Mechanical Piping Designer

Consulting Engineer company in Durban is seeking a Mechanical Piping Designer with around 5 - 8 years experience to join their team. 

Requirements: 

• National Diploma and / or Draughting course
• 5 - 8 years experience 
• Exceptional knowledge of piping design and engineering for oil and gas production and processing facilities.
• Capable of deciding piping routing and equipment layout, preparing piping isometric drawings, pipe support drawings, preparing mechanical datasheets and specifications
• Competent in AutoCAD 2014 - Mechanical, CADWorx, Excel, file management

Job description: 

• Under the direct supervision of the Project Director and/or Project Manager, develops and checks system design CAD files or drawings in conformance with project specifications, scope of work, design parameters, codes, and industry practices.
• Review project specifications, administrative and technical practices, design instructions, plot plan, flow diagrams, and supplier information.
• Performs manual/computer layouts using specifications, standard drawings, design instructions, plot plan, flow diagrams, line list and supplier information.
• Draw and update material and stress sketches.
• Communicates and interfaces with other project design and engineering disciplines.
• Complete manual/computer drawings and isometrics.
• Check, back check, and correct manual/computer drawings and isometrics.
• Check other departments' design drawings and supplier equipment drawings.
• Update master flow diagrams.
• Update location control plan.
• Reports progress to the project piping area/unit supervisor.
• Prepare material take-off and procurement specifications/requisition, evaluate vendor’s offers, issue technical queries and prepare recommendations for purchase order placement.
• Knowledge of applicable API, ASTM, ASME, etc. standards is required for material selection and specification.
• Assist in the drawing up of Process and Instrumentation drawings for new or existing plants
• After approval of the P&ID’s;
• Carry out piping / design and preparation of general arrangement drawings, elevations, section views and detailed isometrics.
• Checking of drawings and bills of materials prepared by others

Site Work:

• Visiting sites to take photographs, check dimensions, create site sketches and mark-up drawings
  P&ID’s of existing facilities to be prepared
  GA’s of existing facilities to be prepared
  Assist with supervision of construction on site.
• Prepare scope of work for execution of piping modification by contractors by defining required work, quality and inspection requirements, applicable drawings and specifications and construction requirements.
  Preparing of “As-built” drawings at the end of a project.