Step by step role of Sr. Piping Engineer in Design

Piping, General Activity List, Typical Project

The Activities: The activities are flexible, some may not be required or other activities may need to be added.
The Sequence: The sequence of the activities is also flexible depending on actual project conditions.
(Note: With only one or two exceptions the activities on this list are the activities that should be reported on for the Monthly Progress Report during the course of the project.)
Project Activities:
- Collect all Project related Documents (effecting Piping)
- Collect PFDs, P&IDs, UFDs etc
- Learn all you can about the Project
- Review P&IDs
- Collect preliminary equipment sizes
- Develop Plot Plan
- Develop Preliminary piping transposition
- Develop Scope of Work
- Develop Man Hour Estimate
- Develop Control Level Schedule
- Develop Specifications
- Develop Standards
- Perform Preliminary MTO (+/- 20% for RFQ)
- Develop Vessel Orientations
- Develop preliminary underground piping layout
- Develop Pipe Rack layout (line sequence, spacing, expansion loop locations, anchor locations)
- Start preliminary equipment/piping studies
- Coordinate with Peer Engineering groups (Structural. Electrical, Instrumentation, etc)
- Provide sketches or layouts of equipment support structures to the Structural Department
- Load 3D Data Base
- Define 3D model partitions
- Model vessels (with nozzles, piping, supports, guides, platforms, ladders)
- Receive Vendor outlines (pumps, exchangers, heaters, compressors, etc)
- Squad Check Vendor Data and return to vendor.
- Receive Approved & Certified Final vendor Drawings and Data
- 3D Model Vendor equipment
- Check 3D model of Vendor Equipment
- Model Alloy & Large Diameter Piping
- Model intermediate size carbon steel piping
- Model balance of piping
- Locate all Anchors and Guides
- Prepare sketches for Stress
- Pipe Stress Analyze piping in accordance with project criteria
- Perform Secondary MTO (+/- 2% for Purchase Order)
- Run Clash Detection
- Resolve all 3D Model Clashes
- In-house Model Review and fix
- Client Model review, Approval and fix
- Freeze the Model (no more changes)
- Extract & Check the Alloy & Large Diameter Isometrics
- Extract & Check the intermediate Carbon Steel Isometrics
- Extract & Check all other Isometrics
- Update model
- Extract and Issue all Shop Fabricated Isometrics by Priority
- Extract and Issue Field Isometrics
- Perform final MTO
- Extract record Piping Drawings & Isometrics
- Freeze the Model and send copy to jobsite office (if applicable)
- Perform Project Close-Out Duties