Principal Piping Designer

KBR, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. seeks a Principal Piping Designer for offshore FPSO projects, focusing on 3D modelling with S3D for piping, supports and layout optimization, and ensuring compliance with design requirements.

You will lead a team, coordinate with Piping Materials and Stress groups, conduct model reviews, manage changes, and deliver clash-free models for construction on complex offshore platforms.

Qualifications

• Diploma or ITE Certificate in Mechanical Engineering with piping layout exposure.
• Minimum 15 years' relevant offshore piping experience.
• Familiar with offshore/FPSO piping layout concepts.
• Ability to lead a piping/MDS design team and coordinate with other disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform 3D-modeling for piping and supports using S3D.
• Review vendor drawings and ensure nozzle orientations meet design requirements.
• Lead design changes and provide solutions during project execution.
• Coordinate with stress and other discipline teams to optimize routing.

Skills

3D modeling

Piping layout design

S3D proficiency

Offshore/FPSO design

Team leadership

Design coordination

Education

Diploma or ITE Certificate in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

S3D

MDS

Job description

Title

Principal Piping Designer

Job Responsibilities

• Plan/perform 3D-modeling using S3D for Mechanical, Safety, Soft Volumes, Escape & Transport Routes, Access and Material Handling Routes, Equipment modelling, Package modelling with required TP points, Piping and Pipe supports

• Familiar with Off-shore facilities – Platforms and FPSO layout design, Material handling, Piping/Pipe support design, safety requirements, conduct 3D Model reviews as per the project requirements

• Effectively manage Design changes and provide appropriate solutions as and when needed during the project execution

• Coordinate with other discipline design teams to achieve optimal use of the 3D modelling space and minimise last minute changes to the design

• Liaise closely with the pipe stress team to acquire inputs for finalising the pipe routing and pipe support locations and types

• Vendor drawing review for the static Equipment’s/Rotating Equipment’s/ Packages and ensure all the Nozzle orientations, Vessel cleats support requirements are in line with Design Requirements

• Perform and check the Model object clashes on regular basis and collaborate with other disciplines for effective cleaning of the 3D Model to make it clash free before the construction

• Assist Lead Engineer for the quality plan for layout/piping design, preparing plan and schedule, estimate, progress measurement, contribute for the technical presentations and write ups

Job Requirements

• Diploma or ITE Certificate in Mechanical Engineering with exposure to piping layout design

• Minimum 15 years’ of relevant experience

• Familiar with offshore/FPSO piping layout and support design concepts

• Shall be able to work independently with minimum guidance, and coordinate well with the Piping Materials and Stress teams besides other disciplines

• Shall possess hands-on exposure to S3D suite of application including MDS

• Shall be able to lead and guide a team of Piping/MDS Designers on assigned areas/sub-areas

• Have performed as Senior Piping Designer in similar sized offshore platform/FPSO projects

• Has offshore platform/FPSO Piping and support design experience