Piping Designer

Established in South Africa in 1959, thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa is the local subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde. Underpinned by a global footprint with local presence, we are a market-leading technology, engineering, construction and service partner for industrial plants and systems.

Combining over 100 years of global experience with over 60 years of local African know-how, thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa is a specialist provider of a range of advanced chemical technologies and integrated, environmentally friendly EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) solutions and services.

As an environmentally-responsible company, our vision is to create a livable planet through engineering green solutions.

We are looking for an experienced Piping Designer with relevant design house experience to join the Plant Layout & Piping Engineering Department.

• Compliance to legal requirements
• Compliance to client specific requirements
• Adhering to TKISSA quality systems
• Utilisation of document control & squad check systems
• Re-work (controllable / preventable by piping designer)

• Leading smaller size projects
• Taking responsibility for BOM
• Manhour estimating

• Regular reporting and monitoring progress
• Input into schedule
• Proactive planning of activities
• Re-work or late execution (controllable / preventable by piping designer)

• Response time and diligence
• Understanding of baseline scope & deliverables
• Proactive identification of all deviations affecting cost and schedule

• Proactive communication within the team, expediting and continuous updating on design development.
• Proactive communication with other disciplines to ensure alignment and expediting of required information
• Proactive communication with internal and external clients to ensure effective management of clients (if applicable on small projects)

The ideal candidate must be in possession of a Minimum Technical Diploma / Certificate (N6 or equivalent).

A minimum of 5 years' experience in the industrial engineering environment and Petro-Chemical plants.

On the job experience / training in:

• Front end Piping Design for Petrochemical and Chemical Plants
• Plant layout, plot plan development and equipment arrangements for: columns, drums, pumps, re-boilers, heat exchangers, air coolers, reactors, compressors, fired heaters, etc.
• OBL & IBL piping design pipe racks, tank farms, sleeper ways, onsite and offsite utilities, flares, cooling towers, steam generation plants, firewater reticulation, underground piping networks, steam tracing.
• Tie in design and generation of tie in packages
• Pipe supports selection and design
• Software packages: Microsoft Office, PDMS, 2D AutoCad, Microstation (optional)