Senior Piping Engineer

Dawning Truth; Springs; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a piping engineer to design and maintain piping systems for watertube boilers in the South African power generation industry. This role requires 3-5 years of relevant experience and ECSA registration. The successful candidate will lead a design team, ensuring accurate calculations and practical designs while contributing to significant power station projects.

Benefits

Make a difference in electricity supply for South Africa

Lead and mentor a strong design team

Work with a leading multinational engineering firm

Qualifications

• 3-5 years piping design experience in high pressure/heat environments.
• ECSA registration or working towards it preferred.
• Proven track record in piping design.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain piping systems for watertube boilers.
• Lead and mentor the design team on significant power station projects.
• Ensure accurate calculations and practical designs.

Skills

Stress analysis

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSc, BEng or BTech)

Job description

Top engineering firm seeks piping engineer. Design pipes for watertube boilers.

Non-Negotiables (We will check)

• Must have 3 -5 years experience either with BS806, BSEN13480, ASME B31.1 including stress analysis using Caesar II. Or equivalent experience.
• Experience with class III piping systems in accordance with the PER and SANS 347. Or equivalent experience.
• Power plant piping or industrial steam piping experience required.
• The candidate must preferably be ECSA registered (Pr Eng or Pr Tech Eng). If not they must be working towards Professional registration.

What the person must be able to do :

This role is in the South African power generation industry. All duties would take place in this context.

Design, maintenance engineering and rehabilitation engineering of the following typical systems :

• Water piping systems that feed Watertube boilers
• Water piping systems inside the Watertube boiler. These are high intensity steam pipes. High pressure and high heat.
• PF Piping
• Miscellaneous air, oil and water piping
• Boiler vessels and tanks
• Take a leading role in the piping design side of significant power station projects. this includes : Accurate and error-free calculations. Approval of calculationsCreating functional and practical designs. Includes execution issues such as procurement, manufacture, construction, commissioning and operation.Guiding and mentoring juniors. Management of the Design team.

Background work experience

• Strong preference for Professional Engineer or Professional Technologist. If not must be about to register with ECSA.
• 3-5 years piping design experience in high pressure / heat environments (Class III). More experience is strongly advantageous.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSc, BEng or BTech)
• Proven track record in piping design (we will check references)
• Strong interpersonal skills

Type of Person

Qualify In

• Action orientated
• Analytical thinker
• Meticulous
• Strong leadership skills – Leads as a member of the team
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Natural coach and mentor
• Strong project management and facilitation skills
• Success orientated

Qualify Out

• Emotionally cold
• Focuses on numbers and forgets about people
• Wants to be spoon fed
• Lethargic
• Confined to Analysis-Paralysis

Personality Summary :

• Moderate Driver – Results Orientated Go-getter. Strategic thinker.
• Moderate to High Analytical – Strong with analysis, metrics, data and fact based decision making.
• Moderate Expressive – People person, natural leader.
• Advantageous – Moderate Administrative – Good with procedures, processes and best practices.

Benefits of this Role :

• Leading multinational engineering firm
• Make a difference – help us build a better electricity supply for South Africa
• Lead, mentor and build a strong design team

Reports to : Lead Engineer

Direct Reports : Design engineers, Junior Design Engineers, Technicians, Drawing Office and Trainees as assigned per project requirements.

Location : Johannesburg East Rand

Salary : Market Related. In the Range of R40K to R60K per month. Negotiable for exceptional candidates.

Type : Permanent

Start : ASAP

Reference : DT 124

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