Senior Pipe Support Engineer

Bechtel

The Role

Overview

Design and locate pipe supports, perform calculations, ensure compliance with codes.

Key Responsibilities

  • piping design
  • design review
  • coordination
  • material requisition
  • code compliance
  • stress analysis

Tasks

-Coordinates with other engineering disciplines and vendors as required. -Locating and designing support for various piping systems and performing associated calculations. -Endorses or prepares reports of work progress, as required, for project and discipline use.​ -Participates in studies that require knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in plant design and piping work​. -Participates in constructability reviews.​ -Analyzes and reports on the suitability of unconventional materials, techniques and/or difficult coordination requirements​. -Prepares or assists with the preparation of assigned material requisitions and bid evaluations.​ -Develops and interprets design criteria and specifications for most complex plant design and piping infrastructure in a global business unit​. -Coordinates plant design engineering efforts in assigned areas with specialty groups, engineering disciplines, the client, vendor, contractors, construction and other functional groups.​ -Works closely with layout personnel and pipe stress engineers to deliver a quality and cost-effective design. -Monitors and checks work for compliance with approved PD&P design standards to provide quality design, reliable/safe plant operation and construction economy​. Ensures PD&P systems designs comply with all applicable installation codes, regulations, and standards. -Examines and analyzes pipe configurations for ANSI/ASME code compliance​. -Analyzes problems with conflicting design requirements, sketches ideas and possible solutions​. -Participates in reviews and recommends approval of design drawings and data for compliance with requirements​. -Evaluates, selects, and applies standard plant design and piping engineering methods, techniques, procedures and criteria, using independent judgment in making adaptations and modifications​. -Reviews PD&P design scope changes, as required, for project management.​

Requirements

  • gtstrudl
  • pipe supportmodeler
  • 3d modeling
  • industry codes
  • pe registration
  • us citizen

What You Bring

-Must be US Citizen. -Be familiar with common pipe support hardware, industry standards, and relevant codes such as AISC & ASME B31.3. -Good knowledge of AISC and ASME B31.3 and other relevant industry codes and standards. -PE Registration preferred. -Prior experience should include working in a 3D model environment. -Previous DOD/DOE project experience. -Prior experience using GTStrudl structural analysis program. -Prior experience using Pipe SupportModeler software. -Previous Bechtel project experience.

The Company

About Bechtel

-Operates across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, nuclear, security and environmental, oil, gas, chemicals, mining, and metals, as well as manufacturing, battery production and technology. -Significant presence in North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Energy

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