Bid and Project Engineer

Join Alfa Laval PES Team as Bid and Project Engineer

About the Company:

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allows our customers to be better themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for water purification, clean energy, food production, waste processing, pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is a company where we can all be very proud of what we do.

Our core competencies are in the areas of heat transfer separation, and fluid handling. We are dedicated to optimizing the performance of our customers' processes. Our world-class technologies, our systems, equipment, and services must create solutions that help our customers stay ahead.

Bid & Project Engineer – Skid-Mounted Systems, Oil & Gas

Location: Pune

Function: Engineering / Quotation / Projects

Experience: 6–8 years

Qualification: B.E./B.Tech – Mechanical / Chemical Engineering

Job Purpose

We are looking for a hands-on Bid & Project Engineer who is experienced in skid-mounted systems for the Oil & Gas industry.

The candidate will be responsible for technical bidding, specification review, detailed engineering and post-order project execution.

This is not primarily a project coordination role. The engineer is expected to personally develop engineering documents, perform engineering calculations and equipment/component selection, define the technical solution, provide detailed engineering inputs to designers/drafters, review their drawings, and take technical ownership of the package from RFQ through FAT/project completion.

Key Responsibilities

RFQ Review & Technical Bidding

- Perform detailed review of customer RFQs, specifications, datasheets, P&IDs, project specifications and applicable codes.
- Define the complete technical scope of supply and battery limits.
- Develop the proposed skid/package configuration based on customer requirements.
- Prepare technical proposals, compliance statements and technical bid documentation.
- Carry out clause-by-clause specification review.
- Identify technical risks, unclear requirements and requirements having significant cost or execution impact.
- Prepare technical clarification, deviation, exception and exclusion lists.
- Develop technically acceptable alternatives where customer specifications cannot be met or where a better/value-engineered solution can be offered.
- Provide technical inputs for quotation costing and vendor enquiries.
- Technically evaluate vendor quotations and select appropriate components/equipment.
- Participate in customer technical clarification and bid evaluation meetings.

Hands-on Engineering & Detailed Engineering

The engineer shall personally perform engineering activities and not merely coordinate them.

Responsibilities will include:

- Develop and/or review: P&IDs
- Process/utility flow diagrams
- Equipment datasheets
- Valve datasheets
- Instrument datasheets/specifications
- Equipment lists
- Valve lists
- Instrument lists
- Line lists
- Utility consumption lists
- BOM/MTO
- Design basis
- Functional descriptions
- Control philosophy
- Cause & Effect / Interlock requirements, where applicable
- Technical specifications for bought-out equipment

- Perform required engineering calculations and technical sizing/selection.

- Define design pressure, design temperature, materials of construction and other package design parameters based on project requirements.

- Select appropriate piping components, valves, instrumentation and other skid components.

- Identify applicable codes and standards and ensure that design requirements are incorporated into the package.

Inputs to Designer & Drawing Development

A critical requirement of this position is the ability to convert engineering requirements into clear inputs for designers.

The engineer will:

- Develop the engineering concept and provide detailed inputs to designers for preparation of: Skid GA drawings
- Equipment layouts
- Piping layouts
- Fabrication drawings
- Baseframe/skid drawings
- Piping support requirements
- Instrument mounting arrangements
- Interface/battery-limit details.

- Define equipment location, piping routing philosophy, accessibility and maintenance requirements.

- Provide nozzle orientation and piping/interface requirements.

- Mark-up drawings and provide technically clear comments to designers.

- Review drawings for: Technical correctness
- Customer specification compliance
- Operability
- Maintainability
- Accessibility
- Fabrication feasibility
- Assembly requirements

- Check and approve/release engineering drawings within the assigned responsibility.

- The designer/drafter will create the CAD drawing; the Bid & Project Engineer is expected to own the engineering content behind the drawing.

Equipment & Component Engineering

The engineer should independently handle technical selection and specification of equipment/components applicable to the package, such as:

- Pumps
- Pressure vessels
- Filters / strainers / separators
- Heat exchangers
- Valves
- Control valves
- Pressure and temperature instruments
- Flow and level instruments
- Safety/relief devices
- Piping and fittings
- Motors
- Junction boxes
- Control panels
- PLC/instrumentation interfaces
- Skid/baseframe
- Associated utility systems

The engineer should be capable of preparing technical specifications/datasheets, raising vendor enquiries, technically evaluating offers and reviewing vendor documents.

