Principal Piping Engineer - John Wood Group

Wood has an opportunity for a Principal Piping Engineer to join our team in Qatar on a longterm basis. This is a key role within the Wood Doha office and will report to the Lead Piping Engineer.

• Ensures Wood and Client Health Safety Environmental and Quality procedures are followed and that a high standard of safety is achieved in all associated work
• Produces and reviews piping deliverables with little input or guidance from the Lead Engineer ensuring accuracy and alignment with the scope of work prior to issue. Such deliverables may include but are not limited to the following:
• Piping design basis piping material specifications piping line list interface schedule valve list special items list support schedule wall thickness calculations sizing calculations stress analysis report etc.
• Preparation and development of enquiry packages including Specifications Datasheets Request for Quotation and Technical Bid Evaluation relating to piping materials.
• Provide direction and guidance to designers in production of the 3D model and piping drawings such as plot plans line shoots general arrangement drawings isometrics tiein details etc.
• Develop specification and prepare material requisitions for piping material
• Supports development and provides piping input to P&IDs equipment datasheets civil and structural design.
• Review Vendors quotations prepare technical quotation evaluation and recommend the final technically acceptable Vendor in conjunction with Materials Management Department commercial quotation evaluation. Technically approve Order Variation Summaries
• Holds coordination meetings and engineering review meetings with Vendors as required
• Prepares and develops material take off for the piping discipline
• Assist in performing managerial tasks as requested such as assigning tasks to engineers; planning and coordinating portions of the engineering work; preparing scopes schedules and budgets; attending project meetings; and developing lesserexperienced technical professionals
• May serve as the Lead Engineer and/or discipline technical authority when required on small to medium complexity projects. In such capacity will take responsibility and ownership for cost schedule resource allocation and risk.
• Provide piping input to tenders and project estimates in the development of method statements deliverable lists manhours CTRs and risk take
• May supervise a small work group consisting of engineers and designers with some coaching from Lead Engineer or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialisation to others
• Takes responsibility and ownership for challenging piping engineering tasks and capable of delivering scope for an area on large and/or complex projects
• Participates in project reviews design reviews audits and other workshops as required
• Takes a leading role in plot plan and 3D model reviews for scopes under their area of responsibility
• Completion of site surveys and data gathering for brownfield scope of work taking responsibility for development of the site survey report
• Assess progress and procedure associated reports and input to the progress measurement system. Derive and suggest plans to recover slippage correct inefficiency and to take any resulting agreed actions
• Remain up to date with the latest technical developments in your fields of expertise
• Takes a proactive approach to personal & professional development

• Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience
• Familiar in key piping competencies including Piping Design/Routing Plant Layout Stress Analysis and Piping Materials for the Oil & Gas sector. An expert in the field of one or more of these competencies.
• Well versed in the development of plant layout in both onshore and offshore environments having a good understanding of design fundamentals and criteria relating to process flow safety spacing access/egress operations and maintenance.
• Knowledgeable in the design and selection of pipe supports and equipment connections for both onshore and offshore facilities.
• Experienced 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 interpretating the stress analysis report in development of the piping design
• Must have good working knowledge of plot plan and 3D model reviews having participated in such reviews for both onshore and offshore facilities.
• Familiar with Flow and Acoustic induced vibration studies along with the impact to piping design.
• 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
• Experience with management of vendors able to complete Technical Bid Evaluations and oversee development of vendor scope
• Construction and site experience is desirable with exposure the resolution of piping design and support issues.
• A selfmotivated 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