Mechanical / Piping Engineer

We are partnering with our client, a respected organization in the Oil and Gas sector, to appoint a Mechanical / Piping Engineer to join our client's team in Chennai on a contract basis. This is a key role supporting engineering, procurement, construction supervision, and commissioning activities for complex infrastructure such as liquid storage terminals, tank farms, marine jetties and pipelines, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality and statutory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute mechanical and piping works from engineering through commissioning.
• Review P&IDs, piping layouts, isometrics, GA drawings, support drawings and vendor documentation.
• Coordinate installation of piping, valves, pumps, tanks, pressure vessels and utility systems.
• Support storage tanks, pipeline and marine jetty mechanical works including loading arms and associated equipment.
• Supervise fabrication, welding, fit-up, erection, alignment, bolting and mechanical completion.
• Ensure QA/QC through WPS/PQR compliance, material traceability, NDT, hydrotesting, flushing and preservation.
• Ensure HSE compliance with lifting, hot work, confined space entry and PTW requirements.
• Coordinate contractors, vendors, procurement, QA/QC, planning and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Monitor progress, prepare engineering reports and support cost and schedule control.
• Support pre-commissioning, commissioning, punch list closure, as-built documentation and project handover.
• Knowledge of API, ASME, ASTM, OISD, IS, NFPA and PESO standards.
• Piping engineering, stress awareness, welding, NDT, hydrotesting and mechanical completion.
• Storage tanks, pumps, valves, loading arms and pipeline systems.
• Software: AutoCAD, Plant 3D (preferred), Caesar II awareness, SAP, Primavera/MS Project, MS Office.