Duties

• Assemble and supervise a piping engineering / design group capable of executing a project
• Create project piping engineering organisation chart, including a specification for the various roles and responsibilities defined
• Co-ordinate all Piping Engineering activities and ensure they are produced to the correct level of quality and in accordance with the project plans
• Estimate project man-hour budgets, review budgets with project management and maintain schedule throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Undertake all matters related to planning, progressing, reporting, manpower loading and general administration
• Compile / develop plans for the production and issuing of the piping deliverables
• Supervise creation of project piping material specification, piping design standards, technical design instructions and discipline work practices / procedures
• Ensure interaction with other FWEL discipline for all interfaces.
• Effectively co-ordinate piping engineering activities with the project and client
• Attend and contribute to design / construction reviews.
• Oversee Piping bulk material aspects, bulk take-offs, quantification, allocation and manipulation of a material management system
• Review and check vendor document / information for compliance with project specifications
• Create piping engineering end of project report

Skills

• A sound knowledge of piping design and engineer functions, including an understanding of pipe flexibility and pipe supporting issues
• Display an ability re: the development of conceptual equipment layout plans and other supportive related activities required to prove the layouts.
• An understanding of pipe stress analysis activities, covering thermal expansion criteria and basic cope compliance, including a good working knowledge of pipe support selection and positioning