Engineering Recruitment Consultant with NES Fircroft
Position Overview
The Lead Piping Engineer provides technical direction for the design, start-up, and support piping projects. Responsible for providing the company with technical expertise that advances company operations through identification, development and adaptation of engineering principles and technologies.
Responsibilities
Provides expert knowledge of piping and plant layout practices and industry trends to produce fit-for-purpose designs which result in inherently safer facilities that are constructable, maintainable and operable.
Reviews, updates and approves engineering standards. Creates new standards as needed.
Provides project and business line assurance by providing oversight of piping engineering and design scope, activities and deliverables across all projects.
Makes design decisions based on full awareness of viability, cost, risk, and potential benefits while identifying opportunities for cost reduction and continuous improvement.
Assess feasibility or technical content of proposed designs with limited data
Interfaces and responds to technical queries from internal stakeholders, EPC Contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and other counterparties as required.
Reviews piping material inquiry/purchase requisitions & technical bid evaluations to ensure accuracy and compliance with project requirements.
Interfaces with EPC contractor team, vendors, and other members of the organization and its subsidiaries
Facilitates internal 3D model reviews and provides input to external reviews.
Reviews vendor drawings and data, test procedures, reports and calculations to ensure compliance with project requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Mechanical Engineering or other related field.
Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Read and interpret process and mechanical diagrams (PFD, UFD, MSD, DPDT), including flow charts and Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs).
Possess practical knowledge and/or application experience with ASME B31.3; ASME Section VIII, Div 1 and 2; ASTM; and API design standards applicable to piping components and mechanical equipment
Skilled in application of nomograph and similar analytical methods to determine sufficient flexibility in piping systems
Must possess a strong knowledge of NFPA, API, ASME, ASTM, PIP, MSS and other process industry codes and standards.
Demonstrated understanding and application of deliverables prepared by engineering disciplines