Principal Engineer (Pipe Stress) (Ref: RC- 43080)

Salary / Rate:

Competitive 

Location:

Cheshire 

Rate:

Yearly 

Job Type:

Permanent 

Sector:

Mechanical & Piping 

Date Posted:

02/06/2008 

Reference:

RC- 43080 

Principal Engineer (Pipe Stress)

Headquartered in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, UK our client is supported by regional offices in India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Russia
As a global process EPC provider, candidates will be expected to travel internationally in fulfillment of this role.

Reporting directly to the Piping & Layout Group Technical Manager, the incumbents key responsibilities would be as follows:

Responsibility for design authority over all pipe stressing Head Office activities
Overall day-to-day running of the centralised Pipe Stressing section
Ttechnical support to the project piping engineers and layout drawing office
Preparation and maintenance of company pipe stressing specifications and procedures
Identification of stress critical pipes by applying Client or company standard criteria
Static and dynamic stress analysis of high temperature and high pressure petrochemical type process piping, typically connected to strain sensitive equipment, using visual, manual and computer aided methods
Supplementary stress calculations, typically: flange leakage, pulsation and vibration analysis, seismic analysis, trunnion design
Identification and positioning of critical pipe supports
Preparation of comprehensive pipe stressing reports for manual and computer stress calculations
Preparation of draft mechanical data sheets, specifications and schedules for expansion bellows, spring supports etc
Checking calculations, reports, specifications and schedules prepared by others
Expediting pipe stress deliverables in a timely manner to ensure that project documentation requirements and deadlines are met
Ensuring that the applicable company systems are used, that the relevant QA procedures and standards are followed and that the pipe stressing within his area of responsibility conforms to contract specific requirements and any applicable client, licensor, company, national and international standards, design codes and legislation
Participation in design reviews when required
Liaison with Clients, Licensors, other design disciplines and equipment suppliers
On occasion acting as stressing Lead Engineer within a large multidisciplinary task force, directing and supervising a small team of stressing engineers. In this capacity, responsible for manhour budgetary control, resource planning and manpower forecasting for pipe stressing personnel
On occasion liaison and day to day co-ordination of pipe stressing work that may be executed either in Simon Carves offices in Delhi and Singapore or joint venture partner offices in the UK and abroad including allocation of work between the chosen design offices

Job Holder Requirements

Experience Relevant experience in the petrochemical or related industry including experience as a Pipe Stress Engineer using Caesar II software
Experience of very high pressure process plant with pressures in excess of 3000barg e.g. LDPE would be an advantage
Caesar II static analysis (essential)
Caesar II dynamic analysis (preferred)
Knowledge of additional proprietary pipe stressing and Finite Element software e.g PSA5, ANSYS etc. would be an advantage

Competencies Good understanding of the relevant national and international standards, design codes and legislation applicable to process plant pipe stressing for example ASME B31.3, API610 and WRC297.