Lead Piping Engineer for Petrochemical & Refinery Projects

Thyssenkrupp; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa invites an experienced Senior Piping Engineer to join the Plant Layout & Piping Engineering Department. The role focuses on leading client interactions, front end and detail piping design for petrochemical, refinery and chemical plants, and ensuring constructability and compliance.

The ideal candidate will have a B.Tech / B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, 8 years of contracting experience, and possibly ECSA registration; NEC knowledge and brownfield project

Qualifications

• B.Tech or B.Sc Mechanical Engineering degree.
• 8 years of engineering experience in contracting environments.
• Experience in energy, chemical, refining or petrochemical industries.
• Professional Registration with ECSA preferable.
• Working knowledge of NEC would be an added advantage.
• Brownfield project execution experience.

Responsibilities

• Interact with the client to understand and deliver to Client’s expectations.
• Perform lead engineer role on various projects.
• Participate in PFD and P&ID reviews, HAZOP & SIL reviews.
• Lead 3D model and constructability reviews.
• Perform manpower planning and project schedule management for projects where a lead engineer role is held.
• Conduct scoping exercises on site.
• Front end and detail piping design for petrochemical, refinery and chemical plants.
• Stress analysis and flexibility calculations.
• Design of pressure piping systems for: columns, drums, pumps, re-boilers, heat exchangers, air coolers, reactors, compressors, fired heaters, etc.
• OBL & IBL piping design – piperacks, tank farms, sleeper ways, onsite and offsite utilities, flares, cooling towers, steam generation plants, firewater reticulation, underground piping networks, analysis of tie ins.

Skills

Engineering experience

Lead project experience

Education

B.Tech / B.Sc Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NEC knowledge

Job description

thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa invites an experienced Senior Piping Engineer to join the Plant Layout & Piping Engineering Department. The role focuses on leading client interactions, front end and detail piping design for petrochemical, refinery and chemical plants, and ensuring constructability and compliance.

The ideal candidate will have a B.Tech / B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, 8 years of contracting experience, and possibly ECSA registration; NEC knowledge and brownfield project