Sr. Piping Engineer - Design
AtkinsRéalis View all jobs
- Mississauga, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and conceptualize plans, details, and drawing sections to clearly communicate construction and fabrication requirements.
- Review scope documents, P&IDs, and supporting technical documentation (e.g., assessment reports, design requirements, design manuals, piping specifications, system and code classification lists), and prepare presentation materials summarizing design changes and impacts.
- Prepare and develop piping layouts and design deliverables, including general arrangement, isometric, and piping support drawings, in accordance with P&IDs, design inputs, applicable standards, and project specifications.
- Collaborate with drafters/designers to produce 2D drawings and 3D models for approved modifications and design changes.
- Provide design inputs to the piping stress team and coordinate reviews; address comments and support timely comment disposition.
- Plan, assign, and manage the distribution of drafting and 3D modelling tasks to support schedule and quality objectives.
- Identify cost-effective, technically compliant solutions to design challenges.
- Perform checking and back-checking of 3D models and piping drawings to verify accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project standards.
- Support the preparation of TSSA registration packages for pressure boundary modifications and coordinate technical interfaces with regulatory bodies.
- Ensure orderly coordination and document control by reviewing design inputs and outputs at all stages of the design process.
- Interface with customer engineering representatives (SNN) and project stakeholders, as required, to support design alignment and issue resolution.
- Provide management with timely updates on schedule, technical progress, risks, and deliverable status for assigned scopes.
- Provide timely engineering responses and technical resolutions to critical design and field issues.
- Attend site visits, walkdowns, and project meetings, as required.
- Ensure engineering deliverables are completed on time and in accordance with the applicable QA program, codes, standards, regulations, and procedures, with a strong focus on quality.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, designers, and drafters.
- Maintain valid personal qualification records and complete required training within timelines.
- Participate in interdisciplinary model reviews (3D model reviews/clash detection) and coordinate piping interfaces with mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, I&C, and HVAC disciplines.
- Incorporate constructability, accessibility, maintainability, and ALARA considerations into piping routing and support design, including field installation constraints.
- Develop and verify material take-offs (MTOs) and support procurement through BOM reviews, technical queries, and vendor drawing reviews, as required.
- Provide field engineering support during installation, including responding to RFIs, reviewing field changes, and ensuring as-built documentation is captured and issued.
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university with a minimum of 10+ years of experience (minimum 5-8 years in the nuclear industry as Piping Engineer working on nuclear piping systems).
- Experience in working on EPC and/or EPCM projects.
- Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario and member in good standing.
- Strong knowledge of CSA N285, ASME B31.1, ASME B16.5, ASTM materials, ASME/ANSI PS-15-69 and ASME Sec III Div. 1 requirements.
- Strong working knowledge of piping specifications, administrative and technical practices, design instructions, Flow Diagrams, P&IDs, and interpreting vendor information.
- Experience in the generation of Site / Plot Plans, Piping General Arrangement Drawings, Piping Plans/Layouts, Piping Isometrics, Sections/Details, Pipe Support Details, Piping Bills of Material.
- Ability to conceptualize design details independently with minimal supervision or instructions from Engineers.
- Experience in pressure boundary systems and TSSA registration is an asset.
- Knowledge of Pressure Boundary Modifications.
- Good written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Results driven individual with an ability to work in a dynamic team environment.