Introduction

What are you going to do 

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.

Essential skills and knowledge 

  • BE / B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering. Certifications in API, ASME, Welding Inspection (CSWIP/AWS), NDT or PMP are desirable.
  • Experience: 5-12 years in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, LNG, Refinery, Tank Terminal, Marine Jetty or Pipeline EPC projects with experience in piping systems, static equipment and mechanical construction.
  • Experience in liquid storage terminals, marine jetty, cross-country pipeline and brownfield projects.
  • Strong multidisciplinary coordination with site execution and commissioning exposure.

What we offer 

Closing: 26 September 2026

Do you have any questions about this vacancy?

Vacancy reference: CR-293043

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Rohit Gurav

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