Department Head - Piping

PD&MS Group now have a fantastic opportunity for a Piping Department Head to join our Piping Engineering team on a full-time, employee basis. An excellent salary + benefits package is available for the successful candidate. This role can be based in our Aberdeen or Glasgow office on a flexible hybrid working model where 2 days per week can be worked remotely.

The Department Head - Piping is required to own the competence and capability of the Piping team; the process of design and engineering, whilst providing full accountability for the smooth running and engineering delivery of piping engineering. This role is also responsible for the pipe stress and dimensional control teams. Suitable candidates will have significant previous experience in piping engineering and ideally be a Chartered engineer.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of, and compliance with, client, industry and international specifications and standards.
• Assurance that personnel under the Department Head’s control comply with relevant documents.
• Management of personnel and overall responsibility for the technical content and quality of work produced for “own discipline”, training and development.
• Accountable for coordination of all discipline input to support delivery and to ensure design integrity and consistency.
• Identify and resolve any issue delaying design delivery / related procurement, irrespective of group / disciplines involved.
• Identify specialist 3rd party input / PD&MS Consult input is identified and planned for execution at the correct time.
• Oversee delivery of cost effective engineering solutions that are fit for purpose, safe and add value to both PD&MS and the Client.
• Preparation / approval of estimates and tender packages.
• Overall discipline responsibility from receipt of tender / invitation to quote through to completion of the documentation package for all departmental work.
• Overall technical and commercial authority for department.
• Delivery of department project design deliverables in accordance with agreed schedules and priorities and ahead of the estimates in terms of productivity.
• Representation of PD&MS with Clients, Suppliers / Vendors and Certifying Authorities in a professional manner.
• Convening periodic departmental and inter-departmental production meetings.
• Management of resources and timely identification of changes to resource requirements.
• Right-sizing of discipline team and drive to utilisation of most cost effective resource where appropriate in delivering the work.
• Review and monitoring of competence of engineering personnel within the department.
• Periodic review of company procedures and policies.
• Proficient in the use of all ProTools.
• Remain up to date with technical developments, client, national and international standards and legislative requirements related to the position.
• Awareness and understanding of the business drivers and values.
• Actively promote services of company whenever possible and source work if possible to do so.
• Review personnel performance, competency and work ethic and action accordingly.
• Review, or appropriate delegation of timesheets, holiday requests and working time.
• Responsible for ensuring professional development is maintained and identified competency requirements are undertaken in a timely manner.
• Adherence to the company integrated management system.
• Compliance with quality assurance, health and safety and environmental policies.
• Demonstrate and promote PD&MS QHSE principles and lead by example.
• Ensure unsafe activities are challenged.
• Adherence to the requirements of the best practice standards recommendations and processes in the undertaking of duties.

About You

• BSc in relevant Engineering Discipline.
• Chartered Engineering Status (preferred).
• Significant, demonstrable experience in Detailed Design Engineering and Engineering Checking/Approval.
• Experience in managing and developing others.
• Understanding of all Engineering disciplines.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of relevant Oil & Gas Industry Codes and Standards.
• Understand the application of Autodesk Design products.
• Competent in the use of MS Office applications.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Personal attributes

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver.

• Go the extra mile.
• Empower our people.
• Engage our partners.
• Step up and deliver.

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors.

We firmly believe in a work culture in which individual differences are a source of collective strength and pride; everybody can perform to the best of their abilities and on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel they’re part of our team and their voices will be heard. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.

We’re energised by the prospect of operating successfully today, tomorrow and far into the future. But we’re also driven to ensure that our business activities are conducted in socially responsible, morally acceptable and sustainable ways.