SENIOR PIPING ENGINEER (in designing)

Education and work experience:

Higher education (University degree or higher) in mechanical, oil&gas or in the relevant speciality and not less than 4 years of work experience in the position of Piping Engineer.

Main functions:

• Deliver piping system engineering design activities in all phases of field modifications, including procurement within schedule whilst maintaining technical integrity and complying with HSE core values.
• Issue high quality, cost effective designs and report in a timely manner to key stakeholders.
• Supervise and coordinate the piping design and procurement teams, ensuring the field modifications assigned to the discipline are completed within approved schedule and budget.
• Complete assigned work on time to meet KPO objectives. The work will include: review of Field Modification Requests, investigations and site surveys, feasibility studies, development of conceptual design and detailed design, calculations, cost estimation, preparation of scope of works, production of isometric drawings, piping and equipment layout drawings, engineering reports, material specification and lead procurement activities assigned to the Piping engineering discipline.
• Supervise the piping engineering work assigned to external design institutes and engineering companies, to ensure delivery of the work according to the plan and KPO standards.
• Supervise the engineering and procurement activities assigned to Piping engineering discipline.
• Perform peer and inter-discipline design reviews. Collaborate with other engineering disciplines and departments to deliver the field modifications as per approved schedule.
• Control technical compliance of purchased pipe, fittings, valves and associated materials.
• Prepare and issue the handover note of engineering design assigned to piping discipline.
• Provide piping engineering support to the constructing and commissioning teams; Ad-hoc construction supervision of the field modifications during major shutdowns or at Line Manager’ request.
• Maintain the engineering discipline trackers and report progress of all assigned work to Field Engineering Superintendent, project coordination and other support functions.
• Ensure the selection of cost-effective designs and materials, taking into account operating costs and standardization of equipment.
• Ensure compliance of assigned engineering work with the terms of the design brief or technical assignment and applicable specifications, codes and standards.
• Train and develop subordinate staff and local contractors.

Necessary knowledge and skills:

• Mastery English is an advantage on this role.
• Onshore oil & gas upstream facilities;
• Engineering practice for project concept selection, FEED study, detailed design follow-on engineering and closeout;
• Plant piping and equipment layout in the oil and gas industry;
• Piping classes, materials and valve data sheets;
• Methods for specifying pipe systems, valves and supports;
• Piping system theory and its practical implementation;
• Latest developments and current best practice in piping engineering;
• Competence in the process of multidiscipline engineering workflows with working knowledge of the significance in deliverable hierarchies and prioritization;
• ROK and international codes, regulations and standards relating to piping engineering;
• SAP system, Microsoft office application;
• Technical report writing;
• Time management;
• Computer literacy.