Principal Piping Engineer (Material and Stress)

Overview

Role Purpose

HSE, SEAL & Safety in Design

• Demonstrate visible and active commitment to HSE leadership on projects; promote safe behaviors and ensure discipline compliance with project and corporate requirements.
• Drive Safe and Sustainable Engineering outcomes by participating in SEAL alignment and hazard/risk assessment workshops; ensure piping inputs support safe operability and lifecycle thinking.
• Apply Safety in Design principles (ALARP / hierarchy of controls) within piping engineering and ensure hazards/risks are identified, documented and managed through design and reviews.

Discipline Leadership, Planning & Delivery

• Plan, organize and manage all aspects of piping engineering workload for one major project or multiple projects concurrently.
• Establish and maintain discipline deliverables register; control, monitor and progress deliverables to agreed schedule; provide timely status reporting.
• Manage resource requirements for piping (including dedicated stress and materials resources); coordinate staffing and skills needs with engineering/discipline management.
• Coach, mentor and technically supervise assigned engineers/designers; provide technical escalation, capability development and effective supervision.
• Ensure communication flow, both verbal and written, is maintained within piping and with other engineering disciplines.
• Technical Authority – Piping Stress Analysis & Pipe Supports (Primary Focus)
• Define project stress philosophy/criteria and analysis approach; determine the need for computer stress analysis based on project guidelines and code requirements.
• Produce and maintain stress deliverable controls such as Critical Line List and Stress Sketch / Register; ensure stress status/approvals are captured for construction isometrics as required.
• Review and approve piping stress models, calculations and reports; ensure compliance with project-adopted codes/standards and alignment when software code edition differs from project code edition.
• Develop, review and approve pipe support requirements including support selection philosophy, special support lists, and interface requirements for structural design.
• Ensure timely and accurate piping load transmittals to Civil/Structural (anchor/guide/support loads, nozzle loads, and other required load cases) and lead cross-discipline coordination to close interfaces.
• Assess and manage vibration and dynamic effects (e.g., surge/slug, rotating equipment, relief valve reaction, wind/seismic as applicable) and define mitigation actions through layout/support optimisation.
• Support troubleshooting of stress issues, constructability constraints and field changes; provide engineering judgement to achieve safe, practical and cost-effective solutions.
• Technical Authority – Piping Materials Engineering & Procurement Support (Primary Focus)
• Lead development and governance of Piping Material Specifications (PMS) / Line Class Index and associated specifications; ensure alignment with process/service requirements and applicable codes/standards.
• Oversee preparation and checking of valve/flange/fitting/special item datasheets and specifications; manage technical clarifications and deviations.
• Lead materials take-off (MTO) quality and readiness for procurement; ensure completeness, accuracy and change control.
• Prepare and/or review Material Requisitions (MR), Technical Bid Evaluations (TBE), supplier data requirements and vendor document reviews for piping-related items.
• Coordinate with procurement and vendors on lead times, substitutions, and compliance; ensure QA/QC requirements including material traceability and documentation are met.
• Provide construction/site support for materials: material issuance priorities, shortage resolution, surplus management and close-out reporting as required.

Piping Engineering & Layout (Secondary Focus)

• Provide input to piping design basis / design criteria and plant layout requirements; ensure routing and arrangement support stress and materials integrity.
• Coordinate piping design activities with other engineering groups; participate in design reviews (P&ID, plot plan, 3D model, constructability) and drive issue closure.
• Oversee and/or approve key piping deliverables such as GA drawings, isometrics, tie-in lists, line/service index and related registers as required by project scope.

Quality, Governance & Change Management

• Implement and enforce quality checking procedures; ensure deliverables are produced, checked and issued per project and corporate procedures.
• Identify deviations in job scope, estimate impacts and initiate variations/change notices; support scope, cost and schedule impact assessments.
• Promote consistent application of company engineering governance and templates (“Working the Worley Way”).

Client, Supplier & Stakeholder Interface

• Represent piping engineering in meetings with customers, suppliers, subcontractors and other disciplines; produce required documentation (minutes, actions, technical notes).
• Act as technical focal point for stress and materials topics; communicate decisions, risks and mitigations clearly to stakeholders.Support proposals by providing stress and materials execution strategy inputs, estimating inputs and discipline write-ups as required.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 20+ years total experience in piping engineering within Oil & Gas / Energy / Process industries.
• 10+ years detailed engineering experience (FEED + Detailed Engineering).
• Very Strong EPC/EPCM execution experience with demonstrated leadership of discipline teams and delivery of major piping scopes.
• Very strong and demonstrable competence in piping stress analysis and pipe support engineering, including static and dynamic considerations.
• Very strong and demonstrable competence in piping materials engineering and procurement support (PMS/line classes, MR/TBE, vendor document review, material control/traceability).
• ADNOC standards awareness is an advantage; familiarity with Worley systems/templates is a plus; GCC/Middle East experience is a plus.

Core Competencies (Technical & Behavioral)

• Recognized technical authority in piping stress analysis, pipe supports and piping materials engineering.
• Strong EPC/EPCM project execution mindset: planning, progress control, risk management, scope control and change management.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and communication skills; capable of leading multi-discipline interfaces.
• Commercial awareness for procurement and vendor management; ability to balance technical integrity, cost and schedule.
• Commitment to safety, quality and safe/sustainable engineering outcomes.
• Strong team building and team development skills.

Preferred / Advantageous

• ADNOC (Onshore/Offshore) standards and delivery exposure.
• Familiarity with Worley systems, templates and governance requirements.
• GCC / Middle East project experience.
• Offshore exposure is beneficial but not mandatory.

Note

• This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected for this role. Actual responsibilities may vary by project scope, contract and location requirements.
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