Job Description
Position Title: Piping MaterialEngineer
Reports to: L1:Head of Department or Engineering Manager on the project.
Business Unit/ Function: Engineering Department/Oil & Gas Hydrocarbon
Department: PipingEngineering
Location: TataProjects, Mumbai
1. JOB PURPOSE:
Performthe Piping Material related Engineering activities for Project/ Proposal
2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITY:
Description
Performance Indicators
Timely completion of Activities as per schedule.
Quality of Engineering activities assessed by Technical Audits- NCRs
3. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal:Within the department
4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:
Minimum qualifications required: BE / ME -Mechanical
Software Experience: Workingknowledge of any commercial Material Take Off and Material Management softwareis preferred.
Codes & Standards Knowledge:
ASME B31.3, AME B31.1, ASTM Material standards,IBR, NACE, API, ISO, MSS-SP
Minimum experience: 12+ years
Previous experience inOil & Gas/ Chemical industry experience is preferred.
Job-specific skillsrequired:
- Knowledge of design codes & standards applicablefor Piping Material Engineering.
- Preparation of specifications for piping material ofconstruction include pipe, valves, fittings, flanges, bolts/nuts, gaskets,branch conventions, fabrication criteria (PWHT), and installation criteria.
- Facilitate and orchestrate technical discussions withclient, engineering disciplines and vendors to provide solutions for variety oftechnical issues.
- FEED verification with respect to Piping MaterialSpecification, Valve Material Specification, Data sheets etc-
- Provide technical choices, propose value optimizationsto reduce cost and lead times as called by the project.
- Create and/or develop piping material specification,review client documents, specifications, requirements and its applicableinternational codes and standards.
- Calculate, verify pipe wall thickness, branchreinforcing pad requirements, and other mechanical calculations as required byrelated codes and standards.
- Create material requisitions and data sheets andensure its compliance with client's requirements, international standards.
- Create valve specification reports for bulk valves andestablish its applicable extent of inspection.
- Specification for NDE of piping system.
- Prepare Positive Material Identification (PMI)specification.
- Check, verify isometric drawings for bill of materialsintegrity and compliance to PMS/VMS.
- Manage and maintain piping MTOs for materialestimation and procurement.
- Provide material substitute confirmation for usingalternate available material.
- Perform Pipe Wall Thickness, Brach Reinforcement andLine Blank Thickness calculations as per ASME code.
- Prepare List of Piping Speciality Items with Processdata.
- Control the Piping items quantity, monitor the surplusand shortage of Piping Items.
- Develop Fabrication/Welding Specifications, Shop andField Testing Specifications, Piping Insulation, and Painting specifications.
- Preparation of specification for lined piping, claddedpiping.
- Develop Technical Supply Conditions / Requirements forVarious Piping Materials and to Make a technical recommendation.
- Prepare Requisitions for Piping Items, Valves andPiping Speciality Items.
- Vendors offer review, Technical Bid Evaluation, VendorDrawings & Document review of Piping Items, valves and Piping Specialityitems.
- Perform work in other sectors like Power Plant,Cryogenic Piping or LNG Piping will be an added advantage.
5. COMPETANCIES:
- FundamentallySound in piping material of construction, metallurgy, corrosion characteristicsof material, welding process etc.
- Experiencein handling exotic material of construction.
- Knowledgeof relevant Codes & Standards
- Responsibilityand Ownership
- Communicationand interpersonal skills
- Initiative& dynamism