SUNDAR RAJAN. P
Sharjah,UAE
Summary
Professional with over 21 years in oil and gas and petrochemical sectors, specializing in regulatory compliance and process safety management. Expertise in major hazard identification, consequence modeling, and fire protection system design. Skilled in facilitating DEP processes and conducting hazard and operability studies. Committed to improving safety outcomes through ALARP principles.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
8018
8018
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Priniciple Process Safety Engineer
Petrofac
Sharjah, UAE
- Offer for Principal Engineer role received in August 2025; joining process pending.
- Awaiting completion of formalities to commence employment.
Consultant- Engineering & proposal
ACB Technologies (Jv with Al-Dhow Engineering general trading & contracting company,kuwait.
Chennai, kuwait
01.2022 - 05.2025
- Thoroughly analysed input documents, finalising precise scenarios.
Ensured detailed specifications by documenting relief valve datasheet.
Designed effective HAC layout, optimising safety measures.
Developed robust escape route layout for emergencies.
Formulated efficient emergency response plan to improve readiness.
Process Safety Engineer – Lead Discipline Engineer
Tebodin & Partner LLC
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
09.2012 - 12.2021
- Delivered comprehensive technical insights for safety issues across multiple environments.
- Managed risk effectively while establishing standards for Technical Safety Engineering Discipline.
- Conducted detailed reviews of HAZID, Bow-Tie, and various safety assessments.
- Performed consequence and event tree analyses to evaluate project risks.
- Administered contracts and agreements, ensuring compliance with project guidelines.
- Drafted key project deliverables, including HSE Plan and Fire & Gas dispersion analysis.
- Utilised external contractors to align upgrades with AI-PS programme through HEMP studies.
- Reviewed critical documents to support safety and design requirements throughout projects.
Senior HSE Engineer
Petrofac India
Chennai & sharjah, India
02.2011 - 08.2012
- Drafted project deliverables for Fire & Safety design, including HAC drawing and layout specifications.
Conducted fire water demand calculations and designed fire water network.
Reviewed third-party documents, such as consequence modelling and HSE design philosophy.
Performed FEED verification and vendor document reviews to ensure compliance.
Tracked and closed out HSE action lists to maintain safety standards.
Developed specifications for firefighting equipment based on project requirements.
Designed layouts for fireproofing and gas detection systems to enhance safety measures.
Process Safety Engineer
Foster Wheeler Sofcon (JV)
Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
06.2010 - 01.2011
- Drafted project deliverables for existing fire water network adequacy check.
- Reviewed PHA and ENVID reports to ensure compliance and safety standards.
- Conducted concept phase analysis for Clean Transportation Fuel Project at Riyadh Refinery for Saudi Aramco.
Process / HSE Engineer
Technip India Ltd
Chennai, India
06.2006 - 05.2010
- Drafted project deliverables for ESSAR Refinery Project, focusing on Fire & Safety design.
- Developed HAC drawings and fireproofing layouts for compliance with safety standards.
- Created fire and gas detector layouts and F&G cause and effect matrices.
- Conducted fire water demand calculations and designed fire water networks.
- Specified firefighting equipment and analysed consequences using PIPENET.
- Maintained HSE tracking register and acted as scribe for HAZOP meetings.
- Compiled HAZOP reports and finalised scenarios based on input document analysis.
- Documented existing relief valve data sheets and performed adequacy checks of flare headers using FLARENET.
Engineer – Process/HSE
ESSAR Group
Gujarat, India
06.2004 - 05.2006
- Drafted project deliverables to ensure clarity and compliance.
- Joined as Graduate Engineer Trainee, contributing to HSE activities.
- Assisted in preparing HSE audits, enhancing regulatory adherence.
- Developed checklists for erection and pre-commissioning activities.
- Participated in HAZOP workshops to identify potential hazards.
- Engaged in site HSE activities to promote safety culture.
- Prepared specifications for fire extinguisher datasheets, ensuring standardisation.
- Coordinated with extinguisher vendor and conducted document reviews for accuracy.
Education
M.S - Engineering Management
BITS Pilani
IndiaB.Tech - Chemical Engineering
Kongu engineering College, Bharathiyar University
Tamilnadu, IndiaDiploma - Environmental and Pollution Control
National Institute of Labour Education and Management (NILEM)
Chennai, IndiaDiploma - Polymer Technology
V.S.V.N Polytechnic College
Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, IndiaSkills
- Regulatory standards adherence
- Facilitation of DEP processes
- Major hazard identification
- Process safety management
- Consequence modelling proficiency
- Design of fire protection systems
- Preparation of bow ties
- Performance standards for SCEs
- Demonstration of ALARP principles
- Hazard and operability studies
- Layered protection analysis
- Safety integrity level assessments
Certification
- Certification Program of BOW Tie Analysis- CGE Risk Netherlands.
