mselect is hiring a Lead Piping Engineer for an international oil and gas operator in Basrah. Candidates must have a minimum 10 years in?depth piping engineering experience in oil and gas facilities and be fluent in English.
JOB OBJECTIVE
Receive and act on general guidance, objectives and some specific work assignments from the Engineering Section Head. Act as the technical authority and focal point for engineering issues related to piping engineering. Take the responsibility for piping engineering throughout the engineering, procurement, construction installation and commissioning stages of the Surface Facilities Projects. Coordinate among Facility teams, in the company, with PMC and Contractors. To follow and raise purchase requisition for bulk materials including piping, fitting valves, cables.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Receive and act on work arrangement in conjunction with the Engineering Section Head assigned priorities
- Review design for completeness and coherence in the discipline and with other disciplines
- Identify potential errors, omissions or risks in the design basis and participate in preparation of design
- Identify problems needing the involvement of specialists, define and organize required specialist involvement
- Assess impact of proposed technical changes in the discipline
- Review design and make recommendations for improvement
- Review and / or issue design change notices for approval by engineering section head
- Attend all design review events (HAZID, HAZOP, Peer Reviews, etc.) with Project Management team and Contractor as necessary
- Assist in the development of technical solutions for areas of conflict or concern identified during design review
- Quality control of the piping engineering
- Support the project control to prepare plans and schedules
- Analyze and/or review the piping discipline progress reports against the schedule and inform of any foreseeable delay
- Participate in the technical workshop and technical review meeting with Contractors and BOC
- Coordinate and Assist PMC and the contractor in developing/reviewing schedule corrective actions and recovery plans when progress slipping and ensures needed action plans are implemented
- Provide piping discipline progress report and contractor’s performance to engineering section head
- Prepare reply to technical and field queries
- Assist site with technical advice upon request of site
- Work at site under company’s standard security policy
- Provide and review piping stress studies and design solutions for new and existing facilities
- Participate in technical review of new projects, facilities upgrade etc., including scope of work, Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D model, Plot plan, Structure design and Pipeline design coordination with relevant departments engineers
- Conduct other similar or related duties such as reviewing of project proposals; attending technical meetings; carrying out site visits
- Comply with all relevant HSE management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment
- Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
- Contribute to the preparation of clear, timely and accurate reports
COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal:
- Frequent contacts with Section Head(s) and other Engineer(s)
- Frequent contacts with other Departments
External:
- Frequent contacts with Piping Discipline Leaders of Contractors, Vendors and Suppliers
- Frequent visit to site to support site construction and production
- Regular contacts with PMC, EPC and LLI Contractor Management
- Regular contacts with engineers of Suppliers and Contractors
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree of Mechanical / Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Proven experience in oil and gas industry
- Working in tough situation
Minimum Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years in?depth piping engineering experience in Oil and Gas Facilities
- Work experience in the MENA Region; Iraq experience is preferred
Job-Specific Skills:
- Extensive familiarity with the applicable standards such as API, ASME
- Extensive familiarity with the stress analysis software
- Proven ability to perform in a lead piping capacity, possess good written and oral communications and
- presentation skills, and have a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations
- High general piping engineering skills; hands on knowledge of key discipline tools
- Ability to analyze problems and develop pragmatic concepts and solutions
- Good team player, effective communicator and able to work independently
- Ability to steer and oversee contractors’ contributions
- Good insights in metallic and non?metallic material behaviors
- Ability to support and troubleshoot operations
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.