Senior Piping Engineer

Responsibilities

• Review and approve work packages prior to release for detailed design.
• Establish design criteria, project specifications, applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical oversight and approval of specifications, drawings, calculations, and technical documents related to piping systems, valves, fittings, specialty components, and pressure equipment.
• Lead piping design activities for industrial facilities, including ammonia, nitrogen, chemical processing, fertilizer, and other process plant environments.
• Approve technical bid evaluations, vendor recommendations, and procurement documentation.
• Review, approve, and disposition non-conformances, technical queries, and design deviations.
• Plan, schedule, resource, and monitor piping engineering activities to meet project objectives and deliverables.
• Track budgets, forecast resource requirements, and report on cost and schedule variances.
• Identify and manage engineering scope changes and design modifications throughout project execution.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to piping engineers and designers.
• Ensure all work is technically sound, complete, and compliant with project requirements, relevant codes, industry standards, and client specifications.
• Collaborate closely with process, mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and operations teams to develop integrated design solutions.
• Support HAZOPs, design reviews, constructability reviews, and commissioning activities as required.

Qualifications

• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of piping engineering and design experience in heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience in the design and execution of projects within ammonia, nitrogen, chemical processing, fertilizer, petrochemical, gas processing, or similar industrial facilities.
• Extensive experience designing high-pressure piping systems, alloy piping, and process piping networks.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code.
• Experience with piping systems handling ammonia, nitrogen, hydrogen, process gases, corrosive chemicals, and hazardous fluids.
• Practical experience performing and reviewing piping stress analysis using industry-standard software and methodologies.
• Experience designing slurry transport systems and utility piping systems.
• Previous experience working on greenfield and brownfield process plant projects.
• Experience with autoclaves, pressure vessels, and pressure-retaining equipment is considered an asset.
• Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary project teams, mentoring engineers, and coordinating project execution.
• Strong understanding of process safety principles, risk assessments, and industrial operating environments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with clients, vendors, and project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Adaptable and flexible with changing priorities in fast-paced project environments.

Preferred Experience

• Hydrogen, ammonia, nitrogen, carbon capture, clean fuels, or energy transition projects.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, and operations within chemical or process facilities.
• Familiarity with owner-operator environments and large EPCM project delivery models.