- Certification Program of SHELL FRED version 6.1, Shell Global Solution, Muscat.
- Certification Program for Pipenet from sunrise system – Standard / Sprinkler /Transient module.
- Certification Program of Failure Mode effect Analysis (FMEA)-ABBA career guidance, Chennai.
- Certification Program of Non-reactive relief design by Dow chemical, Chennai
- Certification Program of Steam Engineering by Armstrong
- In-house Training of Software like QRA, PIPENET.
- Attended Training program on SIL and LOPA.
Languages
English, Tamil, Hindi
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Certificate of appreciation from PDO sour gas projects – PDO 2018, Best Employee Award for the year 2014 – Tebodin & Partner LLC, Best project award - Championship award for the year 2012 – Petrofac 2012, HSE day function award for the year 2010 – Technip 2010, Best Project award for the year – Bharathiyar University 2004, Awarded Best Co curricular activity student – 2004.
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge. PLACE: Sharjah,UAE DATE: 2025-10-22 (P.Sundar Rajan)
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
- Technical Authority TA-3(PDO Projects) –Lead Discipline Engineer related to Process Safety Engineering from Tebodin.
- Experience on different phase of the projects during Proposal (Pre-bid Engineering works), Conceptual Study, FEED and Detail Engineering.
- Process Safety experience includes Loss Prevention, Fire Protection and Risk studies.
- Loss Prevention Design –Hazardous Area Classification, Firewater Demand calculation, P&IDs, Fire and Gas layouts, Safety equipment & Escape Route Layouts etc. Vendor bid reviews, technical clarifications and engineering support for safety equipment.
- Involvement in preparations and review of safety studies such as HAZID, Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), Fire and Explosion Risk Analysis (FERA), Human Factors Engineering (HFE), Escape Evacuation Rescue Analysis (EERA), F&G Mapping Study.
- Preparation of report includes Fire and Explosion Consequence Modelling ,Flare and vent dispersion modelling using SHELL FRED
- Participated & reviewed the reports for BOW Tie, Safety Critical Element (SCE), Performance Standard (PS), and Design HSE Case, SIMOP/MOPO, ALARP and Constructability review.
- Having good experience with high H2S service project
- Knowledge of Sour Gas design and Fire Protection standards (Active & Passive Fire Protection Systems)
- Scope of work preparation and management of Safety Studies Consultant for PDO project.
- Technical analysis of engineering problems. Contribute to technical proposals, reviewing and verifying vendor document to check compliance with process safety requirements
- Knowledge of Shell Design & Engineering Procedures (DEPs), Design & Engineering Manual DEM 1 and DEM 2.Process Safety Basic Requirement (PSBR)
- Preparation and submission of man-hours for new project.
- Ensuring the quality and schedule as per the project requirement.
- Knowledge and/or participation of industry/group or developments in the management of Asset Integrity-Process Safety.
- Mentoring and Coaching young graduates in Process Safety discipline stream to acquire knowledge and skill levels.
KEY PROJECTS
- PROJECT:ISG Southern field development project (DD Phase) CLIENT : In Salah Gas (JV of Sonatas, BP & Statoil), Algeria.
- PROJECT: Effluent water Injection Project (DD Phase) CLIENT : Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
- PROJECT: JAZAN Refinery Proposal (Pre-bid Engineering works) CLIENT : Saudi Aramco
- PROJECT: ISLAND SURFACE FACILITIES. (Pre-bid Engineering works) CLIENT : ZAKUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT(ZADCO)
Timeline
Consultant- Engineering & proposal
ACB Technologies (Jv with Al-Dhow Engineering general trading & contracting company,kuwait.
01.2022 - 05.2025
Process Safety Engineer – Lead Discipline Engineer
Tebodin & Partner LLC
09.2012 - 12.2021
Senior HSE Engineer
Petrofac India
02.2011 - 08.2012
Process Safety Engineer
Foster Wheeler Sofcon (JV)
06.2010 - 01.2011
Process / HSE Engineer
Technip India Ltd
06.2006 - 05.2010
Engineer – Process/HSE
ESSAR Group
06.2004 - 05.2006
Priniciple Process Safety Engineer
Petrofac
M.S - Engineering Management
BITS Pilani
B.Tech - Chemical Engineering
Kongu engineering College, Bharathiyar University
Diploma - Environmental and Pollution Control
National Institute of Labour Education and Management (NILEM)
Diploma - Polymer Technology
V.S.V.N Polytechnic College