Lead / Senior Engineer - Piping / Piping Stress

Lead / Senior Engineer with EPC or Operating Companies

More than 18 years of engineering experience with reputed organizations such as EIL, Technip, and Fluor.

As a Senior / Lead Engineer in Piping / Piping Stress I have handled the following duties and responsibilities for a wide range of Oil & Gas mega projects which include Refineries, Petro-chemical and Gas Processing Complexes, Wellhead/Production/Compression/Riser Platforms, Spar Platforms, Power Plants, Loading/Unloading Jetties, Tank Farms etc. Rich and varied ex-perience for Onshore & Offshore, Greenfield & Brownfield, EPC & Reimbursable type projects:

Plot plan development, conceptual layout, equipment layout, piping studies development, nozzle orientation, ladder and platforms and vendor co-ordination.
Preparation of Specifications for Project specific design criteria and other specifications/data sheets for Piping Components, Valves, special pipe support items and expansion bellows.
Material take-off, development of Piping Material & Valve Specifications/Mechanical Tender Report, Piping packages for various statutory approvals.
Preparation of MRs, PRs, TQs, TBEs for procurement of various piping and support items.
Schedule and Man-hour estimates.
Participation in 3D Model Reviews on behalf of Client team.
PMC review for large EPC Projects.
Attending Kick-off Meeting with Vendors.
Carrying out Quality Reviews on Projects.
Preparation & Review of Piping Line Lists and Stress Critical Line Lists.
Carrying out piping stress and support calculations to ASME B31.3/31.4/31.8 using CAESAR II/AutoPIPE XM software and/or manual methods.
Selection and/or design of pipe supports and specialties such as Spring Hangers, Rigid Struts, sliding plates, expansion bellows etc. and related Requisitions.
Identifying and expediting information required from other engineering and drafting disciplines in order to carry out work.
Performing squad check of vendor data and drawings from other disciplines.
Supervising and Checking of work carried out by other engineers on the Project.
Documentation of calculations in accordance with corporate standards.
Various project site assignments for Construction Supervision/Audits, Field engineering, site clarifications and Troubleshooting.
Conducted Piping Layout / Stress Training programmes for Graduate Engineer Trainees, Piping Designers and Checkers.

B.E. (Mechanical Engineering), 1st Class with Distinction
Member of Institution of Engineers (India)