Senior Mechanical Engineer - Piping - Projects - Orbia : Job Details

You're purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. That's the spirit of the community you'll find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day. From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for good enough when there's an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for.Senior Mechanical/Piping EngineerThe Mechanical/Piping engineer is a key member of the owner's engineering team. Will support, oversee and ensure robust and timely performance of EPC firm's piping design deliverables for assigned project. Must ensure piping systems meet Orbia Engineering Standards and applicable industry standards. Candidate must have extensive experience with chemical/petrochemical plant piping design, fabrication, and construction. Must also have extensive experience with state of the art piping design tools as used by EPC firms to provide piping design deliverables, including piping design for large piping & equipment modules. Will be key member of owner's technical team providing wide range of guidance to the overall project for all piping related activities. Must have proven track record of leading pipe design and execution activities for large projects.ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure project piping design, fabrication, and construction adheres to Orbia Engineering Standards.
• Support mechanical equipment engineering with piping expertise and know-how at state-of-the-art levels regarding sizing, material selection, hydraulic calculation, piping system design, piping support design, and stress analysis to meet project goals.
• Responsible for advising project leaders of potential deviations from Orbia Engineering Standards and recommendation to rectify same at all stages of the project.
• Provide input and support to the piping systems quality program to meet standards for piping design, fabrication/procurement installations and pre-commissioning.
• Serve as the primary source of technical expertise for piping systems engineering and support and drive contractor performance during design, procurement, fabrication, field installation and pre-commissioning.
• Support the creation and approval of contractor and equipment procurement packages that may have piping components.
• Review, mark-up, and approve EPC generated and vendor generated piping design deliverables.
• Oversee EPC and vendor piping design activities and deliverables through all stages of FEL and execution: layout, piping standard selection, pipe service index, line list, pipe stress and supports, isometrics, modular layout and configuration, fabrication, quality assurance, install and testing.
• Participate in module layout and delineation activities to support efficient fabrication and construction activities. Guide engineering contractor in development of 3D models for modules. Ensure module layouts and piping arrangements comply with Human Factors and operations/maintenance requirements.
• Start-up activities including identifying critical piping systems, performance monitoring and evaluation of all piping systems, analyze stresses and perform analysis critical systems and provide recommendations. Prepare technical reports as required.
• Create, review, and ensure application of Orbia Engineering standards and industry practices for piping construction and turnover packages.
• Will be fully involved in various pre-commissioning activates such as piping systems testing, and provide outline for wall thickness testing frequency and overall monitoring schedule.
• Support cost estimating and scheduling through key quantity tracking for all piping discipline activities.
• Will oversee and approve selection and review of piping specialty items.
• Prepare and review specification, of 3D model, isometrics and datasheet for all systems. Oversee FEA for critical piping systems during FEED phase of projects.
• Oversee preparation of piping procurement package and evaluation of EPC & vendor proposals.
• Experienced with stage gated project process and material tracking, estimating, planning, scheduling.
• Experience doing field verification of piping for construction and commissioning. Experience in project related piping engineering and for all aspects of piping in general including codes and standards such as ASME, API, ASTM, PFI, PIP, MSS, NFPA.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. Minimum 15 years of piping engineering & design experience at EPC firm working on large chemical/petrochemical projects.
• Desire at least 5 years of which working at a chemical manufacturing plant or supporting piping construction & commissioning at an operating chemical plant.
• Deep experience with piping material specifications both creating & reviewing/approving including valves & gaskets.
• Modularization design experience. Large 500 T modules with possible oversees fabrication yards.
• Deep experience in 3D piping design tools and model creation, review and model output/deliverables. Examples: Aveva E3D, Navisworks, FlexCAD Pipe, SmartPlant 3D, SmartPlant P&ID, Caesar II.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Global travel required.

Orbia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.About OrbiaOrbia is a community of companies working together to tackle some of the world's most complex challenges. We are bound by a common purpose: To Advance Life Around the World.We are passionate about the challenges that define how people will live and thrive tomorrow. We hold a big vision to combine the strengths of our businesses, so we can collectively add up to something greater. Together, we work to resolve big, systemic issues that require strategic, collaborative, and human-centered solutions. Our decades-long history began as a leading producer of commodities, and through investment and strategic growth, we've become a global leader in polymers, materials, and infrastructure. Today, we generate over $7B in revenue, operate in 41 countries, and employ more than 22,000 people worldwide.Visit www.orbia.com for more information.We welcome purpose-driven dreamers, doers, and builders, recognizing that it takes difference to make a difference. If you're ready to bring your skills, talents, and perspective to moving your career, the company, people, and the planet forward, we'd like to hear from you.We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that supports the needs of all our employees regardless of their role, location, identity, and background.Orbia is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.Dura-Line and Koura have developed and maintain a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP). Orbia's Chief Executive Officer supports the AAP and urges each employee to commit to carrying out the intent of this policy.Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please reach out to our People Team at [email protected] to receive the application form in a more accessible format, or to arrange an accommodation / adjustment to support your participation throughout the recruitment process.Applicants and employees of this company are protected under Federal law from discrimination on protected grounds. Follow the link(s) above to find out more:Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster