Senior Piping Stress Engineer

SUMMARY:
Senior Piping Stress Engineer for Mining & Minerals Division on a contract basis for 12-18 months

POSITION INFO:

Main Purpose of Role:

• To coordinate and supervise design functions within a project/study context with specific ability to undertaking Piping Stress calculations.
• Ensure that designs are in accordance with project / study requirements and company objectives and are produced in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• To work in a safe manner, complying with and actively contributing to the companies Health, Safety and Environmental HSE policies, manuals and procedures. At all times considering the health, safety and welfare of fellow workers, visitors, clients, community and the environment.  

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Prepare piping technical specifications, piping stress calculations, piping stress reports, datasheets, design criterion and other documents as required by the project .
• Responsible for piping engineering content, discipline design drawings and technical documents within a project/study.
• Produce designs in accordance with project requirements, discipline standards, statutory regulations, good practice and company procedural requirements.
• Produce project filing system which is maintained, kept up to date in a discipline or project system which all project design personnel utilise.
• Engineering input into PFD’s and P&ID’s, line lists and SPI lists
• Ensure piping design is completed within design man-hour and procurement budgets.
• Ensure piping designs produced are optimal in terms of maintainability, serviceability, equipment operating cost and safe operation.
• Ensure piping design engineering standards are maintained and adhered to on all projects.
• Provide technical design guidance to Project staff on various aspects of design.
• Produce piping installation contract tenders and produce technical adjudications/recommendations.
• Review and comment on design documents and drawings from own discipline from own and other disciplines
• Give guidance to client, project engineers, other specialist engineers and inspectors on piping engineering matters. Review piping aspects of package unit supplier’s drawings as requested by the engineer responsible for the equipment.
• Review vendor documentation for compliance with project specifications and standards.
• Estimate, control and review design scope changes.
• Provide engineering support to construction team during plant installation and commissioning of piping systems.
• Conduct regular piping engineering/design group meetings within a project context.
• Prepare progress reports, including listing achievements and highlighting issues as required.
• Work closely with other consultants, other disciplines and Project Managers to ensure that projects objectives are met in a timely manner.
• Provide input to proposals and man-hour estimates.
• Ensure compliance and take initiative for safety and environmental aspects.
• Keeping up to date with developments in the piping field e.g. updates to design codes etc.

Qualifications:

• BSc, BEng or B.Tech or National Diploma ( Mech.Eng.) with a minimum of 10 years’ experience
• ECSA registered, Pr..Eng or Pr Engineering Technologist as a minimum.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum of 10 years Piping design experience in the mining and minerals processing area and /or oil and gas industry in the design office and the field
• Exposure to and use of Piping Stress packages, e.g. Caesar or Autopipe is preferable
• Technical Competence – in terms of core engineering theory from first principles and ability to extend theory to new and complex equipment.
• Extensive plant layout knowledge of piping systems
• In-depth slurry piping knowledge
• Overland pipeline and pump station design experience
• Detailed understanding of piping engineering, piping materials selection and pipe supports.
• Piping package and contract management experience
• Experience working within or interfacing with a 3D modelling environment
• Understanding of South African and common International standards and regulatory authority requirements in the mining and minerals processing sector
• Site experience, construction and commissioning
• Good commercial awareness/risk management skills
• Project Planning skills 

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.