Technical Staffing Resources (TSR) are the in-house agency and master vendor for KBR who are a leading global engineering, construction, and services company.
KBR support the hydrocarbon and government services markets on six continents. Serving their customers through diverse business units, KBR offer challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects.
We are looking to recruit an Lead Piping Engineer, for a 8-month contract, based in Leatherhead, Surrey.
On Offer
Competitive hourly pay rate
Outside IR35 work engagement
Ideal candidates will be comfortable working 5 days from our Leatherhead office. Therefore, we can only consider candidates with the right to live and work in the UK.
Responsibilities
Develop a 3D CAD model for typical equipment and piping layouts of greenfield and brownfield modifications in process and utility areas.
Due consideration given to access requirements for operations, mechanical handling & egress, preliminary structure and foundations, interfaces with underground services as required and pipework routings.
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.
Protect discipline budget and schedule commitments and management of change.
Review and comment on piping and multi-discipline project document reviews.
Provide regular input to piping MTOs and discipline estimating.
Communicate effectively with other engineering disciplines, co-ordinate and develop work process interfaces between Mechanical, Structural and Civils.
Commit to multi-centre project execution strategies and supervision in technical support and coordination roles.
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. This can be delegated to someone else within the Piping Team if the Lead doesn’t wish to travel.
Adhere to KBR WAY engineering standards and procedures as appropriate and provide input to their ongoing development and enhancement.
ESSENTIAL Skills / Experience
Extensive knowledge of Piping Design and Onshore Plant Layout.
Onshore crude processing layout experience.
Experience of Piping design in brownfield applications with an emphasis on site survey, tie-ins, CAD modelling for new and existing pipework definition and consideration of test limit locations.
Past experience of plant layout and piping design responsibility in Area Lead positions.
Experience, or an ability to step-up to, the responsibility of leadership in layout coordination for Area Lead Designers working across the piping team.
A good understanding of the requirements and layout influences from stress and supports in brownfield routings, with an emphasis on tie-in locations for increased loadings, existing support restraints affecting updated pipe stress models and acquiring the appropriate survey data.
Conversant with 3D CAD modelling systems, preferable E3D.
Effective communication skills including the ability to present at design reviews.
Previous experience working on Kuwait projects and in particular KOC standards.
DESIRABLE Skills / Experience
Conversant with AutoCAD for basic draughting updates or drawing interpretation.
Hands-on CAD modelling experience with E3D.
Previous KBR Experience
If you have the relevant skills and experience, then I would love to speak with you! 01372 862020 / matt.smith@kbr.com