Principal Piping Engineer

Wood

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Desired Candidate Profile

Experience

• Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar with a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience

• It is preferable for the candidate to be enrolled on the Register of Engineers in the State of Qatar, Grade A Category or have a Chartered Engineer membership

• Proven experience in key piping competencies, including Piping Design/Routing, Plant Layout, Stress Analysis and Piping Materials for the Oil & Gas sector.

• Skilled with the development of plant layout in both onshore and offshore environments, having a detailed understanding of design fundamentals and criteria relating to process flow, safety spacing, access/egress, operations and maintenance.

• Experienced in the design and selection of pipe supports and equipment connections for both onshore and offshore facilities.

• Familiar with Piping 2D and 3D design tools such as Hexagon SP3D, Aveva E3D, Bentley AutoPlant, AutoCAD, Microstation, etc.

• Familiar with piping stress analysis tools such as Caesar II, capable of representing the company in piping stress and pipe support design.

• Must be highly experienced with plot plan and 3D model reviews, ideally having facilitated such reviews for both onshore and offshore facilities.

• Familiar with Flow and Acoustic induced vibration studies, along with the impact to piping design.

• Experienced with other design reviews such as HAZID and HAZOP, capable of representing the discipline as the technical authority in these studies.

• Experienced with different technologies and techniques for tie-ins is desirable, hot and cold tapping techniques for example.

• Experienced with management of vendors, able to complete Technical Bid Evaluations and oversee development of vendor scope

• Construction and site experience is desirable, with exposure to the management and resolution of pipe and pipe support issues.

• Familiar with and experience in the application of international design codes and standards such as BS, API, ASME B31.3 and B31.8

• Ideally has experience with Qatar O&G customer design standards including Shell DEPs

• A self-motivated, proactive individual with high achievement drive and initiative, excellent verbal and written communication skills and good organisational awareness

• Ability to impact and influence fellow workers

• Display analytical and innovation skills to manage new technology