Senior Piping Engineer

The Senior Piping Engineer provides technical leadership and engineering expertise for piping systems on multidisciplinary industrial projects. This position leads piping engineering activities from conceptual design through detailed engineering, construction support, and project closeout. The Senior Piping Engineer establishes design criteria, evaluates technical requirements, develops and reviews engineering deliverables, ensures compliance with applicable codes and standards, and provides technical direction to piping engineers and designers. The position works closely with clients, project managers, process and mechanical engineers, designers, construction personnel, and other disciplines to develop safe, efficient, constructible, maintainable, and cost-effective piping systems.

• Lead piping engineering activities for assigned projects, including development of design criteria, engineering deliverables, technical decisions, and piping system requirements.
• Develop mechanical piping scopes of work, technical approaches, and level-of-effort estimates for select engineering proposals, project changes, and active projects.
• Prepare, review, and approve piping engineering deliverables, including piping layouts, general arrangements, plans, sections, isometrics, line lists, specifications, and related documentation.
• Serve as Piping Lead when assigned, providing technical direction and coordinating piping engineering and design activities with project management and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Establish piping design criteria based on process conditions, equipment requirements, applicable codes and standards, client specifications, constructability, maintainability, and project objectives.
• Perform and/or oversee piping engineering calculations and evaluations, including pressure, temperature, flow, material compatibility, thermal growth, flexibility, vibration, equipment connections, and constructability considerations.
• Apply and interpret applicable piping codes, standards, and project specifications, including ASME B31.3, hygienic piping practices, client standards, and other requirements applicable to the project.
• Develop piping layouts that consider cleanability, CIP/SIP requirements, maintenance access, thermal growth, equipment operation, installation sequencing, and long-term reliability.
• Coordinate piping engineering and design with mechanical equipment including boilers, ammonia refrigeration systems, cooling towers, pumps, and packaged process equipment.
• Coordinate piping systems with process, mechanical, structural, electrical, controls, architectural, and other disciplines to resolve technical interfaces, constructability issues, and model conflicts.
• Develop and review conceptual pipe support strategies and coordinate support requirements with structural engineering.
• Perform and/or oversee piping flexibility and stress analysis, evaluate analysis results, establish appropriate design modifications, and ensure recommendations are incorporated into piping layouts, supports, and engineering deliverables.
• Develop and review piping material specifications, line classes, and technical requirements for pipes, valves, fittings, and associated components.
• Evaluate process conditions and service requirements to select appropriate materials of construction (MoC) for piping systems, valves, fittings, and associated components, and provide technical recommendations to clients and project teams.
• Review piping models, drawings, isometrics, calculations, and engineering documents prepared by other engineers and designers for technical accuracy, quality, constructability, and compliance with project requirements.
• Identify technical risks, design constraints, and potential project impacts; develop practical engineering solutions and communicate recommendations to project leadership and clients.
• Coordinate with owners, operators, design-build contractors, vendors, and construction personnel to gather requirements, resolve technical issues, and support successful project execution.
• Provide engineering support during procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and startup, including responses to RFIs, technical questions, field changes, and design clarifications.
• Prepare and/or support client presentations and technical discussions, clearly explaining piping engineering solutions, recommendations, assumptions, and design decisions.
• Track piping engineering progress, productivity, technical deliverables, and resource requirements for assigned work and communicate status to project management.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to piping engineers and designers and contribute to the development of technical capabilities within the Mexico office.
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