Piping Chief Designer

Overview:
**MCL have an immediate vacancy for a**
**Piping Chief Designer - Onshore LNG Plant (Brownfield and Greenfield)**
**FEED Project**

**Duration**:for an initial 18 month contract role that has an immediate start

**Location**: The role will be based on 5 days a week in the Clients Offices in Leatherhead.

Hybrid working may be possible with two days remote.

**Rate**: A target limited company rate to man of
**circa £57.00 per hour.**

The role is likely to be outside IR35 but the final decision will be made after a Qdos assessment

**Responsibilities**:
**Position Description**:
We are looking for a Piping Chief Designer to work on layout development of greenfield modules and brownfield modifications within an existing Onshore LNG Plant based in Western Australia.

A key responsibility in this role is to provide consistent and continuous coordination with the respective leads for pipe stress engineering and supports to ensure an optimised and efficiently produced piping design and deliverables in accordance with the project schedule.

Additionally, the role entails coordination duties and design lead recommendations with other engineering disciplines such as Structural, Civils, Mechanical, Safety, Mechanical Handling and Process. All work will be conducted to Detail Design level and issue of final construction deliverables.

Regular duties will also include review of project documents, preparation, and involvement in presentation of project Model Reviews at multi-discipline level, checking of plot plans, equipment layouts and all piping fabrication deliverables associated with greenfield Detail Design or brownfield Workpacks.

The position is based in the Clients Leatherhead Campus. Flexible working can be considered on occasions for certain types of work, however there are expectations that this role will require reasonable office attendance where interaction with the project management team or client is necessary, or for coordination duties at work process management level.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop a 3D CAD model for typical equipment and piping layouts of greenfield modules and brownfield modifications in process and utility areas.
- Due consideration given to access requirements for operations, mechanical handling & egress, preliminary structure and foundations, interfaces with underground services as required and pipework routings.
- Review construction access for installation and craneage.
- Set up work processes and design job notes for the piping team and cross-discipline interfaces.
- Coordinate and provide guidance to Area Lead Piping Designers in an advisory and approval capacity.
- Coordinate inputs to the layout from pipe stress engineering and pipe support design as part of the overall layout development.
- Manage and satisfy client expectations whilst proactively contributing feedback.
- Protect discipline budget and schedule commitments and consult with the Lead Piping Engineer on management of change.
- Review and comment on piping and multi-discipline project document reviews.
- Provide regular input to piping weight management (where required), MTOs and discipline estimating.
- Communicate effectively with other engineering disciplines, co-ordinate and develop work process interfaces between Mechanical, Structural and Civils.
- Commit to multi-centre project execution strategies and supervision in technical support and coordination roles.
- Represent the piping discipline to the client at staged model reviews with the Lead Piping Engineer.
- Provide assistance to Piping deliverable production, checking and approvals.
- Participate in site visits if requested or site surveys if necessary.
- Adhere to the clients engineering standards and procedures as appropriate and provide input to their ongoing development and enhancement.

**Skills / Experience**:
**Essential**
- Extensive knowledge of Piping Design and Onshore Plant Layout at Detail Design level.
- Onshore gas processing and refrigerant plant layout experience.
- Greenfield module layout and piping design for installation within an existing plant.
- Routing and design considerations of refrigerant pipework and compressors in gas systems.
- Past experience of plant layout and piping design responsibility in Area Lead positions.
- Experience, or an ability to step-up to, the responsibility of leadership in layout coordination for Area Lead Designers working across the piping team.
- A good understanding of the requirements and layout influences from stress and supports in brownfield routings, with an emphasis on tie-in locations for increased loadings, existing support restraints affecting updated pipe stress models and acquiring the appropriate survey data.
- Conversant with 3D CAD modelling systems, preferably Hexagon Intergraph Smart 3D. Hands-on experience is not essential as this is a senior design leadership role with modelling support available within the team under your direction.
- Interpretation of laser su