Senior Principal Piping Engineer

Lutech Resources; Chennai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutech Resources Inc. in Chennai, India is seeking a Lead Engineer to perform conceptual through detailed analyses and to lead the discipline design on complex projects.

The role requires forecasting resources, managing schedules and budgets, and delivering high-quality engineering outputs. You will mentor engineers, oversee piping and related disciplines, ensure interfaces across teams, and act as project representative with clients and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
• Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise
• Apply expertise to the most complex problems
• Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
• Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives
• Clearly communicate and explain highly complex ideas and anticipate potential objections, influencing outcomes
• Lead Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and completed within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard
• Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project, including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all workforce resources - agree on allocations with the Discipline Manager
• Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
• Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
• Act as project representative for the discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc
• Train/mentor other employees in the department
• Assist and monitor MOPEX offices on projects
• Have a good understanding of the other engineering departments
• Have a good understanding of construction/fabrication yard and client requirements
• Have commercial insight
• Help to maintain Unify
• Supervise engineers and designers
• Define scopes of work for engineering/ construction fabrication yard
• Provide engineering support as required
• Prepare specifications
• Prepare technical part of Piping subcontracts
• Review of vendor data
• Prepare technical bid evaluations
• Assist in furthering the department
• Tasks as Engineering Specialist:
• Specify materials for all piping components in accordance with process and project requirements
• Supply relevant disciplines with preliminary information
• Write and handle piping requisitions in accordance with project requirements
• Make evaluations of incoming bids from sellers and check same for completeness of scope and compliance with specification
• Check all seller documents for completeness and compliance to the purchase order requisition
• Prepare input and run reports for the computerized piping material management systems
• Lead and supervise all MTO & Control Engineers, ensuring high-quality MTOs and sound material quantity control on all projects
• Is responsible for all piping material take-off and quantity control activities, including checking and reporting
• Ensure a Piping Material Take-Off Planning Form is prepared and approved prior to the MTO activities on a project and an MTO Close-Out Report upon completion of the bulk MTO
• Prepare all types of Material Control reports, analyze all piping material quantity developments, and report findings to Project Management
• Provide advanced pipe stress calculations of critical systems, cooperate with Plant design on necessary modifications
• Design adequate pipe supports
• Communicate with the Civil/Structural department on Pipe-supporting structures
• Prepare and handle pipe support requisitions in accordance with project requirements
• Establish and maintain interfaces with other disciplines
• Make calculations on the computer/by hand
• Execute all relevant administration

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
• Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise
• Apply expertise to the most complex problems
• Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
• Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives
• Clearly communicate and explain highly complex ideas and anticipate potential objections, influencing outcomes
• When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
• Direct large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on most unique and complex projects
• Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and completed within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard
• Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project, including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all workforce resources - agree on allocations with the Discipline Manager
• Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
• Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
• Act as project representative for the discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc
• Train/mentor other employees in the department
• Assist and monitor MOPEX offices on projects
• Have a good understanding of the other engineering departments
• Have a good understanding of construction/fabrication yard and client requirements
• Have commercial insight
• Help to maintain Unify
• Supervise engineers and designers
• Define scopes of work for engineering/ construction fabrication yard
• Provide engineering support as required
• Prepare specifications
• Prepare technical part of Piping subcontracts
• Review of vendor data
• Prepare technical bid evaluations
• Assist in furthering the department
• Tasks as Engineering Specialist:
• Specify materials for all piping components in accordance with process and project requirements
• Supply relevant disciplines with preliminary information
• Write and handle piping requisitions in accordance with project requirements
• Make evaluations of incoming bids from sellers and check same for completeness of scope and compliance with specification
• Check all seller documents for completeness and compliance to the purchase order requisition
• Prepare input and run reports for the computerized piping material management systems
• Lead and supervise all MTO & Control Engineers, ensuring high-quality MTOs and sound material quantity control on all projects
• Is responsible for all piping material take-off and quantity control activities, including checking and reporting
• Ensure a Piping Material Take-Off Planning Form is prepared and approved prior to the MTO activities on a project and an MTO Close-Out Report upon completion of the bulk MTO
• Prepare all types of Material Control reports, analyze all piping material quantity developments, and report findings to Project Management
• Provide advanced pipe stress calculations of critical systems, cooperate with Plant design on necessary modifications
• Design adequate pipe supports
• Communicate with the Civil/Structural department on Pipe-supporting structures
• Prepare and handle pipe support requisitions in accordance with project requirements
• Establish and maintain interfaces with other disciplines
• Make calculations on the computer/by hand
• Execute all relevant administration
• Tasks as Lead