Intermediate Piping Stress Engineer

What Vista Does

Vista Projects is an integrated engineering firm who has been solving complex challenges in the energy industry since 1985. We are innovators at our core. We continually find better, smarter ways to design and deliver oil and gas projects, and we are proud to be contributing on some of the most exciting low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments in the North America. For our people, that means meaningful, varied work and a real chance to shape how modern engineering gets done.

We are innovators in the energy industry. We actively find ways to improve how oil and gas projects are designed and delivered, and we are contributing to some remarkable low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments; including electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

Why We Do It

The world needs energy, and better engineering makes the projects that deliver it safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Our multi-discipline teams have designed some of the most challenging and successful projects in the North American energy sector, from early-stage studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions. We take pride in doing that work well, and just as much pride in continuously improving how we do it.

What You Would Do in This Role

We are seeking an Intermediate Piping Stress Engineer to support piping analysis and design of piping systems on oil and gas EPC projects. This role is suited for an experienced engineer with a strong foundation in pipe stress analysis and growing experience with local stress evaluation, working under the guidance of senior and lead engineers. You will contribute to piping stress deliverables from Pre-FEED study, FEED and detailed engineering through construction support within a multidisciplinary project team.

• Perform pipe stress analyses for static and dynamic loading conditions using AutoPIPE and CAESAR II stress analysis software
• Develop piping stress models, calculations, and reports in accordance with project specifications, codes, and standards
• Perform flexibility analyses for critical piping systems to ensure system integrity and compliance with ASME B31.3 and CSA Z662 Codes as applicable
• Be familiar with the stress analysis of SAGD pipelines per CSA Z662
• Coordinate SAGD pipeline routing and support design working closely with pipeline and CSA designers
• Perform visual inspections and approve non-critical lines
• Calculate sustained, expansion and occasional (wind, seismic, relief, etc.) stress, thermal displacement, operating and hydrotest loads.
• Select appropriate pipe supports such as shoes, guides, line stops, hangers, base supports, trunnions, dummy supports.
• Select spring supports and other engineered pipe supports, such as sway braces and snubbers, and issue data sheets
• Communicate results of the stress analysis to other design disciplines and rrecommend design improvements.
• Work in the team environment to resolve complex piping stress relate issues
• Conduct local stress evaluations using FEA tools such as NozzlePro to assess:
  • Local nozzle stresses
  • Pipe wall stresses at welded attachments (e.g., trunnions, shoes, dummy legs, and supports)
• Review vendor drawings and data for assigned stress-critical piping systems
• Sufficient knowledge of applicable codes and standards (ASME B31 series, CSA Z662, ASME VIII, API)
• Participate in interdisciplinary design reviews and constructability reviews
• Provide engineering support during fabrication and construction, including resolution of field issues related to piping stress
• Prepare and review specialty item datasheets for spring supports, expansion joints, snubbers, etc. Issue MRQs/MRPs
• Review technical bid evaluations for piping stress engineering items
• Prepare clear, well-documented engineering deliverables for internal and client review
• Support Lead Stress Engineer by developing and reviewing project schedules, budgets, progress reports, men-hour estimates.
• Supervise junior stress analysts, check and coordinate their work
• Work productively, meet deadlines timely and strictly follow QAQC requirements

Requirements  

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) eligible for registration with APEGA
• 5–10 years of piping stress engineering experience with minimum 5 years in the oil and gas industry
• Experience with oil sands facility piping, well pads, and gas processing plants
• Experience working in an EPC project environment
• Working knowledge of applicable codes and standards (ASME B31.3, CSA Z662, ASME VIII)
• Proficiency with AutoPIPE and CAESAR II
• Experience with FEA tools such as NozzlePro
• Thorough understanding of stress analysis including wind, seismic, vibration, slug flow, and fatigue
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

• Greenfield, Brownfield and MOC projects
• Gas processing, SAGD and underground pipelines, or petrochemical facilities
• Exposure to fatigue analysis and cyclic service evaluations
• 2 years of experience with stress analysis of SAGD pipelines
• Experience working closely with Piping and CSA designers, Mechanical and Process engineers, and project management teams

Why People Like Vista

What We Offer

Vista offers all employees

• A challenging and rewarding work environment where you will contribute to meaningful projects across the energy industry
• Talented, collaborative colleagues who are invested in one another's success
• The chance to work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry, where your ideas are heard and innovation is part of how we actually work, not just something we say.
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity

How to Apply

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