Graduate Piping Stress Engineer

ECI Group the worlds leading specialist engineering contractor for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) projects is looking for a Graduate Piping Stress Engineer to supplement our existing team in our Manchester Simon Carves Engineering office. Consider joining our team of experienced piping engineers leading a team of talented piping engineering professionals to deliver piping solutions for our petrochemical and advanced recycling business lines.

Your Role With The Company:

• This position reports directly to the Piping & Stressing Engineering Section Leader
• Implement assigned engineering work within the budget and project timescale
• Prepare Basic & Complex engineering deliverables in accordance with Company Management Systems current legislation Design Codes (ASME B31.3 ASME VIII etc.) and relevant international standards.
• Prepare hand calculations from First Principles to resolve technical issues (such as trunnion calculations etc.).
• Prepare Piping Schedules Management
• Expand and maintain knowledge of the latest standards legislation products and practices relating to the relevant engineering discipline to reinforce professional competency
• Expand knowledge and awareness of:
• Analysis of Jacketed Piping Systems.
• Vibrating Pulsating Pipework (Connected to Reciprocating Machinery).
• Analysis of Pressure Relief Pipework & Supports thereof.
• Wind Loading / Seismic Calculations etc.
• Detailed Piping & Flange Calculations.
• Component Design & Material Specifications / Datasheets
• Provide input into:
• Piping Classes & all associated background support systems and documentation.
• Design Basis Technical Specifications Inspection and Fabrication Specifications
• Perform P&ID take-offs
• Manage scope budgets and schedules on small projects as required.
• Commercial awareness of the impact of changes in scope budget and schedule overruns.

Background Profile:

• Bachelors Degree Mechanical Engineering required.
• 0 - 4 years of experience in various piping engineering roles in the design of oil & gas petrochemical or plastics (e.g. LDPE) plants.
• High pressure (>300 barg) Piping & Tubing experience a plus.
• Experience with Caesar II Software is a plus.
• General awareness of process plant piping design fabrication and erection safety and environmental issues.
• An understanding and appreciation of the ASME piping design codes (ASME B31.3 B31.1 BPVC etc.) ASTM API BS EN ISO DIN material and manufacturing specifications and standards.
• Must be capable as working as part of a close-knit small core team as well as being self-reliant with the confidence to make decisions acting on their own initiative.
• General understanding of the entire cradle to grave workflow for an EPC Project interdepartmental dependencies recognition of the importance of TIC rather than individual constituents that make up the whole.
• Good problem definition and problem-solving skills
• Good technical and non-technical communication skills both written and oral
• Ability to work as part of a group and on individual tasks within a larger team
• Good command of MS Office applications.
• Comfortable with occasional opportunities for international travel.
• Legally authorized to work in the UK without sponsorship.