Title: Lead Piping Engineer
KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future.
As part of our long-term vision, we are pipelining experienced Lead Piping Engineers for upcoming projects. These roles will require professionals with extensive experience leading FEED and Detail Design teams. The individuals should have experience in equipment / plant layout and piping design in both Onshore and Offshore projects, working with the latest AVEVA & Smart 3D software or similar 3D CAD modelling systems. The candidates will be required to lead the layout development for piping and the project by coordinating and providing guidance to Area Leads and Piping Designers across all parts of the plant scope.
Job Responsibilities:
* Develop a 3D CAD model for typical equipment and piping layouts of greenfield modules and brownfield modifications in process and utility areas.
* Review construction access for installation and craneage.
* Set up work processes and design job notes for the piping team and cross-discipline interfaces.
* Coordinate and provide guidance to Area Lead Piping Designers in an advisory and approval capacity.
* Coordinate inputs to the layout from pipe stress engineering and pipe support design as part of the overall layout development.
* Manage and satisfy client expectations whilst proactively contributing feedback.
* Review and comment on piping and multi-discipline project document reviews.
* Provide regular input to piping weight management (where required), MTOs and discipline estimating.
* Communicate effectively with other engineering disciplines, co-ordinate and develop work process interfaces between Mechanical, Structural and Civils.
* Represent the piping discipline to the client at staged model reviews.
* Provide assistance to Piping deliverable production, checking and approvals.
* Participate in site visits if requested or site surveys if necessary.
* Adhere to KBR WAY engineering standards and procedures as appropriate and provide input to their ongoing development and enhancement.
Skills / Experience:
Essential:
* Extensive knowledge of Piping Design and Onshore Plant Layout at Detail Design level.
* Onshore gas processing and refrigerant plant layout experience.
* Greenfield module layout and piping design for installation within an existing plant.
* Experience of Piping design in brownfield applications.
* Past experience of plant layout and piping design responsibility in Area Lead positions.
* Conversant with 3D CAD modelling systems, preferably AVEVA E3D.
* Effective communication skills including the ability to present at design reviews.
Qualifications:
* Desirable - Engineering Degree (BEng)
* Minimum - Higher Certificate (HNC) in Plant Process Engineering or HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, disability, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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