Pipe Support Engineer

Job Description Job Title - Pipe Support Engineer

Locaton:

Richland, WA

Duration:

12 Months US Citizenship required This role may be eligible for relocation allowances

Job Summary:

In this role, your essential duties include the locating and designing supports for various piping systems and performing associated calculations. Candidate should be familiar with common pipe support hardware, industry standards, and relevant codes such as

AISC & ASME B31.3.

Work closely with layout personnel and pipe stress engineers to deliver a quality and cost-effective design. Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and vendors as required.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops designs for complete and complex 3D model equipment layouts & pipe designs with minimum supervision from which detailed scale models and/or construction drawings are completed
• When working in a lead-role, assigns tasks to best use the knowledge, experience, and capabilities of less experienced PD&P designers/drafters assigned
• Ensures compliance with approved PD&P design standards in own work and by those assigned, to provide quality design
• Reviews and checks calculations, design models, drawings and design documents prepared by assigned designers/drafters for quality, accuracy, neatness, functionality and satisfactory completion
• Participates in constructability reviews
• Possesses responsibility for the accuracy of bulk material quantity take-offs and material requisitions for materials applicable to the discipline
• Works with designers in other disciplines to coordinate overall design and technical requirements
• Develops work plans, budgets, and schedules for basic PD&P designer tasks based on input and direction from supervisor in designated discipline
• Answers questions from client or construction group on PD&P design scope
• Provides on-the-job training for personnel within PD&P design
• Generates 2D drawings or 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) design models of high complexity with minimal guidance from others
• Ensures PD&P systems designs comply with all applicable installation codes, regulations, and standards

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree in engineering (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without client visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge.)
• Non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by the Department of Energy as posing heightened security concerns—including sensitive countries, state sponsors of terrorism, countries of risk, and other designated countries -are subject to additional security requirements that limit site access.
• Prior experience using pipe stress analysis programs ME150 (FAPPS)
• Prior experience using Pipe SupportModeler software Applicant Notices & Disclaimers For information on benefits, equal opportunity employment, and location-specific applicant notices, click here At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.

This position's starting pay is: $43.50/hr.