Assistant Manager

John Cockerill, enablers of opportunities

Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of its time: facilitating access to low carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security and installing essential infrastructures.

Its offer to businesses, governments and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defence, industry, the environment, transports, and infrastructures. With more than 8,000 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of € 1.417 billion in 2024 in 28 countries, on 5 continents.

Location - Mumbai, India

Job Purpose

To support its growth, John Cockerill Energy Solutions, headquartered in Belgium, is opening an office in Mumbai and is hiring a Piping Design-Checker role.

The Piping Designer is an employee responsible of power piping networks design of the products of the Energy Solutions Business line of John Cockerill, mainly HRSG's (Heat Recovery Steam Generators) and Industrial Boilers... He/She is in charge of the spooling of piping networks in the CAD software integrating the different equipments in the 3D model and paying particular attention to interfaces. He/She assures the delivery on time of piping spools isometric drawings according to the milestones defined by the Project Teams. He/She is particularly responsible to deliver his/her work in conformity with internal quality standards as defined in the QMS (quality management system) of the Energy Solutions Business line of John Cockerill.

The Piping Designer is responsible for the delivery of the piping isometric drawings and special items detailed manufacturing drawings under the hierarchical responsibility of the Piping Design Manager and the functional responsibility of the Technical Project Manager with the following objectives:

• Respect of the Design Process as defined in the QMS of the business line,
• Technical conformity of drawings to internal standards and contractual requirements,
• Supply of a fast and reliable service to the project teams to respect the document and equipment contractual delivery schedules of projects.
• Interact and coordinate with the Piping Designers to maintain the project time lines

Key Responsibilities

The duties of the Piping Designer are amongst others:

• Application of the Design Process,
• Check the completeness of the inputs received from the Technical Project Manager and basic engineering department
• Cross-check 2D drawings against 3D models.
• Check constructability and maintainability in plant design.
• Verify 2D drawings with respect to Pipe stress analysis report
• Spotting dimensional errors, missing information, or clashes.
• Ensuring consistency across drawings, BOMs (Bill of Materials), and specifications within the team.
• Identifying design discrepancies early to avoid costly rework.
• Suggesting corrective actions to designers and engineers, develop templates for future use.
• Preparing checking reports, redlining drawings, and maintaining revision records.
• Issue the manufacturing documentation (mainly isometric drawings) in compliance with internal standards and contractual requirements,
• Provide the engineers with information needed for the project progress and timelines for the deliverables
• Check the drawings to ensure mechanical interfaces between the different equipment,
• Keep his competencies of the team updated by regular feedback and training sessions
• Record, maintain and analyse the drawing and documentation Quality and quantity KPIs.
• Be proactive in the continuous improvement and REX (return on experience) processes.
• Explaining corrections clearly and constructively.
• Handling multiple drawings under tight project deadlines.
• Attend regular team meetings

Education & Experience

• 10 years relevant experience in Piping Designer position.
• Plus…. 3-5 years experience in Checker role
• Diploma or Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering OR ITI with higher years of experience in Piping detailing and Checker role

Background, Skills and Competencies

The Piping Designer has a specialist profile. He/She must be available for temporary and short missions.

He/She adheres to the essential values of John Cockerill:

• Human
• Committed
• Innovative
• Responsible
• Customer oriented

His/Her soft skills are:

• Detailed focused
• Team spirit
• Information sharing
• Disciplined
• Creative
• Problem solving
• Internal service oriented
• Communication
• Cooperation
• Multi tasking

His/Her technical skills are:

• 2D CAD knowledge (AutoCad, SmartSketch) with Piping detailing experience
• 3D CAD knowledge (SmartPlant, Inventor, Navisworks) in piping detailing
• Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel)
• Understanding of professional environment in the Energy field
• Good knowledge of usual codes / norms and good practice rules (ASME and EN)
• Mechanical drawings (cutting, machining, welding, assembly…)
• Knowledge of mechanical properties of steel elements (ASME and EN)
• Reading of technical documentation
• Proficient in English, particularly in reading and writing
• Ability to verify compliance with safety and quality requirements.
• Understanding of isometrics, GA (General Arrangement) drawings, and 3D piping models, PIDs, PFDs
• Familiarity with pipe supports, stress considerations, and material specifications.
• Ability to cross-check 2D drawings against 3D models.
• Mechanical engineering basics (fluid flow, pressure, stress).
• Awareness of constructability and maintainability in plant design.

Who We Are

It is from the heart of its history stretching back more than 200 years that John Cockerill Energy draws its expertise in the production of steam, which has led to it being recognized worldwide on the market for the conception and supply of heat recuperation boilers. Resolutely turned towards the future. We proudly incarnate the bold spirit of an entrepreneur and we have extended our know-how to respond to the needs of our times, by developing innovative solutions to encourage access to energy, just like our founder in his own times:

• Heat Recovery steam generators, particularly suited to operate in cycles with frequent start-ups and shut-downs. They can be installed behind gas turbines of all power ratings, brands and burning all types of fuel;
• The manufacture and maintenance of boiler parts, in particular pressure parts in its specialized workshop based in Mexico.
• Aftersales services, technical assistance, inspections from the rehabilitation to the modernization of all types and brands of boilers;
• Wet & dry cooling with cooling towers and air cooled condensers for power plants.
• Thermal solar receivers (Concentrated Solar Power), that capture the sun's rays, reflected by mirrors on the ground, and enable to produce energy 24/7 thanks to molten salts;
• Industrial boilers destined for sectors such as chemicals, petrochemicals, biomass, incineration, …

It is from this knowledgeable mix of tradition and innovation that we draw our own energy. And it is across the whole world that John Cockerill Energy makes its mark through its technological know-how and its mastery of project management thanks to our Belgian, American and Mexican teams and our recuperation boiler licensees, Wuxi, S&T and Larsen & Toubro which respectively cover China, South Korea and India. Together, we all work to facilitate access to green energy.

Visit us at Energy - John Cockerill to know more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

John Cockerill and all John Cockerill Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law.

John Cockerill offers you career and development opportunities within its various sectors in a friendly working environment.

Do you want to work for an innovative company that will allow you to take up technical challenges on a daily basis?

We look forward to receiving your application and to meeting you

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