Job Description
Position: Deputy General Manager – Underground Facilities Design
Industry: Refineries & Petrochemical Plants
Experience: 18–22 Years
Discipline: Civil & Structural / Underground Infrastructure
Reporting To: HOD- Civil & Structural
Role Purpose
The Deputy General Manager – Underground Facilities Design will lead and govern the engineering, design, and technical assurance of underground civil and structural facilities within refinery and petrochemical complexes. The role demands deep expertise in underground infrastructure integrated with process plants, utilities, tank farms, and offsite facilities while ensuring safety, constructability, operability, and statutory compliance in hazardous environments.
Key Responsibilities
1. Underground Facilities Design Leadership
- Lead the design of underground facilities including pipe racks foundations, trenches, culverts, underground process/utility corridors, valve pits, RCC drains, cable tunnels, culverts, basements, sumps, oily water sewer systems, and underground substations.
- Define design philosophies,



basis of design, and technical specifications suited to refinery and petrochemical operating conditions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards such as IS, ACI, AISC, API, ASCE, NFPA, OISD, OSHA, and local statutory requirements.

2. Integration with Process, Piping & Utility Systems
- Coordinate closely with Process, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Fire & Safety teams to ensure underground facilities are fully integrated with plant layouts and process requirements.
- Review underground piping layouts for maintainability, safety clearances, leak detection, corrosion protection, and access.
- Ensure provision of adequate drainage, grounding, cathodic protection, ventilation, and hazardous area classification requirements.

3. Design Review, Approval & Risk Management
- Review and approve concept, FEED, and detailed engineering deliverables including drawings, calculatio

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