About this role
Senior Piping Engineer
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Western Cape, South Africa — thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa Pty Ltd
Job details
Type of contract: Full-time, Permanent Experience level: Professionals Remote work: Not available Job field: Engineering & Science Status: Ongoing recruitment, entry date flexible Posting date: 2026/10/04 Job number: 0 RS APA00088
Your responsibilities
We are looking for experienced Senior Piping engineer with relevant design house experience to join the Plant Layout & Piping Engineering Department.
The successful incumbent will be required to fulfil the following job description but not limited to:
- Interaction with the client to understand and deliver to Client’s expectations.
- Performing lead engineer role on various projects.
- Participate in PFD and P&ID Reviews, HAZOP & SIL reviews
- Lead 3D model and constructability reviews
- Perform manpower planning and project schedule management for the projects where a lead engineer role is held.
- Perform scoping exercises on site
- Front end and detail Piping Design for Petrochemical, Refinery and Chemical Plants
- Stress analysis and flexibility calculations
- Design of pressure piping systems for: columns, drums, pumps, re-boilers, heat exchangers, air coolers, reactors, compressors, fired heaters, etc.
- OBL & IBL piping design – piperacks, tank farms, sleeper ways, onsite and offsite utilities, flares, cooling towers, steam generation plants, firewater reticulation, underground piping networks, analysis of tie ins.
Your profile
The ideal candidate must be in possession of a B.Tech / B. Sc Mechanical Engineering degree with 8 years engineering experience in a contracting environment working on projects in the energy and chemical/ refining / petrochemical industries.
Professional Registration with ECSA is preferable.
A working knowledge of NEC would be an added advantage.
Experience in brownfield project execution.
Important to us
Health and Wellness Health & Safety Pension and Retirement Collaboration and Teamwork Professional Development Compensation and Salary Diversity and Inclusion Work-Life Balance Creative and Innovation Vacation and Time Off Sustainability and Environment Onboarding We value diversity. Therefore we welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity.
Company
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.
Notes on application
We have adapted the application process to the current situation and conduct our interviews by video (not in the U.S.), telephone and also personally - in compliance with the applicable and necessary distance and hygienic rules. You will receive detailed information on this topic from our recruiting experts during the process.