Principal Piping Engineer

Wood has an opportunity for a Principal Piping Engineer to join our team in Qatar on a staff basis. This is a key role in the Piping & Plant Layout Group, where you will have the opportunity to be hands-on in supporting the group’s objectives across EPC, PMC, FEED, Pre-FEED, Concept and Feasibility scopes of work in the region. In this role, you will be responsible for the execution of project work in accordance with the project execution plan, including Wood and / or Project Procedures for Safety and Quality Control within the man-hour, cost and project schedule targets.

Reflecting the market focus for the office in both brownfield and green field opportunities, multi-skilled personnel are sought, in particular those with experience in :

• Onshore Oil and Gas
• Offshore Oil and Gas
• 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

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