Lead Pipeline Engineer

• Execute all Pipeline Engineering activities, maintain technical integrity, deliver, and support a strong HSE culture, and work within budget and schedule limits
• Lead pipeline engineering for the Onshore Pipeline scope and manage a team of pipeline engineers to deliver the pipeline system engineering scope effectively
• Engineering ‘System’ for onshore pipeline systems, pig trap to pig trap
• Deliver the FEED, Detailed Design and Follow-on Engineering scope of the pipeline systems including onshore pipelines, spools, structures, and foundations in safe, cost effective and competitive projects
• Lead task force teams to resolve technical issues at pace
• Manage delivery to drive design completion, follow-on engineering and ensure integrity in all aspects of the pipeline system design and compliance with the Project Basis of Design and Group Technical Practice to the agreed budget and schedule
• Ensure all pipeline system project and integrity risks are identified and managed effectively. Deliver the project deliverables for Pipeline Integrity Management System
• Verify that the installed system meets the design specification, that design intent is delivered construction and commissioning anomalies are risk assessed
• Provide proactive technical support to site teams to deliver a safe pipeline asset that meets all technical, cost and schedule requirements of the project
• Review and approve technical queries, deviations, and concessions during Execute Stage. Review and approve design changes
• To ensure that the overall project is delivered to meet the asset operational needs
• To participate in all project safety and design reviews as necessary
• To liaise with the Safety, Operations and Maintenance staff as required to ensure a consistent approach to project completion
• Co-ordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
• To provide sound technical advice and solutions to a diversity of technical problems
• To identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and / or quality and recommend corrective actions as required
• To attend weekly progress meetings and generate issue with area of concern for further action with contractor

• Surface Facilities Disciplines
• General Service Department, HSE Department, Production Department, Subsurface Department, Contracts, Procurement and Logistics Department

• Contractors, Vendors & Service providers
• Construction, EPC, and 3rd Party

• Degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 15 years of experience in leading onshore pipeline engineering design Oil and Gas
• Experience in pipeline design basis, pipeline materials selection & corrosion, pipeline material/coating/testing and installation specifications, pipeline material requisition, technical bid evaluation/analysis and vendor data review, mechanical calculations line pipes and bend material grade and wall thickness, buckling check, spanning and expansion calculations
• Experience in pipeline crossing analysis and design of crossing supports, pipeline route selection, alignment sheet, trenching / backfilling design, etc
• Experience in GRE onshore pipeline is an advantage
• Understanding of the technical limitations of onshore construction techniques
• Team player, excellent communicator and works inclusively to build consensus and able to drive wise decision making in project time scales
• Able to assure the quality of the engineering deliverable, attention to detail. Uses first principles approaches
• Able to quickly react to changing priorities whilst protecting overall delivery
• Able to performance manage delivery of technical work to achieve quality, cost and schedule goals
• Familiar with the typical software packages that are used for onshore pipeline design such as CAESAR II, AutoCAD Program, etc
• Thorough awareness of relevant international Design Codes & Standards (ANSI, ASME, API, ISO, NFPA, IPS, etc.), and standards applicable for Onshore Pipeline in Upstream or Surface Facilities projects
• Experience working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage
• Fluent in both spoken and written English language