Sr. Piping Lead & Subject Matter Expert

Overview

SNF is a specialty chemical group whose products, water‑soluble polymers, contribute to treating, recycling, preserving water, saving energy, and reducing carbon footprint. A pioneer in soft chemistry, SNF has long been present on all continents, employing 9,000 people, including more than 2,700+ in the USA. Innovation and movement toward a cleaner, less carbon‑intensive world accelerates SNF’s growth.

Location:

Plaquemine, LA or Riceboro, GA

• Technical Leadership & Subject Matter Expertise
  • Serve as the primary technical authority for piping engineering and design, providing expert guidance on piping materials, specifications, specialty items, and applicable industry codes and standards.
  • Act as the go‑to resource for complex piping issues, including fitness‑for‑service evaluations, specialty piping applications, and non‑standard design conditions.
  • Provide technical interpretation and practical application of piping codes, standards, and company specifications across multiple projects and operating facilities.
  • Review and approve critical piping engineering decisions and deliverables; serve as the escalation point for high‑risk or high‑impact technical issues.
• Design Execution & Engineering Oversight
  • Lead piping engineering and design activities from early conceptual and FEED phases through detailed design and final deliverable issuance.
  • Review and approve piping layouts, isometrics, line lists, and related design documents to ensure technical accuracy, constructability, and compliance with specifications.
  • Perform and/or review pipe stress analyses, specialty piping evaluations, and tie‑in designs as required by project scope.
  • Coordinate piping execution with process, mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, and instrumentation disciplines to ensure consistency across models, drawings, and engineering documentation.
• Specifications Ownership & Standards Governance
  • Own and maintain piping specifications, material standards, and design practices; ensure consistent application across projects and sites.
  • Serve as a technical steward for piping standards, supporting updates driven by operating experience, field feedback, and evolving industry requirements.
  • Identify recurring quality issues or workflow inefficiencies and implement improvements that enhance safety, reliability, and delivery efficiency.
  • Support alignment between piping standards, P&s, document control requirements, and management of change (MOC) processes.
• Project Leadership & Stakeholder Coordination
  • Act as the primary piping technical interface for Project Managers, Design Leads, Engineering stakeholders, and Operations.
  • Support project planning and execution by providing scope definition, engineering effort estimates, staffing input, and schedule risk assessment.
  • Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, hazard analyses, and field walkdowns, providing technical guidance to resolve findings.
  • Support vendor and contractor technical alignment, including review of vendor data, specifications, and integration into overall design intent.
• Mentorship & Technical Capability Building
  • Mentor and coach piping designers and engineers, providing guidance on specifications, stress analysis fundamentals, and practical problem‑solving.
  • Support training and knowledge sharing related to piping engineering tools, specifications, and best practices.
  • Promote consistent discipline practices and technical rigor across internal teams and contractor resources.
• Quality Assurance, Compliance & Field Integration
  • Ensure piping engineering deliverables comply with applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, as well as internal standards.
  • Perform or oversee quality reviews of models, drawings, and calculations to confirm accuracy, completeness, and proper revision control.
  • Support the incorporation of field feedback, redlines, and operational changes into finalized engineering documentation.
  • Collaborate with P& document control teams to maintain alignment, traceability, and data integrity across engineering records.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's Degree - in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent…