Lead Piping Engineer
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Lead the piping engineering scope for the project from concept, FEED, detailed engineering, construction support, and commissioning stages.
Develop and review piping design basis, material specifications, line classes, datasheets, layouts, isometrics, MTOs, and other discipline deliverables.
Ensure piping systems are designed in compliance with applicable project specifications, international codes, and client standards, including ASME, API, ASTM, ISO, and related requirements.
Review and approve piping drawings, 3D model outputs, stress analysis inputs, support philosophy, and technical documentation before issue.
Coordinate closely with process, mechanical, structural, civil, electrical, instrumentation, HSE, and QA/QC teams to ensure design integration and constructability.
Manage discipline schedule, progress measurement, manpower planning, deliverables register, and piping engineering priorities to support project milestones.
Monitor interfaces with vendors, subcontractors, procurement, and construction teams to ensure timely technical clarification, document review, and material support.
Support procurement activities through technical bid evaluations, vendor document reviews, and review of material requisitions and supplier data.
Provide technical guidance during fabrication, installation, hydrotesting, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of piping systems.
Participate in design reviews, HAZOP/HAZID, constructability reviews, model reviews, risk assessments, and client technical meetings as required.
Review non-conformances, technical deviations, and field changes, and ensure effective engineering resolution and implementation control.
Ensure proper material control, traceability, as-built documentation, and lessons learned capture for the piping discipline.
Lead, mentor, and supervise piping engineers and designers, ensuring technical quality, consistency, and compliance with project procedures.
Requirements
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline is required.
Professional engineering certification or equivalent lead engineering experience in offshore oil and gas projects is an advantage.
Experience
Minimum 10 to 15 years of piping engineering experience in the oil and gas industry, with at least 3 to 5 years in a lead or supervisory role.
Proven experience in offshore brownfield or greenfield EPC/EPCI projects is required.
Prior experience on Qatar offshore project is strongly preferred.