Sr Principal Piping Materials Engineer

Senior Principal Piping Materials Engineer - Hydrogen - The Hague 
 
Would you like the opportunity to work with one of the leading Industrial Gas companies? Our client is a global leader in developing, engineering, building, and owning some of the largest industrial projects around the World. They have a developed a reputation for their culture, diversity, and commitment to the environment. With a portfolio of Mega-projects around the globe there is no better time to join this company – and they are looking for an Senior Principal Piping Materials Engineer to join their Hague location.

Responsibilities include:

• Piping Materials lead for major projects.
• Control of project budgets (manhours and materials), schedule, quality of deliverables and reporting out on project status.
• Proposal and project planning support. Preparing functional execution strategies and manhour estimates aligned to project scope, schedule and overall execution strategy.
• Develop Piping Line Class Specifications when required, to suit specific service and project requirements.
• Perform wall thickness calculations, when required, for pipe, fittings, flanges and other piping items in accordance with the applicable codes & standards.
• Specify appropriate Piping Line Class Specifications on the Process & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID).
• Check and approve project work.
• Specify and create requisition packages for manual valves, pipe, fittings, flanges, and other piping items such as steam traps, strainers, etc.
• Review vendor offerings for pipe, fittings, flanges, valves and other piping items to determine technical acceptance.
• Develop paint and insulation requirements/specifications for products and projects.
• Review oxygen piping systems and determine material capability.
• Develop pressure test guidelines and procedures for project construction.
• Perform interdisciplinary vendor squad checks for specific piping material aspects, for example inline instrumentation, mechanical equipment.
• Actively collaborate with internal teams and external third parties to meet project commitments, costs, and schedules.
• Create and maintain internal specifications, work instructions and job aids.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent and a Chartered Engineer.
• 8 to 10 years’ experience as in industrial piping materials engineering. Some experience of Pipelines would also be beneficial.
• Proven ability as lead specialist engineer on projects.
• Experience coordinating workload and resources including interfacing with other multi-centre design offices.
• Working knowledge of ASME B31.3 design code and supporting ASME component and ASTM material standards.
• Working Knowledge of the Pressure Equipment Directive/CE Marking for European projects and related experience in working with Notified Bodies.
• Working Knowledge of EN13480 and other design codes and Country specific requirements is a strong preference (for example ASME B31.1, B31.8, B31.12).
• Working experience with software to perform wall thickness calculations such as Red Bag PCC is a plus
• Knowledge of the Material Management process on projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred - experience of Hexagon SmartPlant tools (P&ID, Materials, Reference Data/3D)
• Relevant design experience of ammonia, CO, CO2, hydrocarbons, hydrogen plant would be an advantage.

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now! 



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