Pipeline Design Senior Engineer

RINA•Houston, TX

42d•Onsite

About The Position

RINA is recruiting a Pipeline Design Senior Engineer for its Plant Engineering Division office in Houston, Texas. The role leads piping design projects for petroleum, natural gas, power, industrial, and related facilities, performing and overseeing engineering and CAD design to ensure compliance with client and industry specifications. The engineer assigns work, trains and mentors team members, and manages subconsultant design activities. The position oversees pipeline design, engineering studies and analyses, construction support, resource management, project schedules and technical reviews. It coordinates interfaces with clients, other disciplines, construction and installation teams, and third-party consultants. The role also contributes to proposal development and client presentations, develops personnel capabilities, improves work methodologies using project experience, and ensures compliance with applicable regulations, standards and codes. The position is based at RINA’s Houston, TX office. RINA describes a collaborative, diverse workplace and states its commitment to equal employment opportunity and a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field; the education section also lists Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering.
10 or more years of experience in detailed facility and piping design for Oil & Gas facilities.
Professional Engineer licensure in a U.S. state is required.
Strong understanding of engineering and construction practices for refined products facilities.
Thorough understanding of piping codes B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, and B31.8.
In-depth knowledge of technical specifications for bidding documents.
Familiarity with resource management and scheduling.
Working knowledge of computer-aided design software and engineering-related PC software packages; AutoCAD is required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

Texas Professional Engineer licensure is preferred.
Liquid hydraulics analysis experience is preferred.
CAESAR II pipe stress analysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct engineering and oversee planning and design of hydrocarbon, natural gas, compressed air, steam, and related facilities.
Apply client and industry engineering specifications to projects.
Manage internal and external project interfaces to ensure timely provision of information and inputs needed to meet execution schedules.
Lead the engineering team in developing system configuration strategies and component designs, ensuring satisfactory progress within project constraints.
Oversee and execute technical activities within the discipline; provide technical support and direction to resolve engineering issues.
Identify project and contract hot spots, criticalities, and activity priorities.
Optimize technical engineering processes to reduce time and costs.
Coordinate resources assigned to the discipline and supervise engineering, design, and drafting activities.
Manage interfaces with other disciplines and construction or installation activities to drive cost-effective solutions.
Interact with client management and engineering departments to facilitate project work.
Control project schedules and ensure adherence to timelines.
Supervise review and independent analysis of pipelines during third-party engineering activities.
Oversee requisitioning and technical bid evaluations.
Develop personnel skills and flexibility through assignments, responsibilities, seminars, and courses.
Capture project experience to improve work methodologies.
Participate in business development by preparing scope descriptions and hour estimates for proposals and participating in client meetings and presentations.
Collaborate with other engineering disciplines and third-party consultants.
Develop and mentor technical staff.
Ensure pipeline designs comply with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as industry standards and codes.