Engineer, Piping
About this role
Job Location: Lihir Island
Workplace Type: Onsite
Recruiter Name: Michael Singin
Pay Grade: Level 1
Closing Date:
Purpose
An Engineer Piping is required to improve reliability , integrity and minimize the downtime of process piping, tanks, fixed cranes and pressure vessels in the Lihir Gold Mine and Processing Plant, by applying industry best practice, knowledge of the relevant standards and codes, and practical site-based experience.
Essential Duties
- Maintaining the defects register and temporary repair registers.
- Reviewing the statutory inspection reports received for pressure vessels, Fixed Cranes, PSVs, Piping and tanks
- Review the defects and develop scopes that are required to rectify the repair
- Management of the statutory inspection strategies for Pressure vessels, PSVs, Piping, Tanks and Fixed Cranes
- Managing the ongoing site pipe inspection campaign
- Specifying the piping repairs required as noted by the inspection
- Immediate temporary repairs and permanent repairs / pipe spool replacement
- Scoping the work and performing Quality Assurance of the completed wor
- Specifying the repairs required to rectify defects as noted by the inspections for
- Tanks (API 653 compliant
- Pressure Vessels (AS1210 & ASME VIII
- Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping (PCC-2
- Generation of fitness for service assessments for non-compliant equipment (as per AS3788 & API579
- Generation of risk assessments related to equipment that has known integrity issue
- Perform root cause analysis and failure investigation on systems and equipment, as required
Training & Experience
- AS3788 Pressure equipment – In-service Inspection
- API570 Piping Inspection code
- ASME B31.3 Process Piping
- AS4041 Pressure Piping
- API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection code
- API 653 Tanks - Inspection, repair, alteration, and reconstruction
- AS1210 Pressure Vessels
- ASME VIII Pressure Vessel (fired & unfired) design, fabrication, testing, inspection, and certification
- API 580 / 581 Risk Based Inspection
- API 579 / ASME Fitness for Service (FFS)
- API RP 571 Damage Mechanisms
- AS4037 Pressure Equipment Examination and testing
- SAP Maintenance Module
- Microsoft office suite (Excel advanced user preferred)
- AS2550.1 General Requirements of Cranes
- AS2550.3 Bridge, Gantry, Jib and monorail cranes
- Able to be an effective team leader (where applicable) by establishing and maintaining a positive and productive work environment through listening, dealing with different points of view, giving and receiving feedback.
Working Conditions
Reporting to the Supervisor Asset Integrity, you will be responsible for maintaining the integrity and reliability of piping systems, pressure vessels, tanks, and fixed cranes across the Lihir processing plant. Your work will directly contribute to safe operations, reduced downtime, and long-term asset performance.
- Managing piping and pressure equipment integrity programs.
- Reviewing statutory inspection reports and identifying corrective actions.
- Developing repair scopes for piping, tanks, pressure vessels, and associated infrastructure.
- Managing defect and temporary repair registers.Coordinating ongoing inspection campaigns and integrity initiatives.
- Conducting fitness-for-service assessments and risk assessments.
- Supporting root cause failure investigations and reliability improvements
We're interested in hearing from professionals who bring experience from large-scale fixed plant or process operations and have a strong foundation in asset integrity and inspection engineeringou may have experience as an:Asset Integ.rity Engineer Piping Engineer Mechanical Integrity Engineer Inspection Engineer Reliability EngineerCorrosion Engineer Pressure Equipment Specialist
If you feel that you could make a meaningful contribution in this role, we encourage you to discuss this opportunity with your current people leader and how it aligns with your longer term career goals.
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Company at a glance
Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, zinc, lead, and
silver—providing the metals the world needs for today and tomorrow. Founded in 1921
and publicly traded since 1925, Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500
Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social, and governance
practices. At Newmont, our purpose is to unearth value sustainably to advance lives—
creating lasting benefits for our people, communities, and the world.
Top Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Flexible Packaging Options
- Recognition Programs
- Gym
- Sports Club
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Swimming Pool
- Tennis and Squash Courts
- Golf Course
- Fishing and Boating Clubs
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