Senior Piping Engineer

SGS; Rustenburg Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Piping Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves producing cost-effective and technically sound piping designs, managing project deliverables, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in piping engineering design, project management, and a proven track record in processing or petrochemical plant projects. You will work in a collaborative environment, utilizing advanced design tools and methodologies to deliver innovative solutions that meet client requirements. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to contribute to impactful projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years experience in piping engineering design and project management required.
• Knowledge of local piping design codes and standards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Produce cost-effective piping designs within required timeframes.
• Manage project deliverables and ensure compliance with design codes.

Skills

Piping Engineering Design

Project Management

Technical Documentation

Cost Estimation

Construction & Commissioning

Materials Knowledge

Innovation & Adaptability

Quality Engineering

Basic IT Tools

Education

B.Sc. / B.Eng or B.Tech

Tools

PUMA5

AFT Fathom

Caesar II

Plant 3D

Job description

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 97,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

SGS Bateman’s multidiscipline engineering team provides integrated engineering services for processing plants and related operations. Using proven ISO methodologies enhanced by innovative approaches, the team transforms conceptual designs into operational manual processing plants of all sizes and complexities. An extensive suite of enhanced 3-D design tools and modeling software allow our engineering team to visualize all aspects of plant development.

Job Description

To produce cost effective and technically sound Piping designs within the required time frame to support project deliverables.

Project Life Cycle

• Ensure discipline strategy development during set-up to meet project deliverables
• Offer general project support and problem solving on technical matters arising
• Use knowledge of scope on current and recent projects to promote re-use of engineering where possible
• Review key discipline documentation and drawings produced on projects
• Develop an Electrical strategy and design criteria to suit the unique project/client requirements
• Produce regular project status reports
• Generate post-project feedback

Design

• Generate scope of work specifications with technical requirements for each package
• Compile technical enquiry packages and technical tender evaluations to ensure accurate placement of technical orders
• Assist in developing, managing and controlling the discipline cost and man-hour estimates
• Produce discipline specific designs according to schedule and budget
• Manage and control changes to budget and schedule
• Identify potential risks/delays and explain discrepancies
• Produce piping designs in accordance with piping design codes and specifications
• Carry out dynamic and static analysis using piping stress analysis software
• Carry out valve and piping bulk material specifications
• Generate piping bills of material
• Generate fabrication, erection and testing specifications
• Maintain effective engineering input/output of design office
• Ensure development and optimization of piping layout drawings through the design office
• Review supplier documentation for compliance with technical requirements

Client Relations (Internal & External)

• Maintain effective inter-discipline requirements
• Understand other discipline requirements and communicate requirements
• Ensure sufficient informal interaction between disciplines
• Gather feedback from other disciplines for Design purposes
• Manage and interface with suppliers and contractors to meet project objectives

Legislation Policies & Procedures

• Safety
• Apply global SHE standards and ensure compliance
• Quality
• Regularly review and contribute towards improvement of procedures and systems
• Ensure all QA procedures and guidelines are followed in all daily activities
• Participate in quality assurance audits
• Monitor vendor quality
• Monitor site quality
• Systems and Procedures
• Ensure adherence to the internal Project Management Operating System
• Apply and review associated discipline Engineering Standards
• Adhere to Company specifications, guidelines and statutory codes of practice

Continuous Improvement

Provide suggestions for improving internal work methods and procedures and technological solutions on an ad-hoc basis, according to customer’s needs.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Professionally, the successful candidate will be a B.Sc. / B.Eng or B.Tech graduate and will be registered as a professional engineer or technologist.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A proven track record of 5-7 years plus experience in piping engineering design and project management, within a processing or petrochemical plant projects environment, is required for this position.
• Project Management - Knowledge of basic project management methods and knowledge of all project life cycle phases
• Design Criteria - Applications and improvements of technical knowledge into design criteria that suit project reqs. and/or support the design of new components/equipment
• Design Codes - Knowledge of local piping design codes and standards
• Commercial Principles - Understanding of contract types and of their main features (basics, purchasing and selling conditions, partnerships, claims, logistic aspects etc) including international contracts
• Technical Documentation - Ability to create, understand and communicate technical specifications
• Plant Layout development - Ability to layout the plant in a functional, safety, cost-effective way
• Equipment Fundamentals - Knowledge and understanding of basic information regarding equipment and components used in process plants
• Materials Fundamentals - Knowledge and understanding of basic information regarding materials and their properties used in engineering and manufacturing activities
• Materials Knowledge of piping materials, fittings, special piping items and valves
• Construction & Commissioning - Understanding of on-site construction work such as testing and commissioning of the piping systems
• Cost Estimation - Understand cost of design (including cost of deliverables generation) and ability to estimate costs related to a project or specific activity
• Basic IT Tools - Knowledge of the use of Software to generate discipline deliverables.
• Procurement - Understand of project cost control, budgeting, procurement, purchase-to-pay and supply chain management
• Engineering Calculations - Knowledge of engineering calculation techniques such as the fundamentals of stress calculations, wall thickness calculations support requirements and material selection
• Innovation & Adaptability - The ability to adapt to different environments (team, technologies, countries etc.) from a technical point of view, including ability to find out new possible technological solutions according to customer’s needs.
• Quality Engineering - Knowledge of quality methods, management systems and procedures and/or understanding of quality features of piping materials and fabricated systems
• CAE Software - Familiarity and ability to use specific CAE software including setting up systems, procedures and guidelines eg Plant 3D
• Piping Engineering Software - Ability to use engineering and calculation software with particular reference to PUMA5 for material management and development of piping specifications, AFT Fathom for hydraulic calculations and Caesar II for stress calculations
• Legislation and Standards - Knowledge of sector specific law (eg. Engineering safety reqs, Audit regulations, Insurance laws etc.) and knowledge of standard specifications (eg. Plant layout requirements etc.) including the ability to integrate these standards.