Multidisciplinary Package Engineering

The candidate should understand the integration of:

Process → Mechanical → Piping → Instrumentation → Electrical → Structural → Manufacturing

Post-Order Engineering & Project Execution

After receipt of the order, the same engineer should continue to take technical ownership of the package.

Responsibilities include:

- Review Purchase Order against quotation, technical offer and agreed deviations.
- Freeze technical scope and design basis.
- Conduct/participate in technical kick-off meetings.
- Prepare/maintain the engineering deliverable schedule.
- Develop the required engineering documentation.
- Resolve customer comments on technical documents.
- Perform technical evaluation of vendors.
- Review vendor drawings and documentation.
- Provide engineering support during skid fabrication and assembly.
- Resolve shop-floor technical issues.
- Review and disposition technical deviations/non-conformities in coordination with relevant functions.
- Support customer/third-party inspections.
- Prepare/review test procedures.
- Participate in and, where applicable, lead FAT of the skid/package.
- Resolve FAT punch points.
- Ensure final "As-Built" engineering documentation reflects the delivered package.

Engineering Problem Solving & Ownership

We are specifically looking for someone who demonstrates technical ownership rather than coordination-only behaviour

The engineer should be capable of:

- Independently investigating technical problems.
- Developing technically sound solutions instead of only escalating issues.
- Making engineering decisions within assigned authority.
- Challenging customer requirements when they are technically impractical, contradictory or unnecessarily expensive.
- Challenging Sales when commitments are technically unclear or unrealistic.
- Challenging vendors when their proposed solution does not meet project requirements.
- Working directly with Manufacturing to resolve fabrication/assembly problems.
- Balancing technical compliance, cost, delivery and manufacturability.
- Taking responsibility for engineering deliverables and following technical issues through to closure.

Technical Deviation Management

Deviation management will be an important part of the role.

The engineer should:

- Read customer specifications in detail rather than relying only on datasheets.
- Compare customer specifications against our standard design and offering.
- Identify deviations at the bidding stage , not after receipt of order.
- Clearly explain the technical basis and impact of each deviation.
- Identify requirements having significant: Cost impact
- Lead-time impact
- Engineering impact
- Manufacturing impact
- Performance risk

- Maintain continuity between bid-stage deviations and post-order engineering.
- Ensure accepted deviations/clarifications are correctly incorporated into final engineering documentation.

Codes & Standards

Working knowledge of relevant Oil & Gas codes and standards is expected, depending on package application, including:

- ASME
- API
- ANSI/ASME piping standards
- ASTM
- IEC
- NACE / sour-service requirements
- Hazardous-area requirements
- Relevant customer/EPC engineering practices

Candidate Profile

Preferably 6–8 years in one or more of the following industries:

- Oil & Gas
- Packaged equipment
- Skid-mounted systems
- EPC
- Rotating equipment packages
- Filtration/separation systems
- Utility packages
- Chemical/process systems

Experience should include both:

Pre-order:
RFQ → Specification Review → Technical Solution → Deviation → Bid

Post-order:
Detailed Engineering → Drawing Development → Procurement Support → Manufacturing Support → FAT → Documentation

Must-Have Competencies

The candidate should be able to demonstrate actual work experience in:

- Technical specification review
- P&ID understanding and development
- Preparation of engineering datasheets and technical documents
- Detailed engineering of skid/package systems
- Equipment/component selection
- Engineering calculations/sizing appropriate to the package
- Technical deviation preparation
- Preparing technical specifications for vendors Technical bid evaluation of vendor offers
- Providing engineering inputs to CAD designers
- Checking GA/piping/fabrication drawings
- Supporting skid fabrication and assembly
- Troubleshooting technical issues during execution
- FAT participation
- Direct technical interaction with customers/EPCs

Why Join Us?

Opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Exposure to global suppliers and international projects.

Build a strong professional network across different countries and cultures.

Play a key role in delivering successful customer projects.

Continuous learning and career development opportunities.

Reporting to:   Group Leader Quotation and Engineering • HSS Project Execution Team

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