Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer (Cryogenic Storage Tanks)

For our client we are looking to recruit a Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer (Tanks) to join their team in the Rotterdam area.

The company has an established position in Europe as a leading industrial gas owner/operator company,. They are opening a new Project Delivery Hub in the Rotterdam/Hague area in order to support their ambitious growth plans. From here, their people will drive forward and continue to successfully develop, execute and operate an ever-increasing project-portfolio in the region as well as the evolving footprint of our Industrial Gas business in EMEA.

They are investing in the production of clean hydrogen fuel for the mobility sector to decarbonize heavy-duty vehicles. They are also the global leader in creating technology solutions for capturing CO₂ from fossil fuel conversion before it reaches the atmosphere. Furthermore, the gases they produce and distribute are helping reduce food waste, are supplied to hospitals and are used in many other markets. In short: you probably use their products every day, you just don’t realise it!

With an 80-year track record and first-mover ambitions, their 19,000 strong team have made them world-leaders in areas such as carbon capture and hydrogen. Their core competency is an ability to develop, execute, own, and operate some of the world’s largest and most complex industrial gas projects, including one of the world’s largest green hydrogen projects.

Their people are making a difference to the world every day. Thinking globally and acting locally, every voice is heard, and everyone knows they belong and matter. Their higher purpose is to bring people around the world together, so that they can, in an open environment, collaborate and innovate solutions to some of the most significant energy and environmental challenges we all face.

For their new Project Delivery location, we are currently looking for a (Cryogenic Storage) Tank Engineer.

As a (Cryogenic Storage) Tank Engineer you will work in the EMEA Mechanical Engineering Team and initially will lead the vendor management and oversight for two 70,000MT ammonia tanks through the detailed engineering phase of an international Green Hydrogen project.

In parallel the you will have the opportunity to grow and become an expert in international cryogenic tanks working on the specification and tank designs for multiple applications and projects.

You will have the following key responsibilities & accountabilities:
- Acting as the single point of contact for the Mechanical scope of work associated with the cryogenic storage tank order.
- Managing the Vendor documentation through the receipt, review and return cycle within pre-set timeframes.
- Working alongside technical experts and professional engineers within the company to ensure safe, risk mitigated design solutions are reached.
- Liaising with the other engineering functions and coordinating cross-functional reviews of supplier designs and documentation to facilitate the integration of purchased equipment into the overall plant design compliant with company engineering standards.
- Undertaking witness inspections and acceptance testing of purchased equipment.
- Able to review and resolve customer or joint-venture partner comments.
- Providing technical support throughout construction and commissioning phases of projects retaining overall technical responsibility for equipment until successful handover to the customer.
- Expected to undertake international travel to equipment suppliers and the site locations at appropriate times throughout the project delivery.

Your profile:
- BSc / MSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related).
- Demonstrable experience in the specification, evaluation and engineering of a range of cryogenic storage tanks in an EPC project environment.
- Strong working knowledge of international Tank Codes including EN14620, API620, API625.
- Working knowledge of international Pressure Vessel Codes and experience with the Pressure Equipment Directive and CE/UKCA marking.
- A working knowledge of materials of construction, welding and insulation requirements associated with cryogenic storage tanks would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of concrete bund-wall structures and the interaction with the tank site fabrication sequence.
- Experience with equipment in ammonia and hydrogen service.
- A demonstrable understanding of cross-functional interfaces and overcoming associated challenges in an EPC environment for processing facilities.
- Experience in leading or supervising other engineers.
- A willingness to share their knowledge and be part of the team.
- Highly competent written and spoken communication and able to use a range of standard software such as MS Word and MS Excel to prepare technical documents and to write technical reports.


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