Senior Piping Engineer

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Job Summary:

As Senior Piping Engineer, you will plan, develop, coordinate and review plant design and piping work on large projects having specialized requirements.

You will optimize facility layout based on diagrams, client needs, current technology, and operational and maintenance requirements.

Your technical input will ensure configuration compliance, procurement requirements are met, and complex issues are resolved.

Major Responsibilities:

• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard plant design and piping engineering methods, techniques, procedures and criteria for a small size project or assignment in support of a global business unit​ or staff group to include the preparation of original designs layouts, details, drawings and specifications​ 
• Develops and interprets design criteria and specifications for most complex plant design and piping infrastructure in a global business unit​.  
• Examines and analyzes pipe configurations for ANSI/ASME code compliance​ 
• Optimizes facility layout based on piping and instrument diagrams, client requirements, current technology, and operational and maintenance requirements​ 
• Analyzes problems with conflicting design requirements, sketches ideas and possible solutions​ 
• Analyzes and reports on the suitability of unconventional materials, techniques and/or difficult coordination requirements​ 
• Plans, coordinates, or prepares equipment, work and material specifications, bid evaluations and award recommendations​ 
• Coordinates plant design engineering efforts in assigned areas with specialty groups, engineering disciplines, the client, vendor, contractors, construction and other functional groups​ 
• Prepares procurement and subcontract requisition documents and performs associated technical bid evaluations with award recommendations​ 
• Optimizes facility layout based on piping and instrument diagrams, client requirements, current technology, and operational and maintenance requirements 

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree in Engineering (or international equivalent) and 8-10  years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience​

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Sounds technical knowledge of Piping engineering, including calculation, specification, material and valve selection, P&ID development, equipment arrangement design, pipe wall thickness and pipe branch connections calculation and requisitions of piping components.
• Capable of Preparation of Testing Plan and Hydrotesting procedures, monitor field installation, sub-contractors & suppliers, liaises with the Construction Supervisor to resolve technical problems and non-conforming issues, Review, and implementation of construction procedures.
• Advanced safety awareness
• Prepare reports as required to include daily tangible quantity reports, progress reports, studies, estimates, material take-offs, field design and sketches.
• Pipe Stressing capability and experience with using Caesar II, Autopipe, and other relevant computer pipe stress soft ware.
• Well developed computer skill and knowledge with all of the Microsoft Office suite of software products also experience at 3D model review software’s; Navisworks , Navigator
• Working knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards is required.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving ability.

Working Rights in Australia without employer sponsorship are required.

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Total Rewards/Benefits

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With a market aligned salary package and annual discretionary performance bonus scheme in place, employee wellbeing is also at the centre of our business - promoted through our strong health and safety focus and private health cover including access to a leading employee assistance program.

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