Job Description
Senior Piping Designer - Greater Manchester
As Senior Piping Designer, you will be providing Plant Layout and Piping Design resource across a range of diverse projects, using the very latest CAD and Digital technology. Costain is positioning itself to become a key player in the transition to green and sustainable energy solutions. Our new projects include Carbon Capture and Hydrogen, Storage and Distribution from Concept, FEED, Detail Design, Construction and Commissioning.
This is an exciting and rewarding position to become part of Costain's innovative leading-edge team delivering high value efficient solutions to our varied clients. This role is based 3 days a week in Manchester.
Responsibilities
1. Responsible for all aspects of plant layout and piping design deliverables to the highest of standards. This includes 3D models, isometrics, general arrangements, plot plans & pipe support details.
2. Undertake general 2D drafting (P&IDs etc) on an ad-hoc basis when project demand requires it.
3. Checking of other designers' work in accordance with Company Procedures.
4. Reporting to the lead engineer, feeding into design progress reports, raising issues & highlighting scope change.
5. Review and comment on vendor information to incorporate into the design.
6. Liaise and coordinate with other disciplines as required.
7. Prepare models and contribute towards Model Reviews, articulating the reasons for the proposed design.
8. Support the section leader with necessary reports, visualisations, 4D schedules, MTOs, bids etc.
9. Report back to the Discipline Manager comments and recommendations for continuous improvements in performance and removal of constraints.
10. Undertake site surveys as required.
11. Offer advice and support to Junior Designers and/or subordinates on personal and career development.
12. Be aware of legal and organisational responsibilities regarding Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental issues with respect to employees, contractors, clients and third parties, ensuring that activities are all managed in accordance with Company policy and client requirements.
Qualifications
1. Minimum HNC or equivalent qualification in Engineering.
2. Significant Piping Design & Plant Layout experience within the Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Energy sectors.
3. Experience in Front End Layout, site surveys, brownfield modifications, through to AFC deliverables.
4. Sound understanding of plant layout principles, considering safety, operations, maintenance & constructability.
5. Appreciation of Major Design Codes Including ASME B31.3/B31.1 and UK legislation and standards.
6. Ability to interpret stress reports to incorporate into the piping design.
7. Conduct checking of deliverables to appropriate standards, specifications etc.
8. Multi-discipline liaison.
9. Exceptional CAD skills, fully conversant with Aveva E3D Modelling and Draw, use of Laser point cloud data, Navisworks manage and AutoCAD.
10. Participation in models reviews and subsequent closing out of actions raised.
About Us
Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company.
We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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