Zahid Maqsood, P.Eng., M.Eng.

Process Engineering Manager
Rangelander since 2012

As process lead, Zahid is professional engineer responsible for conceptual, FEED and detailed process design, EPCM activities, field operations and facility support for grass root and revamp projects. He combines his expertise in conceptualizing basic and detailed engineering design with an experienced eye for cost savings.

In a career spanning more than three decades, Zahid has worked throughout Asia, Europe and North America, designing complex projects in the oil and gas sector. He brings a wide breadth of experience in both onshore and offshore natural gas, light oil, heavy oil, in situ and oil sands upstream oil and gas projects.

He also has extensive experience in NGL facilities, fractionation plants, pipeline gathering systems, petrochemicals and oil-and-gas midstream and upstream projects. He has worked in operations as well as supervised process plant commissioning, providing him with a unique perspective that consistently adds value for his clients.

Zahid holds a Masters in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (2005) from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore, Pakistan (1991).

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My philosophy? Concentrate on doing smart work and don’t look for rewards on every success.
– Zahid Maqsood, P.Eng., M.Eng., Process Engineering Manager

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Expertise

  • Team leadership
  • Client relations
  • Conceptualizing, basic and detailed engineering design
  • Man hour estimating
  • PFD and P&ID development
  • Process calculations and simulations
  • Scheduling and progress reporting
  • Resource and tool management
  • HAZOP
  • Value engineering

Featured Projects

  • Lead process engineer | Redwater Fractionation Site II, Pembina Pipeline Corporation
  • Lead process engineer | Redwater Fractionation Site II, Pembina Pipeline Corporation
  • Principal process engineer | Salt Cavern Program, Salt Cavern Program, Pembina Pipeline Corporation
  • Principal process engineer | Fort Saskatchewan Plant Expansion, Plains Midstream Canada

Additional Work Experience

  • Process engineer | Sulphur Handling Project, Keyera
  • Process engineer | Tay Inlet Compression, Keyera
  • Process engineer | Polarstore FEED, ATCO
  • Process engineer | Kearl Oilsands Projects, Imperial Oil
  • Process engineer | Albian Oilsands Project, Shell
  • Process engineer | Peace River Complex, Shell
  • Process engineer | Mackenzie Gas Project, Imperial Oil
  • Process engineer | Russia Salym Oil Field Development, Shell
  • Process engineer | Shakalin II Project, Shakalin Energy
  • Process engineer | Shakalin I Project, Exxon Mobil

Affiliations

  • Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)