Intermediate Mechanical & Pipe Stress Engineer, Integrated Design
🔍 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
As energy availability becomes increasingly critical, there’s no end to the scope and significance of your work — and to where it can take you at Stantec. Every day, we’re problem-solving and collaborating on projects that are as challenging as they are impactful.
Join an integrated team that is working together with industry to deliver innovation for the long term on some of the most important and interesting projects around the world. Our team works on diverse industry areas such as generation – thermal, hydropower and other renewable sources of energy, transmission and distribution, oil and gas, and mining.
Seeing beyond the project at hand, you’ll work with us to advance the industry and build your career. We operate with the strength of a $3B company and have the agility of a specialized group, and work on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge projects around the world. You’ll find yourself working with leaders in one of the world’s top 10 design firms, broadening your skills and developing your career.
Your Opportunity
We are excited to announce a new opportunity for an intermediate mechanical & pipe stress engineer within our Integrated Design Team!
The Integrated Design Team was created in the E&R BOU to enhance our commitment to exceptional project execution through integrated global working. The Integrated Design team is a group of engineers, designers and technologists organized by discipline with transferrable skills intended to augment projects across all of E&R. Through cross training of skills, increased collaboration, and improved usage of global design centers, we are evolving our organization to an appropriate balance of project delivery via frontline Business Centers (BCs) and Integrated Design teams. This will encourage a ‘right person-right job’ approach for all projects and clients, maximize the effectiveness of our resources, increase our agility, and ultimately grow our overall portfolio of work while providing valuable growth opportunities for our team members. It is an exciting opportunity for mechanical stress engineering support of a broad spectrum of projects in the E&R space.
Purpose of the Role
As part of the Integrated Design team, the intermediate mechanical & pipe stress engineer is responsible for working independently on projects ranging in size and complexity through all phases of a project lifecycle. A focal point of the position is pipe stress analysis, but you will also provide general mechanical engineering support to projects. You will have diverse exposure to projects across the Energy and Resources business operating unit, which includes Mining, Materials, and Metals, Oil & Gas, and Power and Dams. You will interact with frontline business center staff regularly and are comfortable leading projects and interfacing with clients.
Continuous improvement and innovation are important to you, as well as streamlining deliverable production and enhancing Stantec’s library of standardized calculation templates and documents.
Mentoring and supporting junior staff is an important element of the role.
Key Responsibilities
- Holds paramount corporate HSSE requirements and promote a culture of HSSE excellence.
- Perform, check, and document static pipe stress calculations for below and above ground piping systems.
- Evaluate pipe loading conditions on equipment, including tanks, vessels, pumps, compressors, etc.
- Execute calculations to develop loading conditions for use in pipe stress analysis, including thermal anchor movement, seismic loading conditions, wind and snow loading conditions, slug flow loading, differential settlement, etc.
- Review mechanical client specifications for use and design compliance; produce deviations, if needed.
- Select, design, and evaluate pipe supports.
- Prepare pipe support load tables for distribution to the structural team for use in structural design.
- Collaboratively and proactively work with all disciplines to resolve challenging design issues.
- Manage scope, schedule, and budget for tasks assigned to you.
- Coordinate with Process and Mechanical disciplines to determine Process data and any special Process requirements or equipment operation modes.
- Review piping isometric drawings and plans and sections for stress input. Act as responsible (stamping) engineer for the piping isometrics.
- Perform more advanced engineering design tasks on assigned projects under minimal supervision, including engineering drawings, calculations, engineering reports, and presentations.
- Oversee and manage the quality of project deliverables using Stantec’s quality control guidelines.
- Integrate continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.
- Contribute to the development of standardized calculation or design templates.
- Manage and execute mechanical engineering deliverables on multiple projects in a dynamic work environment.
- Engineer of record for designs and documents you create and oversee.
- Provide direct mentoring to assigned staff; develop staff skills and abilities by providing guidance and mentoring to strengthen technical abilities.
- Provide input into Design Basis Memorandums (DBMs).
- Create implementation instructions and scopes of work for construction work packages.
- Create project, equipment, and material specifications.
- Participate in client/vendor/contractor meetings potentially including HAZOP, 3D model reviews and design reviews.
Credentials and Capabilities
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited university. At least 5 years of mechanical engineering work experience related to E&R projects.
- Professional Engineering designation in home jurisdiction with eligibility for registration in other jurisdictions.
- Experience in performing stress analysis and flexibility calculations for various systems such as pump piping, pump/compressor piping, large storage tank piping, PSV piping, large diameter piping, underground piping, high temperature (creep range) piping, etc.
- Strong knowledge of piping codes, including CSA Z662 and ASME B31.3.
- Familiarity with a wide range of project delivery models including E, EP, EPC, EPCM. Well versed in basic project management practices.
- Familiarity with Mechanical design software (Autodesk, Bentley and Hexagon products) including AutoCAD, AutoPLANT, CADWorx, Caesar II, AutoPIPE, Inventor and PV Elite. Familiarity with other related software such as AFT, NozzlePRO and FEPipe is also an asset.
- Checks the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manages time to meet project budget and schedule.
- Participates and collaborates in multidisciplinary project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought with a passion for successful outcomes.
- Demonstrates creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving problems.
- Thorough understanding of mechanical engineering concepts and ability to communicate ideas proactively and effectively to others.
- Detailed understanding of and ability to execute/work with project deliverables such as Process Flow Diagrams, P&IDs, Isometrics, General Arrangements, equipment list, line list, etc.
- Detailed understanding of various equipment used in heavy industrial settings such as vessels, tanks, heat exchangers & coolers, heaters, rotating equipment (pumps and compressors), packaged equipment, valves & specialty items.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work across multiple offices and geographies while managing competing priorities.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and a proven ability to write clear, thorough technical reports.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.