Senior Piping Engineer

**Responsibilities**:

- To independently handle the piping activities, prepare, manage and produce the clinical engineering deliveries for the assigned project ( that may include short term assignment to construction, commissioning, and offshore) effectively according to the specified technical requirements, timelines and within budget, and deal independently with and resolve all the issues of the project
- Work independently to perform the assigned task and develops solution to technical /engineering and related problems by analysing the issue or data, interpreting the analysis and evaluating various options/measures using experience, precedents and professional references with mínimal or no supervision or guidance.
- Understand technical requirements of project specifications and standards, local statutory and regulatory requirements, classification society requirements and applicable codes and standard industry practices to carry out the piping activities and prepare piping deliverables for assigned projects.
- Carries out the pipe wall thickness calculations using applicable design code. Prepares the piping material specification, valve specification, piping design specification, criteria for pipe supporting and pipe support specification by using and modifying suitably the company corporate specifications to match the project specification requirements.
- Prepares piping stress analysis specification by using company's corporate specifications and modifying suitably to meet the project specific requirements.
- Prepares Piping Standard detail drawings by using company's corporate piping standard detail drawing and modifying where required to meet the project requirements. Prepares piping fabrication specificiation, piping insulation specification, flange management specification (bolt torqueing and tensioning) by using the company's corporate specifications and modifying these to meet the project requirement.
- Prepares Bill of materials for piping bulk items (Like pipe, Flanges and Fittings), valves, piping specialty items, gaskets, stud bolts and nuts and pipe support materials. Provide piping weight inputs for weight control report
- Prepares date sheets for process critical and non-critical piping specialty items obtaining the process parameters required for design and manufacturing of process critical items.
- Prepares requisitions for piping bulk items, valves, piping specialty items, gaskets, stud bolts and nuts, spring support, cargo tank heating coil (Marine) and performs a technical evaluation of bids received from various suppliers to ensure shortlisted vendors meet technical requirements as per project specifications and assessment on technically acceptable bids for Buyer to follow up tender evaluation further to conclude and award the purchaser order.
- Conducts kick-off meetings with successful suppliers to ensure clear understanding on scope supply, technical requirements, documentation and delivery conditions to enable supplier to execute the work strictly as per purchase order, reviews supplier drawings / documents and shares the relevant data with engineering contractor to get it incorporated in piping layout design.
- Works closely with suppliers / contractors concerned to resolve technical issues, visits supplier's manufacturing facilities to witness the FAT, when necessary.
- Prepares equipment layout, piping routine layout, skid package interfaces and tie-ins for topsides, reviews piping isometrics and participates in 3D Model reviews.
- As part of hull marine activities, provides inputs for Conversion and repair specification, prepares rip out plans, machinery arrangement layout and piping arrangement guidance drawings for hull marine contractor to perform the work accordingly.
- Carries out the piping stress analysis of all critical lines using the project specific data and environment conditions at fabrication yard, during transport and at operating location of facility, to satisfy the project and applicable code requirements.
- Prepares data sheets and details for spring supports taking inputs from stress analysis report.
- Carries out surge analysis for cargo offloading system, sea water lift pump system and fire water system, and reviews the contractor prepared documents and piping arrangement layout drawings.
- Co-ordinates with engineering contractor to implement flexibility analysis findings in selection of piping support regarding support type, loads on restraints and special support requirements.
- Reviews the isometric of all critical lines to verify the support locations, support type are in line with flexibility analysis report and are adequate to withstand the expected loading conditions.
- Provides technical support and advice toconstruction yard and commissioning work at site. Where necessary, provides off-site support and advice.
- When assigned to construction site, checks and verifies the piping supports are constructed and installed as per isometrics and supp