Senior Piping Engineer

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Piping Engineer with extensive experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or similar sector of the industry to provide support to our Client in the execution of projects. 

Key Accountabilites & Responsibilities:
Deputies for the Chief Piping Engineer when requested.
Responsible for the design and approval of all piping work on assigned projects.
Responsible for preparation and approval of project related standards and job notes.
Ensure that engineering activities on assigned projects are executed within budgeted manhours and approved schedules in compliance with project procedures, standards and specifications and in accordance with procedures and the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of South Africa.
Review and approve project schedules with the Project Engineer to see that all dates, rates of progress and design periods are realistic.
Prepare and approve project specific standards and job notes.
Prepare pipe material specifications.
Prepare requisition index for special piping items, indicating planned issue date for each requisition. Update and reissue monthly.
Prepare pipe stress index. Update and reissue monthly.
Check piping drawing index for piping work.
Prepare and approve general notes requisitions for piping work.
Design and requisition special piping items.
Prepare support sketches for the drawing office.
Check and approve piping bulk requisitions from MTO.
Prepare piping BOQ.
Review and approve all piping drawings and ensure that the quality of design and drawings produced for enquiry and fabrication purposes is of satisfactory standard.
Prepare technical bid analysis for special piping items.
Check and approve piping bulk technical evaluations from MTO.
Attend coordination meetings and engineering review meetings with supplier as required.
Review document requirements and issue dates for major equipment with suppliers and assist Procurement Department in compiling a Supplier’s Document Index.
Assist Procurement Department with the expediting of supplier documents.
Review and approve supplier documents for piping and distribute.
Review in conjunction with Procurement Department all claims by supplier for an increase in the engineering scope of work.
Give guidance to client, project engineers, other specialist engineers and inspectors on piping engineering matters. Review piping aspects of package unit supplier’s drawings as requested by the engineer responsible for the equipment.
Ensure that piping engineering operations are complete in accordance with the approved project schedule and within allocated manhours.
Advise the Chief Piping Engineer of any slippages and their causes and proposed corrective action.
Advise the Chief Piping Engineer of any technical problems and unresolved differences with other groups.
Co-ordinate with Procurement Department and ensure certified drawin