Sr. Piping Materials Engineer - OGC Engineering

Requisition : 176300

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit OGC Engineering

Market: OGC

Employment Type: Full Time

We are an innovative team of engineers and designers that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff leads and collaborates with Kiewit’s module fabrication and construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc. is a full-service engineering firm serving oil, gas and chemical markets. Our combined staff of engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve the LNG, midstream, refining, and petrochemical markets. Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.

Our rapidly growing oil, gas and chemical team, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPCC delivery model for dynamic process facilities.

This position is based out of our Energy Corridor Office in Houston, TX and typically requires less than 25 percent travel. Opportunities for flexible work are available.

• Leads quality checks of the engineering and design of a major project to ensure accuracy.
• Builds piping material database from electronic downloads as well as manual takeoffs.
• Performs valve takeoffs from P&IDS for early purchase and tracking throughout the job.
• Purchases all piping materials including many specialty items.
• Coordinates piping material quantity reports to Estimating for A/R and Control Estimates.
• Acting as Responsible Engineer for Material Requisition s.
• Responds to RFIs and Technical Queries.
• Updates various progress reports required by Project Controls.
• Checks and issues isometric drawings (checking material, etc).
• Coordinates any Piping Material Specification updates that occur during the job.
• Reviews and processes vendor prints as they are received from Document Control.
• Supports procurement and vendors with technical issues.
• Leads team to best cost options while maintaining safety and quality.
• Leads major projects or proposals with team as needed.
• Reviews the work of engineers and designers to develop engineering and design documents as needed for the project.
• Leads and promotes team to find innovative working methods to generate new ideas.
• Ensures team has resources to identify new solutions and finds best cost solutions.
• Serves a resource to review and lead standards/best practices development by staff.
• Leads team to identify changes in scope of work during a large project and produces engineering design changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ year minimum relevant experience in Oil, Gas & Chemicals industry.
• Acts independently to determine methods and processes for assignments.
• Supervises and directs a team within the department.
• Develops team members to reach potential and act as a resource for troubleshooting, innovative solutions, and team support.
• Works collaboratively across departments, field and projects solving problems.
• Builds and develops high performance teams.
• Works well with others to accomplish common goals and objectives.
• Fosters an environment that emphasizes collaboration and coordination.
• Develops and presents work in well-constructed written and verbal presentations, clearly conveying messages and ideas.
• Communicates effectively across all departments of the organization.
• Initiates meetings within own team, other disciplines or internal customers for clarity on work.
• Serves as technical resource to engineers, designers and other departments.
• Continuously improves efficiency and performance.

• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely.
• Communicate and…