Lead Piping Engineer

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Lead Piping Engineer

K  Corporate – Inhouse Engineering

Abu Dhabi, UAE — K  Office

• Provide technical leadership for piping engineering within FEED and Detail Engineering projects in the Oil & Gas sector.
• Define piping design bases, codes, standards, and deliverables to ensure safe, reliable, and cost‑effective solutions.
• Single point of contact for Piping deliverables and Activities.
• Interface with client and other stakeholders for successful execution of the project.
• Coordinate with multi‑disciplinary teams (process, mechanical, civil, electrical, instrumentation) and vendors to ensure integrated piping systems.
• Mentor engineers, drive quality, and ensure schedule adherence for piping deliverables across project phases.

• Lead the engineering design and engineer piping systems, supports, routing, isometrics, stress analysis, and related components.
• Develop and review piping design basis, piping material specifications, datasheets, and technical bid evaluations.
• Perform and supervise piping stress analyses, thermal expansion, pipe routing optimisation, and vibration considerations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards and project‑specific requirements.
• Participate in risk assessments and safety reviews (HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA) and operability/maintainability considerations.
• Facilitate 3D model reviews and Plot plans reviews internally and externally with client, operations and other stakeholders.
• Review and approve technical deliverables (isometrics, P&IDs, BOMs, MOC/Change Notes, design change requests, technical queries).
• Develop and manage execution plans, man‑hour estimates, and budgets for piping scope.
• Ensure compliance to QA/QC practices & adhere to quality of deliverables.
• Review and Approval of standard deliverables, various datasheets, and requisition packages related to piping.
• Support field construction, commissioning, and start‑up activities; address punch lists and as‑built documentation.
• Stay current with advances in piping technology and recommend value‑added solutions.
• Understand the MOC process and employ effective change management throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Contribute to Lesson Learnt from the Project.
• Liaise with other supporting offices to ensure timely delivery of Piping scope.
• Responsible for man‑power planning, scheduling and reporting in consultation with Discipline Manager and Engineering Manager.

• 18+ years of experience in Concept, FEED and Detail Engineering and EPCM experience in the Oil & Gas industry. 5+ years of which must be as a Lead design engineer in Oil and Gas industry.
• Experience in Middle East clients like ADNOC, ARAMCO, PDO, Qatar Energies others are highly preferred.
• Familiarity of Onshore and Offshore facilities and carried out Greenfield and Brownfield Projects.
• Experience in working with multicultural project teams across the various project execution centre’s.

• Master or Bachelor of Engineering in a related field.
• Professional membership or relevant certifications (e.g., PE/Chartered Engineer) are a plus.
• Certification related to piping design or stress analysis is advantageous.

• Strong background in piping design, engineering, stress analysis, and support design.
• Site survey or Site deputation experience must.
• Proficiency with piping design software and calculation tools (e.g., CAESAR, AutoPIPE and 3D modelling tools).
• Technical experience to prepare man-hours estimation for different…