Senior Pipeline Engineer: Design & Integrity

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JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB PURPOSE:

Provide engineering support and technical expertise to Operating Plants & Pipeline, Major Projects and Technical projects related to piping discipline through all phases of projects and ensure the reliability, availability, and maintainability of Piping systems.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Engineering & Technical Support

• Provide technical support / services in the area of Piping Engineering to Sites and Projects Group through RTS (Request for Technical Services)

• Develop and write the Statement of Requirements (SOR) for new projects and ensures its co-ordination with operators/sponsors. Develop and elaborate the Scope of Work (SOW) for consultants.

• Design in-house engineered works including drawings, specifications/ data sheets and bills of quantities as required and ensure that state-of-the-art technology is applied in the selection of piping materials and piping systems.

• Review / prepare Piping design basis, plot plans, piping layouts, isometric drawings, and carry out stress analysis and material selection as required and ensure sound design and integrity of piping systems.

• Participate in HAZOP. Ensures cost-effective solutions and application of value added engineering throughout the duration of projects.

• Provide technical expertise support to project management activities through all phases of projects, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning and Hand-over of Project facilities to End Users.

• Assessment of Design deviation/ Concession request Authorization (DCA) (critical to HSE, integrity and production) & Contractor Trend Notice(CTN)

Technical Studies

• Perform technical studies in-house or manage technical studies through Engineering Consultants and provide technical reports with appropriate recommendations in line with the scope of RTS for Piping engineering

• Review / approve drawings, specification, data sheets and other technical documents related to piping engineering for all types of projects.

• Ensure that the Consultants / Engineering Contractors designs are in accordance with the Scope of Work and facilities delivered to end-users are safe, reliable, operable & maintainable.

Design General Specifications

• Update and develop company’s DGS (Design General Specifications), in order to take account of lessons learnt from projects, current practices, latest technology and changes in international codes / standards

• Develop and Issue Company Design General Specifications (DGS), Standards, procedures and guidelines related to piping engineering for use in-house or by the Contractors with regard to projects undertaken.

• Ensure company Design General Specifications & Standards are updated, developed, maintained and implemented on all phases of Projects being executed by the Projects Group, in line with company guidelines and industry best practice

Root Cause Analysis

• Participate in RCA (root cause analysis) related to piping systems failure, troubleshoot chronic plant problems and recommend solutions

• Ensure that the repetitive failure of piping systems is eliminated / mitigated and that proposed solutions are designed to safeguard company’s plant asset safety, integrity, maintainability and continuous operability

Pre-qualification of Suppliers, Manufacturers & Consultants

• Participate in the review and endorsement in order to prequalify suppliers, vendors, manufacturers, consultants in the area of piping

• Ensure that suppliers, vendors, manufacturers, consultants under consideration are qualified and competent to supply goods / provide services to company.

Supervision

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.

• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective functional objectives.

Budgets

• Provide input for preparation of the functional budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver functional objectives.

• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Implement approved Section / Team / Department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the work programs in line with Company and International standards.

Performance Management

• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the function in line with the Company Performance framework.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.

• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best Industry standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability

• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability…