Piping Engineer, Chile

Date: 18/12/2023
Place of work: Chile

Job Title:

Piping Engineer, PIE

Reference:

PIR 112400120

Project

ENAP Chile

Job Location:

Concón, Refinería de Aconcagua, Chile

Job type/Contract:

Start date ASAP

Salary range:

Competitive salary package with benefits.

Job summary/Role description

The Piping/Pipelines Engineer is responsible of the on-shore and off-shore pipeline design activities in proposals and projects, generally supported by specialized Engineering Subcontractors and/or by engineers/specialists inside or outside Layout & Piping Department

Duties and responsibilities

  • As project team member he/she reports operatively to Project Engineering Manager or Layout & Piping Project Leader as far as project/proposal activities are concerned, according to the execution strategy and the pipelines relevant work magnitude:
  • To prepare and discuss with the Project Team and the Head of Department the execution strategy of the project (including the project schedule) and assure its application throughout the entire project life.
  • To lead and coordinate the execution of pipelines design activities during proposal phases, feasibility/conceptual study up to detail engineering phases, with the support of engineers/specialists inside or outside Layout & Piping Department and the involvement of specialized Engineering Subcontractors (for which he/she participates to the definition of the scope of work and manages the technical interface) in case of large scope of work, ensuring the compliance with the applicable contractual requirements, Codes, good engineering practice and Group document system (e.g standards, procedures, work instructions), meeting the given constraints of schedule and manhours budget.
  • To participate in the estimation of the materials and construction costs associated with the pipelines activities.
  • To ensure the required assistance to all the Project Stakeholders, including Proposal and Project Managers, Project Control, Procurement, Subcontracting, Construction, Commissioning.
  • To provide a feedback to the concerned Head of Departments relevant to issues raised adopting procedures, Work Instructions and standards, in order to improve their effectiveness.
  • To participate in the preparation and update of the Group document system of competence and in the collection of the Lessons Learnt for the capitalization of the knowledge deriving from project experience.
  • To identify and contribute to develop improvement in work methodologies and design tools.
  • To contribute to the professional growth in the area of pipeline design and construction, resources of other Departments also through specific training courses in accordance with his/her own Department demand.

Knowledge & Qualifications

  • University Degree or Diploma in relevant discipline or equivalent.

Experience

  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in construction of large oil & gas plants/EPC projects.
  • Similar role covered in projects that are of a comparable size;
  • Experience working on Contractor side.

Skills and Abilities

  • Native Spanish speaker;
  • Fluent English;
  • Excellent IT and analytical skills;
  • Attention to detail;
  • Excellent communications skills, team-oriented and interpersonal skills;
  • Self-motivation and direction, with strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.

Special Requirements and Comments

Only Chilean nationals with significant experience, consistent with the relevant field, will be considered for this position.