Piping Engineer – Safety-Critical Plants & Modifications

First Recruitment Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking a Piping Engineer for a contract role in Glasgow. The engineer will support the safe operation, maintenance and development of critical infrastructure in a highly regulated environment, producing substantiation, safety justifications and engineering assurance.

You will assess design changes, produce technical reports, manage EIMT schedules and contribute to safety cases while guiding stakeholders and reviewing submissions from contractors.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Piping Engineer in industrial, process, energy, marine, defence or other highly regulated sectors.
• Knowledge of current British and European engineering standards and working practices.
• Experience in pipe stress analysis.
• Understanding of plant systems, piping design and mechanical engineering principles.
• Experience producing technical justifications to support engineering modifications.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Incorporated Engineer status or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess and support engineering design changes, modifications and concessions.
• Produce and review technical reports, calculations and supporting documentation.
• Support the development and maintenance of Examination, Inspection, Maintenance and Testing (EIMT) schedules.
• Contribute to safety case development and periodic safety reviews.
• Present engineering assessments and technical justifications to governance and review panels.
• Provide technical guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct design assessments of plant systems and equipment to evaluate performance under hazard conditions.
• Produce scopes of work for independent technical assessments and peer reviews.
• Review contractor engineering submissions and ensure compliance with applicable standards and requirements.
• Support multidisciplinary projects through concept, detailed design and implementation phases.

Skills

Piping design

Pipe stress analysis

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Engineering standards

Safety case knowledge

SC clearance capability

Nuclear awareness

Chartered Engineer status

Education

HNC/HND in engineering

Incorporated Engineer status

Job description

First Recruitment Group is seeking a Piping Engineer for a contract role in Glasgow. The engineer will support the safe operation, maintenance and development of critical infrastructure in a highly regulated environment, producing substantiation, safety justifications and engineering assurance.

You will assess design changes, produce technical reports, manage EIMT schedules and contribute to safety cases while guiding stakeholders and reviewing submissions from contractors.