Piping Engineer

About the Role
The Piping Engineer applies their conceptual knowledge of Piping to solve a range of straightforward Piping problems with moderate guidance and direction from colleagues and leadership. This role involves analyzing potential solutions using standard procedures while building an understanding of the company, processes, and customer needs. The Piping Engineer will leverage key business drivers to address straightforward problems through technical experience, judgment, and established precedents.

Responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Perform FEED, studies, and detailed design engineering, analysis, and calculations on complex engineering tasks
• Apply knowledge and skills to complete varied assignments
• Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses, including design reports and procedures
• Prioritize and organize own work to meet deadlines
• Complete work within budgetary constraints
• Clearly communicate and explain information related to engineering activities
• Adhere to health and safety policies and procedures
• Gain familiarity with project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and inter-discipline requirements, and identify concerns early
• Initiate collaboration with other disciplines to obtain input for discipline designs
• Prepare design calculations as required
• Be familiar with P&ID Line List, Equipment List, Layout, Piping Specifications, and design basis
• Perform engineering checks on work prepared by others within the discipline
• Conduct design verification through single discipline checks and assist with inter-discipline checks (IDC)
• Provide engineering support as needed
• Assist in the preparation of subcontract documents
• Prepare lists of Special Piping Items, Piping, and Valves specifications, and datasheets
• Review P&IDs concerning Piping Material and Valve specifications
• Provide input for Linelist, including NDE
• Perform Pipe Stress Analysis and prepare reports
• Provide critical pipe support loads to Civil/Structural teams
• Execute design calculations such as pipe wall thickness, reinforcement pads, trunnion support, etc.
• Prepare Material Requisitions, Technical queries, Tech Bid Evaluations, and Purchase Requisitions for engineered piping equipment
• Review vendor data
• Review Piping MTO concerning Material Requisition
• Provide input to the Piping Subcontract
• Alert the team of any deviations from the scope of work or the need for change orders

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Senior Piping Engineer, Lead Engineer
• Functional: Supervising Department Manager
• Liaise With: All design/drafting disciplines, all Engineering disciplines, Construction site/Fabrication groups, and Document Control
• Supervises: Trainee Engineers

Qualifications
Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering
• 3-8 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant, predominantly in detail design
• Familiarity with the content and application of relevant standards, codes, and guidelines
• Knowledge of basic design techniques and analysis methods
• Preferably a Registered Engineer in Training (EIT) or a member of a professional engineering society
• Eager to learn and eager to develop skills
• Working knowledge of English, both oral and written
• Committed to Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) standards, Total Quality Management (TQM), and cost-consciousness
• Show flexibility and adaptability concerning:
  • Reassignment to other departments, construction sites, and fabrication yards
  • Replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays
  • Providing assistance to colleagues with heavy workloads from other projects
  • Managing and learning current working methods and software applications
• Accredited engineering degree as required by specific regions
• Familiarity with using codes and standards.