The Principal Piping Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. The Principal Piping Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of Piping. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Piping as well as broad knowledge of the Piping discipline within the Engineering function.

Perform conceptual, FEED, or detailed design analysis and develop them as per project Scope of Work design basis, project documentation, design codes and standards, and McDermott procedures within the planned schedule and budget

Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and non-standard situations and report them to the Project Management Team and Department Manager at an early stage

Prepare detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures

Focused on health and safety policies and procedures

Direct medium or large Engineering and Design team as a Lead Engineer

Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard

Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of discipline execution of the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and manpower resources

Act as project representative for the discipline during meetings with the project team, Client, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.

Become fully familiar with the project SoW, Specification, Schedule,



and all inter-discipline requirements

Interface with other departments to obtain input for engineering and design

Prepare Iso Curve based on required input in line with Project Level 3 Schedule

Review the Piping budget, and provide Piping input for the Project Execution Plan

Plan, organize, and assign tasks, responsibilities, and man-hour budgets to piping sub-discipline and verify tasks are completed within budgets

Support 3D-Model review at 30%, 60% & 90% progress

Provide Piping Discipline input into Plan Level 2, 3, and 4 schedules and review the dependencies

Provide piping man-hours, schedule, and deliverables list including Piping Discipline Execution Plan

Check and approve design philosophies, specifications, pipe supports, standard detail drawings, MTO, and material requisitions in accordance with the project scope of work and contract

Lead Piping Discipline during project internal or External Audits

Assist the Department Manager in the Performance Evaluation of Piping team members

Project: Lead Engineer, Project Engineer or Project Manager

Liaise With: Designers and Engineers, other Engineering disciplines Leads, Construction & Fabrication Group,

Project Management Team, Document Control, Project Cost Control and Planning Group, Procurement Group,





Subcontractors and Vendors, Client

Supervises: Piping Engineering and Layout Team

Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

- 15-20 years of experience as a Piping Engineer in Oil and gas with a major contractor performing Conceptual, Pre-FEED, FEED, and detail design
- Previous experience as Lead Piping Engineer on FEED and EPC projects via Multi-offices Project Execution
- Detailed knowledge of Pre-FEED, FEED, and Detailed Design Phases Projects
- Detailed knowledge and experience of design techniques and application of standards, codes, and guidelines
- Familiar with all Piping Sub-Disciplines including Design and Modelling, Pipe Stress & Support, Piping Material Engineering, and MTO activities and deliverables
- Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills
- Familiar with SP3D / E3D / Navisworks
- Preferably Registered Qualified Engineer or member of a professional engineering society
- Familiar with commercial aspects of projects and types of contracts
- Flexible for Business travel

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