Pankaj K Singla

About Pankaj K Singla

Accomplished Static Equipment Engineer with 17 years of progressive experience across Operating Companies, FEED, EPC, and brown-field projects in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Refinery sectors. Currently serving as Mechanical Integrity and Fixed Equipment Technical Lead, managing engineering activities and mentoring Mechanical Contact Engineers and co-ops.Recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in fixed equipment and Piping & Valves engineering, with deep expertise in in-service assessments, fitness-for-service (FFS) evaluations, and lifecycle integrity management. Proven leadership in executing turnarounds, leading root cause investigations, and driving reliability-focused initiatives.Adept at influencing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders without direct authority. Proven ability to manage complex engineering scopes, from pre-bid and FEED through detailed design, procurement, and construction support.

Experience

1. Mechanical Integrity Group Lead - Baytown Chemical Plant

   ExxonMobil

   Apr 2025 — Present · US

   Provide strategic technical leadership for mechanical integrity across multiple high-risk chemical processing units, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations.• Lead and mentor a team of Mechanical Contact Engineers (MCEs), driving excellence in static equipment performance, inspection planning, and maintenance execution.• Oversee the implementation of risk-based inspection (RBI) programs, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and regulatory requirements.• Contributor in optimizing the equipment strategies for pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, and piping and valves, integrating inspection data, damage mechanisms, and process conditions.• Steward fitness-for-service (FFS) evaluations and remaining life assessments to support run-repair-replace decisions and long-term asset planning.• Champion reliability improvement initiatives, including bad actor elimination, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and proactive risk mitigation.• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and capital project teams to resolve complex issues and support turnaround planning.

Education

• Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering & Technology (GZSCET), Bathinda

  B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering

  2004 — 2008

• Jain High School, Bagha Purana, Punjab

  Matriculation (10th), SSC

  1998 — 2002

• Govt. Senior Secondary School, Bagha Purana, Moga (Punjab)

  H.S.C (12th), Non-Medical

  2002 — 2004