Head of Process Engineering [SGP]
Singapore, SG, 138538
Introduction
At Hanwha Ocean EPU, we empower our people to engineer the future of sustainable energy through meaningful work on cutting-edge offshore, onshore, and global infrastructure projects that create lasting impact for industries and communities worldwide.
As we evolve into a comprehensive EPCI(O) solutions provider, our expanding portfolio now spans FPSO, FLNG, floating production units, renewables, onshore power generation, and future centric infrastructure projects. Our globally connected teams collaborate across regions and disciplines to solve complex engineering challenges and deliver world-class end-to-end solutions.
Explore opportunities to be part of our dynamic team at the Energy Plant Unit and contribute to groundbreaking projects that redefine the onshore and offshore industry. #OneEPU
“Build, what matters. Grow, without limits. Power, the future with Hanwha Ocean EPU.”
Position Overview
The Head of Process Engineering leads the Process Engineering function and defines the technical direction, standards, and engineering priorities across offshore, marine, shipbuilding, and EPC projects and opportunities.
The role oversees process engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring technical excellence, discipline integration, engineering consistency, and effective resource deployment. It supports business growth, project delivery, and strategic decision-making by providing leadership in process design, technology selection, process safety, and engineering optimization.
The position is responsible for maintaining engineering quality, technical competitiveness, regulatory compliance, and robust engineering governance across all assigned projects and strategic initiatives. The role ensures that process engineering solutions are safe, efficient, operable, and commercially viable while aligning with client requirements, industry standards, and organizational objectives.
The role supports project development and execution by integrating process design, simulation, process safety studies, technology evaluation, operability considerations, risk assessments, and multidisciplinary engineering coordination into practical and execution-ready project solutions. It is expected to maintain strong alignment with business strategy, client expectations, project execution requirements, and operational considerations to ensure engineering deliverables are technically sound, cost-effective, and scalable through all project phases.
At this level, the role establishes function-wide direction, governance, capability development, and performance expectations across multiple teams, projects, and business sectors. The position is expected to make high-impact technical and organizational decisions, drive engineering standardization and continuous improvement initiatives, strengthen technical capabilities, and represent the Process Engineering function in senior management, client, regulatory, and external stakeholder engagements.
Key Responsibility
- Lead process engineering governance and technical reviews across projects, ensuring process design integrity, safety, operability, and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and client requirements.
- Direct multidisciplinary engineering teams in developing robust process solutions, identifying technical risks and opportunities, and aligning engineering outputs with business objectives, project execution strategies, and operational requirements.
- Review and approve critical process engineering decisions, design deviations, operating philosophies, technology selections, and technical recommendations that may impact project performance, safety, regulatory compliance, cost, or schedule.
- Provide technical leadership and direction on engineering quality, design maturity, process safety expectations, and resource priorities across proposals, studies, FEED, detailed engineering, and project execution activities.
- Support strategic client engagement, technical assurance reviews, value engineering initiatives, and executive decision-making for major projects, bids, and business development opportunities.
- Promote engineering excellence, process safety culture, standardization, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the Process Engineering function, incorporating lessons learned and industry best practices.
- Establish the strategic direction of the Process Engineering function, including technical standards, methodologies, digital tools, capability development, succession planning, and governance frameworks across offshore, marine, shipbuilding, and EPC business sectors.
- Balance business priorities, technical performance, safety requirements, operational reliability, and commercial competitiveness when allocating engineering resources, setting functional priorities, and evaluating engineering outcomes and project risks.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Typically 15+ years of progressive experience in process engineering, including technical leadership, discipline management, engineering governance, and project execution within the offshore oil & gas, marine, shipbuilding, LNG, energy transition, or EPC sectors.
- Proven experience leading process engineering activities for major offshore EPC/EPCI projects involving FPSOs, FLNG facilities, offshore platforms, FSRUs, gas processing facilities, hydrogen, ammonia, carbon capture, or energy transition developments.
- Thorough understanding of applicable international codes, standards, and industry practices, including requirements from API, ASME, ISO, IEC, NORSOK, and other relevant offshore and energy industry standards.
- Ability to manage technical interfaces with clients, classification societies, licensors, package vendors, shipyards, fabrication contractors, operators, and multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout project lifecycles.
- Demonstrated capability to review complex technical decisions, challenge design assumptions, assess risks and opportunities, and drive technically sound, safe, and commercially competitive solutions across all project phases.
- Experience overseeing engineering quality, discipline productivity, technical governance, competency development, and resource planning within large-scale engineering organizations or project environments.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to support tendering activities, technical clarifications, value engineering initiatives, project execution planning, and client engagements while balancing business and technical objectives.
- Experience working with major energy operators and clients such as Petrobras, Shell, TotalEnergies, ADNOC, QatarEnergy, Petronas, Equinor, BP, or similar international operators, including support for concept selection, feasibility studies, FEED, detailed engineering, execution, commissioning, and operational readiness programs considered advantageous.
- Demonstrated leadership in technical reviews, design assurance activities, client workshops, and cross-functional engineering decision forums, with experience developing engineering standards, digital engineering initiatives, discipline work processes, capability development programs, and professional accreditation such as PE, CEng, or equivalent considered advantageous.
Diversity and Inclusion
Hanwha believes that diversity and inclusion are vital to our success. We believe that by embracing different ideas and approaches, we enhance our ability to deliver the best results for our employees, our environment, and ultimately our business partners and customers. We foster a culture where all colleagues are able to share their passions and ideas in order that we may collectively embrace and overcome the challenges in our industry, and work toward a brighter future.
Hanwha is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.
