Senior Piping Engineer

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Kanadevia Inova North America seeks an experienced Senior Piping Engineer for a full-time onsite role in Zürich. The position focuses on piping design for heavy industrial plants, supporting construction and commissioning, material selection, and the creation and maintenance of standards, with emphasis on supplier management and QA. Key duties include reviewing supplier documentation, preparing BoQs, piping material specs and supports, and strength calculations, and collaborating across disciplines using 3D tools like COMOS and Navisworks. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in piping design, deep knowledge of ASME/EN, and English communication skills, German a plus. Tips: tailor your resume to show project leadership, supplier oversight, and reliable delivery. Agencies: no applications.

Company Description

Welcome to Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, where we believe in creating a sustainable future through technology and innovation. 

Transforming Waste into Value

At Kanadevia Inova, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of waste-to-X technology. We are not just waste managers; we are creators of value from what communities discard. Your role at Kanadevia Inova directly contributes to turning something once considered useless - waste - into something invaluable: energy, heat, hydrogen, fertilizer, and beyond.

Job Description

• Review supplier documentation, perform quality review and track document progress. Review project time schedule and Client contract. 
• Support construction and commissioning, select pipe material and weight estimate (e.g. BoQ preparation). 
• Create new pipe classes, maintain existing and select pipe material based on process requirements. Contribute to create, maintain and improve standard documentation (e.g. Work Instructions). 
• Prepare technical specifications for Pipe Material, Pipe Supports and provide support for Piping Detail Engineering, prepare piping strength calculation and pipe support details and criteria. 
• Manage suppliers throughout the project, including reviewing all supplier documentation. 

Qualifications

• Very good product and system knowledge, i.e. expertise in piping materials, codes and standards (ASME / EN), prefabrication, cleaning, erection, quality assurance (workshop and erection) including pressure test procedures. 
• 7+ years of experience in piping design of heavy industrial plants, power plants or Oil and Gas plant. 
• Knowledge of 3D design tools and CAE tools (e.g. COMOS) and 3D viewers (e.g. Navisworks). 
• Fluency in English (German would be of advantage). 
• Proficient problem-solving, communication and coordination capabilities. 

Additional Information

For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.