Boiler Operation Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and certified Boiler Operation Engineer to oversee and optimize high-pressure boiler and utility operations. The ideal candidate will possess mandatory BOE certification, extensive experience with various boiler types and utility systems, and strong technical competencies in steam generation, water chemistry, and DCS/PLC operations. This role demands a strong safety mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, and a commitment to operational excellence and compliance within a dynamic industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

Boiler & Utility Operations

• Operate and monitor high-pressure boilers, steam generation systems, and auxiliaries.
• Ensure safe startup, shutdown, load management, and emergency handling of boilers.
• Monitor combustion efficiency, steam parameters, water chemistry, and equipment health.
• Coordinate with water treatment, and process utility teams.
• Ensure optimum fuel utilization and heat-rate performance.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Boilers Act, Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, statutory inspections, and plant safety procedures.
• Maintain valid BOE certification and support statutory audits.
• Participate in HAZOP, risk assessments, incident investigations, and safety reviews.
• Strict adherence to PTW, LOTO, and Process Safety Management requirements.

Reliability & Maintenance Support

• Identify abnormalities and initiate corrective actions.
• Support preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with maintenance teams for troubleshooting and reliability improvement.
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) of equipment failures.

Operational Excellence

• Monitor KPIs related to steam generation, fuel consumption, efficiency, and emissions.
• Identify opportunities for energy conservation and cost optimization.
• Support digitalization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain shift logs, operating records, statutory documents, and incident reports.
• Ensure accurate handover and communication between shifts.

Requirements

Education & Certification

• Degree / Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Power Plant, Production, or Instrumentation Engineering.
• Mandatory valid Boiler Operation Engineer (BOE) Certificate of Proficiency as per Boiler Operation Engineers Rules.

Experience

General Experience

• 5 to 10 Yrs. / 8 to 15 Yrs. of relevant experience.
• Min 5 Yrs as II Class Boiler Asst -ITI

Preferred Experience

• AFBC/CFBC/PF/HRSG boilers.
• Coal, Biomass, Petcoke, Gas-fired or Multi-fuel boilers.
• DCS-based operations.
• Utility systems within refinery or petrochemical complexes.
• Exposure to large integrated power and steam generation facilities.

Technical Competencies

• Boiler operation and combustion systems.
• Steam generation and distribution.
• Boiler water chemistry.
• Turbine and utility integration.
• DCS/PLC operation.
• Energy efficiency and troubleshooting.
• Emergency handling and incident response.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong safety mindset.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Teamwork and communication.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in shifts and high-pressure operating environments.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work in rotating shifts.
• Physically fit for field operations.
• Ability to respond during emergencies and plant upsets.
• BOE Certificate (Mandatory)