Senior Pipe Stress Engineer

For one of our clients in the energy transition industry, we are looking for a Senior Pipe Stress Engineer.

Our client is a global engineering and technology company that specializes in large-scale energy and industrial infrastructure projects. It provides services including engineering, procurement, construction, and project management, with strong expertise in liquefied natural gas (LNG), petrochemicals, hydrogen, and carbon capture solutions. The organization plays a key role in supporting both conventional energy developments and lower-carbon technologies as part of the global energy transition.

Job Summary
As Senior Pipe Stress Engineer you perform all necessary activities related to pipe stress engineering. You advise / support / assist other Pipe Stress Engineers with the performance of their assignments. You coach new Pipe Stress Engineers. You review the pipe stress work performed by piping engineering subcontractors. Furthermore, you advise the Departmental Manager in maintaining pipe stress engineering Work Instructions, specifications and standards.

Job Requirements
General Tasks
Is aware and cares for Health, Safety & Environmental aspects during daily actions, and

drives HSE performance throughout project and or internal/ external services activities.

All necessary activities related to pipe stress engineering.

Advise / support / assist other Pipe Stress Engineers with the performance of their assignments.

Coach new Pipe Stress Engineers.

Review the pipe stress work performed by piping engineering subcontractors.

Advise DM in maintaining pipe stress engineering Work Instructions, specifications and standards.

Specific Tasks
Review Customer technical requirements and incorporate in project related pipe stress specifications, standards and calculation activities.

Prepare Technical Specifications,

Requisition s and Technical Bid Tabulations for the purchase of spring supports, sliding plates, expansion joints and shock absorbers/struts.

Coordinate pipe stress related issues with the Piping Lead Engineer and other engineering disciplines as required.

Prepare flex log of priority systems, pipe stress flexibility calculations and support data for the furnace steel and civil disciplines.

Communicate flexibility and supporting requirements with the Piping Lead Engineer and Piping Designers.

Prepare stress calculation notes for authority approvals.

Support the furnace internals discipline in preparing pipe stress flexibility calculations as required.

Check piping isometric supporting data.

Review pipe stress analysis performed by third parties.

Perform Vendor document review to check suitability of the detailed design.

Ensure overall quality of the piping design by performing regular model reviews.

Assist project in technical coordination with the Customers.

Review the project schedule related to pipe stress activities.

Prepare hours estimates and detailed planning of own work in coordination with the Piping Lead Engineer.

Timely report engineering changes effecting manpower and schedule to the Piping Lead Engineer.

Report engineering and design status, progress and manpower forecast to the Piping Lead Engineer.

Ensure adequate 2nd pair of eyes check is performed by using the available design review checklists.

Incorporate lessons learned (Quality Deviation Lists, Quality Improvement Points).

Education and Experience:

Education

BSc or MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Min. 10 years in similar function.

Knowledge of international standards related to pipe stress analysis, such as ASTM, API 530 (ISO
13704), ASME B31.1, B31.3, ASME Section I, II and VII, EN 13480 and PED requirements.

Familiar with (high alloy) piping systems exposed to high temperatures and operating in the creep zone.

Knowledge of applying pipe stress calculation software Caesar II.

Language

Interfaces
Frequently contact with various other engineering disciplines, procurement department and project department.

Competences
Departmental competences:

Information Processing

Is able to collect, absorb, put in order and process information.

Accuracy

Is able to execute tasks with a high level of accuracy.

Processes data and/or performs actions with a high level of precision.

Flexibility

Is able to change their own behavior when chances or problems arise in order to reach a goal.

Job related competences:

Analytical ability

Is able to unravel complicated problems or situations and subsequently put them in order and formulate these in a clear way.

Organizational Ability

Is able to tune tasks of oneself…