Graduate Piping Engineer Needed Urgently

Permanent position at Major Intl. Engineering Company Chemical/Petrochem in South Africa (Gauteng). Benefits: Medical Aid, Pension Fund, etc.

Experience/Knowledge:

BSc (Mechanical Engineering) / B Eng (Mechanical), B Tech (Mechanical) with 5 years minimum experience

Job Responsibilities & Duties:

Responsible for ensuring the mechanical integrity and code compliance of all piping designs on assigned projects.
Prepare project specific standards and job notes.
Prepare requisition index for special piping items, indicating planned issue date for each requisition and update monthly.
Prepare general notes requisitions or purchasing requirements for piping.
Update pipe stress index on a monthly basis.
Review flowsheets for correctness of depicting piping and material.
Design and requisition piping special piping items.
Ensure the technical accuracy of specifications within the 3D design system and maintain relevant reference data as required.
Prepare support sketches for the drawing office.
Prepare and check piping bulk requisitions in conjunction with the MTO group.
Review 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.
Attend coordination meetings and engineering review meetings with suppliers 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.
Give guidance to Client, Project Engineers, other Specialist Engineers and Inspectors on piping engineering matters. Review piping aspects of package unit suppliers’ drawings, as requested by the Engineer responsible for the equipment.
Advise the Principal/Senior Piping Engineer of any slippages and their causes and proposed corrective action.
Advise the Principal/Senior Piping Engineer of any technical problems and unresolved differences with other groups.
Coordinate with Procurement Department and ensure that certified drawings are available in time to meet the engineering schedules.
Notify the Project Engineer of all deficiencies in the flow of data or other basic information required for execution of work.
Assist the Principal/Senior Piping Engineer with the monthly progress reports.
Follow up piping construction work on projects sites to ensure correct interpretation of designs regarding installation. Resolve any piping problems arising during commissioning.
Keep abreast of developments in the piping engineering field.
Assist where necessary in the compilation of operating manuals and mechanical catalogues.
Perform any other duties assigned by the Principal/Senior Piping Engineer.

Apply online before 17/11/2010.
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