3D PDS configuration for electrical and instrument raceway modeling as per project requirements
• To prepare route plan for 3D Instrument Raceway modeling in PDS. Instructions to designers for Instrument
Support in compliance to project typical installation details.
• 3D PDS Instrument Interference checks on 30%, 60% and 90% model review using (SPR) Smart Plant
review, defining the remedial actions to the concerned dept.
• To design and review Instrumentation 2D Layouts involving,
•Instrument Main Cable tray, Main Cable, Instrument location and wiring layouts, Fire and Gas Layouts,
Analyzer Sampling line layouts, Instrument Cable trench layouts, Control room related equipment and wiring
layouts.
• BOM’s for Instrument Main Cable tray and Instrument Air Supply piping’s. Compute loading calculations
for instrument Main Cable tray, and reflecting changes to 2D layouts.
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Projects
Sadara Chemical Company Project
November 2012 to Present
Members:QAISER S.
A joint venture between Saudi Aramco and DOW Chemicals USA, that will construct, own and operate a
world-scale integrated chemicals complex in Jubail Industrial City II, in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.
•Design verifications for all Field instrument docs and requisitions as per project specifications
•Monitoring deliverable schedules to meet ERD (Engg required dates).
•Overseeing of other Engineers and directions of their work.
•Interpret client standards (Dow & Saudi Aramco) and elevate discrepancies to the Lead Engineer.
•Prepare technical queries (TMQ’s) to client and interface with client as required.
•Review Vendor offers, technical clarifications and preparation of technical bid evaluation
•Review of Vendors document input list and V-Doc’s approvals and liaison
•Attendance at Project POP meeting (Procurement plan). Review of V-doc approval status and highlight
necessary expediting actions to ensure delivery meeting CRD (Construction required Dates).
•Attendance at Project Management meetings and review of overall project progress. To highlight any
interdisciplinary bottleneck or pending issues
•KOM with Vendors and ensure compliance with all technical & QA/QC related requirements.
•Review of inspection documents and its compliance with approved Inspection assignment packages.
Khafji Joint Operation (Aramco Kuwait Oil Company JV)
November 2010 to October 2013
Members:QAISER S.
Objective of this project was to achieve maximum sustainable capacity (MSC) of 300,000 BPD of Khafji
Crude and 50,000 BPD of Hout Crude by providing Expansion of Water Treatment Facility (Phase-3) and
Water Injection facilities. The Water Injection facility was designed to inject 170,000 BWPD of Khafji
produced water, after treatment, into Khafji Reservoir to enhance the oil recovery. As a back up to the
offshore water injection system, water treatment and injection facilities at onshore was designed to allow for
disposal of treated water into five new onshore disposal wells which shall be drilled in advance under a
separate project.
• Preparation of detailed Project execution plan considering ERD and CRD for level 1 schedule.
• Review of Project Procurement plan in coordination with PRC and Project Management Dept.
• Feed Verifications and issuance of technical memorandum to client.
• Design Verification, Design development and Change order Management.
• Project Schedule management and Man power administration at different phases of project.
• Preparation of Design documents (Specification and Data sheets) & Purchase Requisitions for field
instrumentation including Control Valves, On-Off Valves, Shut down valves, Pressure Relief Safety Valves,
Regulators, Flow meters (Ultrasonic & Magnetic flow Meters), Level instruments (DP, Radar, Float and
Tape), Field Transmitters, Switches, Pressure Gauges etc. as per project specifications.
• Vendor selection, Review of Procurement status and Budget monitoring.
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• V-Doc review and technical clarification with vendors.
• Review of project QA QC requirements in coordination with QC Dept.
• Review of TPI inspection reports, Certificates and IRC in coordination with Quality control Dept.
• Ensure timely shipment and delivery of material at site
• Lead Engineer Report, forecasting Man hours and monthly submission of project status reports to Project
Manager.
Hydrocracker reliability and economizer installation RTR Saudi Aramco
October 2013 to Present
Members:QAISER S.
Retrofit Project : HYDROCRACKER reliability & Installation of Economizer for Boiler at RAS TANURA
Refinery Saudi Aramco.
Atayrau Refinery Reconstruction, Kazakhstan
March 2001 to February 2004
Members:QAISER S.
•Data sheets for field instruments, JB assignment, and cabinets interconnections wiring diagrams, Instrument
Loop diagrams, Instrument Hookups and typical installation details, I/O list for DCS and PLC, Requisitions
and BOM, etc.Specifications for Control valves and Datasheets for various field instruments.•Responsible for
sizing calculations for various control valves and orifice plates.
•V-Doc reviews, technical bid evaluation and preparation of requisitions for field instruments.
Jubail Chevron Philips Petro-Chemical, KSA
August 2004 to Present
Members:QAISER S.
•To ensure 3D PDS configuration for electrical and instrument raceway modeling as per project requirements,
updating the PDS Eden library as per project specifications
•To prepare route plan for 3D Instrument Raceway modeling in PDS. Instructions to designers for Instrument
Support in compliance to project typical installation details.
•3D PDS Instrument Interference checks on 30%, 60% and 90% model review using (SPR) Smart Plant
review, defining the remedial actions to the concerned dept.
•To design and review Instrumentation 2D Layouts involving,
•Instrument Main Cable tray, Main Cable, Instrument location and wiring layouts, Fire and Gas Layouts,
Analyzer Sampling line layouts, Instrument Cable trench layouts, Control room related equipment and wiring
layouts.
•BOM’s for Instrument Main Cable tray and Instrument Air Supply piping’s. Compute loading calculations
for instrument Main Cable tray, and reflecting changes to 2D layouts.
•Leading a team of Instrument Designer, Draftspersons, and Document controllers.
•Prepare, monitor & control of (DCR), establish the schedule of design engineering within the scope of
responsibility of job.
•Formulation of error statistics reports and Lesson learnt from previous projects.
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•To ensure the Deliverable Engineering Schedule to meet the Engineering / Construction required dates.
Forecasting bottlenecks and suggesting remedial actions to LE.
Khurais (KUC/KCC/KGC) EPC: SNAM & HYUNDAI / Nuayyim Downstream facilities EPC: J&P
Greece / Sasref Inst. Master plan P-II EPC: Petrocon KSA / Khursaniyah Gas Plant, EPC: Bechtel,
Techncip, SNAM
September 2006 to September 2007
Members:QAISER S.
• Technical and the Commercial Quotations for Field Instruments
• Instrument Sizing calculations for various field instruments
• Correspondence with Client & Sub-Vendors for technical clarifications
• Physical and technical inspection for field instruments
Languages
Urdu
Skills & Expertise
EPC
Petrochemical
FEED
HAZOP
DCS
Instrumentation
Project Engineering
Petroleum
Gas
P&ID
SIL
Refinery
Engineering
Sizing
Functional Safety
Process Control
Refineries
Foundation Fieldbus
Control Valves
Engineering Design
Automation
Boilers
Control Systems Design
Factory
Gas Processing
Oil & Gas Industry
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Education
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan
BSc., Chemical Engineering, 1997 - 2001
Saudi Arabian international school Alkhobar
HSSC, Pre Engg, 1980 - 1995
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QAISER SHARIF
Sr. Instrument Engineer at JGC Gulf International Ltd.,
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