Senior/Principal Piping Engineer

Location: Aberdeen

Hybrid

Flexible on Salary: + Flex benefits fund £1175 depending on experience

Penspen are looking forward to hiring a Senior Piping Engineer looking for their next step to Principal level with G17 approval status to work Hybrid in and around the Aberdeen offices. Applicants need to have the right to live and work in the UK.

Main Purpose of the role:

• Communicate closely with other disciplines to ensure all piping requirements (including that of suppliers and other engineering disciplines) are addressed in the design, layout, fabrication, construction, and commissioning phases of a project's lifecycle.
• Provide value adding knowledge and discipline leadership to design development and reviews (design, layout, constructability, etc.), taking into consideration layout restrictions, ergonomics, safety, operational, and maintainability requirements.
• Generating, checking, and approving calculations and analysis (stress, etc.) against design codes, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
• Provide discipline specific input into the review of construction related documentation (workpacks, job cards, certification, as-builts, and project close-out).
• Be the Piping Subject Matter Expert (SME) / Lead when assigned to the role on projects.
• Expected to be able to perform role of discipline specific Technical Authority (TA) when delegated, and experience in interacting with Client's TA when required.
• Direct planning and progress reporting and maintaining project plan, recognising changes from Client Scope of Requirements (SoR) / Project Scope of Work (SoW) (Management of Change) and highlighting any impacts on cost and schedule.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree minimum in Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the oil and gas field.
• Ideally 5 years minimum in a consulting background.
• Chartered Engineer status, or demonstrable that working towards.
• Construction and site based experience an added advantage.
• Performance of pipe stress analysis an added advantage.
• Ideally G17 approved.

Knowledge / Experience (Skills):

• Engineering design knowledge of piping systems in various facilities including pump stations, compressor stations, metering and regulating station, tank farms, marine terminals, and onshore processing facilities.
• Understanding of other technical disciplines deliverables and interfaces on a project, and how they relate to the inputs provided and / or outputs required by the piping discipline.
• Experience in producing deliverables across the lifecycle of a piping project (feasibility, concept, FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, and commissioning).
• Experience in both greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Capable of producing key piping deliverables (material specifications, pipe classes, datasheets, design reports, etc.).
• Capable of performing site surveys and developing functioning solutions for brownfield piping modifications as per client requirements.
• Familiar with piping materials and valves, including material selection, fluid systems and corrosion, and design optimisation for integrity (removal of dead legs, etc.).
• Competent in performing static pipe stress analysis, dynamic analysis experience would be an added advantage.
• Experienced in contributing to and / or leading layout related tasks including plot plan reviews and 30-60-90 percent model reviews.
• Capable of reviewing piping drawing documentation (plot plans, general arrangements, isometrics, etc.), ability to utilise 2D and 3D CAD packages an added advantage.
• Familiarity with international engineering codes, standards, and regulations related to discipline.
• Experience in pipelines and / or static pressure equipment engineering (pressure vessels, tanks, etc.) an added advantage.

Personal Competencies:

• Report writing skills.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills to be able to coordinate in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Be able to motivate and provide technical guidance to a team of engineers.
• Ability to communicate with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of site-based work including construction, inspection, and testing.

Software Knowledge:

• Pipe Stress Analysis (Hexagon Caesar II and / or Bentley AutoPIPE).
• CAD Design Software (Autodesk AutoCAD, AutoCAD Plant3D, etc.).
• 3D Model Review Software (Navisworks, etc.).
• PTC MathCAD.
• Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Head of Department in the management of the department workload.
• Participate in the Company’s mentoring program to assist and mentor younger, less experienced engineers.
• To execute work in compliance with project requirements and the Company’s quality system.
• Capability of working within own discipline independently, with minimum supervision and support required to perform the role.
• To review the project execution schedule and develop detailed schedules for piping design activities.
• Production of documents including, but not limited to calculations, reports, studies, specifications, and datasheets.
• Review of drawings, including but not limited to; P&IDs, plot plans, general arrangements, isometrics, support layouts, etc.
• Supervision of CAD activities, including preparing SoW / requirements and providing technical support through the project lifecycle.
• Procurement support for technical requisitions, technical bid evaluations, vendor data review, material and equipment inspections, etc.
• Prepare manhour estimations for tenders specific to discipline elements.
• Assist with tender packages including BOQ, tender documents, scope of work etc.
• Site visits, survey, and the preparation of site visit reports.