About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

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Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

At Kent we are looking for a Principal Engineer - Piping to support ongoing projects. The role will include the development and analysis of efforts following standards and customer requirements, technical support to engineers in the review and improvement of standards, and participation in audits to resolve findings and optimize processes.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

Design Elaboration: Elaborate and review designs (documents and drawings) and incorporate comments, according to specific requests from the Engineering area and Projects, using the software and office package and standards, in order to comply with the requirements of each discipline.Planning and Execution: Plan and supervise the execution of each project, defining the scope, applicable standards and assigning priorities to the work group to comply with the Detailed Work Plan (DWP) and the man hours of the project.Bid Preparation: Be able to define, as needed, the resource estimation, through project knowledge and experience, in order to obtain a proposal that meets the client's requirements.Technical Quality Management in deliverables: Use the tools and methods established by the company to control the quality of the deliverables, according to the specialty to which it is assigned, using the standards and control schemes that have been defined, in order to ensure that all projects meet the parameters of Quality and Compliance defined in the Quality Plan for each project and the Promise of Value.Registration and control of man-hours: Register the consumption of man-hours of each deliverable / activity in the system of registration and control of man-hours established by the company, in order to monitor the profitability of the project.Support in Customer Technical Queries: Respond to technical queries made by the client, interacting in formal and periodic meetings, in order to adequately resolve concerns and identify possible changes in scope or rework that require immediate implementation of change control actions.Static and dynamic module management of CAESAR II.Static-dynamic stress analysis and flexibility of piping systems for transportation facilities, treatment, refining of crude oil, its derivatives and accompanying fluids under standards and codes (ASME, API, WRC).Modal analysis and water hammer in CAESAR II with interpretation of results.Interpretation of ASME code B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8 (Section - Stress and/or flexibility calculation)Critical line selection criteria in stress analysisVerification of loads in static and rotating equipment according to API, NEMA, WRC standards.Definition and reporting of pipe loads in civil structuresModeling and analysis of flow lines according to ASME B31.4Selection/design/specification of auxiliary pipe supports, expansion joints and springsPreparation of expansion joint and spring data sheets

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:

Mechanical Engineer.10.1 to 20 years of experience.Experience and participation in the different phases of design, assembly, start-up, consulting and/or auditing of projects for the Oil and Gas sector.Minimum experience of 1 year as a flexibility analyst in the field is desirable.

Communication:

Excellent command of the Spanish language in both oral and written communication and skills

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Sobre el cargo:

En Kent estamos buscando un Principal Engineer - Piping para apoyar proyectos en curso. Su rol incluirá la elaboración y análisis de esfuerzos siguiendo normas y requisitos del cliente, el apoyo técnico a ingenieros en la revisión y mejora de estándares, y la participación en auditorías para solucionar hallazgos y optimizar procesos.

Sus responsabilidades

Elaboración de Diseños: Elaborar y revisar diseños (documentos y planos) e incorporar comentarios, de acuerdo con solicitudes puntuales del área de Ingeniería y de los Proyectos, utilizando el software y paquete office y normas, con el fin de dar cumplimiento a los requerimientos de cada disciplina.Planeación y Ejecución: Planear y supervisar la ejecución de cada proyecto, definiendo el alcance, las normas aplicables y asignando prioridades al grupo de trabajo para cumplir con el Plan Detallado de Trabajo (PDT) y las horas hombre del proyecto.Elaboración de Ofertas: Estar en capacidad de definir, según sea necesario, la estimación de recursos, a través del conocimiento y experiencia de proyectos, con el fin de obtener una propuesta que cumpla con los requerimientos del cliente.Gestión de Calidad Técnica en entregables: Utilizar las herramientas y métodos establecidos por la compañía, para el control de la calidad de los entregables, de acuerdo con la especialidad a la cual se encuentra asignado, utilizando los estándares y esquemas de control que hayan sido definidos, con el fin de garantizar que en todos los proyectos se cumplan los parámetros de Calidad y Cumplimiento definidos en el Plan de Calidad de cada proyecto y en la Promesa de Valor.Registro y control Horas – Hombre: Registrar el consumo de Horas Hombre de cada entregable / actividad en el Sistema de registro y control de Horas Hombre establecido por la empresa, con el fin de monitorear la rentabilidad del proyecto.Apoyo en Consultas Técnicas de Clientes: Dar respuesta a las consultas técnicas que realice el cliente, Interactuando en reuniones formales y periódicas, con el fin de resolver adecuadamente las inquietudes e identificar los posibles cambios de alcance o retrabajo que obliguen a aplicar en forma inmediata acciones de control de cambios.Manejo modulo estático y dinámico de CAESAR II.Análisis de esfuerzo estático -dinámico y flexibilidad de sistemas de tubería para facilidades de transporte, tratamiento, refinación de crudo, sus derivados y fluidos acompañantes bajo estándares y códigos (ASME, API, WRC).Análisis modal y golpe de ariete en CAESAR II con interpretación de resultados.Interpretación código ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8 (Sección - Calculo de esfuerzos y/o flexibilidad)Criterios de selección de línea críticas en análisis de esfuerzosVerificación de cargas en equipos estáticos y rotativos según estándares API, NEMA, WRC.Definición y reporte de cargas de tubería en estructuras civilesModelamiento y análisis de líneas de flujo según ASME B31.4Selección/diseño/especificación de soportes auxiliares de tubería, juntas de expansión y resortesElaboración de hojas de datos de juntas de expansión y resortes

Conocimientos/Calificaciones:

Ingeniero Mecánico.10.1 a 20 años de experiencia.Experiencia y participación en las diferentes fases de diseño, montaje, puesta en marcha, consultoría y/o interventoría de proyectos para el sector de Petróleo y Gas.Deseable experiencia mínima de 1 año como analista de flexibilidad en campo.

Competencia Comportamental:

HSSEQ:

El empleado respetará las normas de salud, seguridad, sostenibilidad, medio ambiente y calidad de la empresa, de sus clientes y de las autoridades del país anfitrión.