Principal Piping Engineer - Offshore

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Role Purpose

• Provide senior technical leadership and discipline authority for piping engineering to deliver safe, compliant and constructible designs across the full project lifecycle (Concept/FEED, Detailed Engineering, Procurement support, Construction support and Commissioning).
• Lead and coordinate piping engineering, piping design and equipment layout functions to meet project scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives, with strong interface management in multi-discipline and multi-office execution environments.
• Own technical integrity for piping layouts, stress analysis strategy, piping materials engineering, and procurement support, with proven offshore design leadership as a core requirement.
  
  

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• HSE, SEAL & Safety in Design
• Demonstrate visible and active commitment to HSE leadership on projects; promote safe behaviours and ensure discipline compliance with project and corporate requirements.
• Drive Safe and Sustainable Engineering outcomes by participating in SEAL alignment and risk/hazard assessment workshops; ensure piping inputs support safe operability and lifecycle thinking.
• Apply Safety in Design principles (ALARP / hierarchy of controls) within piping engineering and ensure hazards/risks are identified, documented and managed through design and reviews.
• Discipline Leadership, Planning and Delivery
• Plan, organize and manage all aspects of piping workload for one major project or multiple projects concurrently.
• Establish and maintain the piping deliverables register; control, monitor and progress deliverables to agreed schedule; provide timely status reporting to project and discipline leadership.
• Develop and manage discipline resource plans (including workshare/GID execution where applicable); coordinate staffing and skills needs with Engineering/Discipline Management.
• Coach, mentor, and technically supervise assigned engineers/designers; provide technical escalation, capability development and effective supervision.
• Ensure design continuity throughout the project and across project phases; maintain consistent engineering intent from design basis through IFC deliverables.
• Technical Authority – Piping Engineering & Layout (Onshore/Offshore)
• Lead development and approval of piping design basis, design criteria, philosophies, specifications and project design instructions (including modeling/drafting procedures).
• Lead the plot plan development and maintenance; ensure integrated topsides/plant layout considering safety, access, operability, maintainability and constructability.
• Coordinate piping and layout activities with other disciplines; lead model reviews, resolve clashes, and drive issue closure to meet project milestones.
• Ensure recognized offshore engineering practices applicable to topsides/plant layout and piping design are adopted and consistently applied.
• Oversee and/or approve piping deliverables such as GA drawings (aboveground/underground), isometrics, tie-in lists, line/service index, special piping items lists, and MTOs.
• Piping Stress Analysis & Pipe Supports
• Define and implement stress analysis strategy and criteria; identify critical lines, unusual operating conditions, and required analysis methods (static/dynamic as applicable).
• Oversee and review piping flexibility/stress calculations and reports; ensure compliance with relevant codes, project criteria and client standards.
• Lead interface management for piping support philosophy, support selection, and timely transfer of piping loads to Civil/Structural.
• Ensure vibration, thermal movement, equipment nozzle loads and support/anchor requirements are addressed early and verified through design and reviews.
• Piping Materials Engineering & Procurement Support
• Provide technical leadership on piping material selection, line classes/specifications, datasheets and special piping items to meet service, integrity and lifecycle requirements.
• Support procurement by preparing/reviewing material requisitions/engineering requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and vendor document reviews for piping-related items.
• Engage with vendors and suppliers to resolve technical queries; ensure purchase-to-specification compliance and timely closure of vendor documentation and actions.
• Quality, Governance and Change Management
• Implement and enforce discipline quality checking procedures; ensure deliverables are produced, checked and issued per project and corporate procedures.
• Identify deviations in scope, estimate impacts, and initiate change/variation notices; support scope, cost and schedule impact assessments.
• Promote consistent application of company engineering governance (“Working the Worley Way”) including compliance to standards, procedures and documentation requirements.
• Client, Supplier and Stakeholder Interface
• Represent piping engineering in meetings with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, licensors and other disciplines; produce required documentation such as minutes and action registers.
• Maintain effective communication flow within the piping team and across disciplines; proactively resolve inter-discipline, vendor and customer issues.
• Provide technical input to proposals, execution strategies and estimates as required, support business development activities through disciplined technical contributions.
• Construction, Commissioning and Brownfield/Offshore Support
• Provide construction support including RFIs/field queries, design clarifications, tie-in and shutdown planning inputs, and resolution of site issues.
• Support commissioning and handover by ensuring piping deliverables reflect approved changes and as-built requirements (where in scope).
• Ensure offshore brownfield constraints are considered in design (access, weight, lifting/handling, hot work limitations, tie-in execution feasibility).
  

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 20+ years total experience in piping engineering within Oil & Gas / Energy / Process industries.
• 10+ years detailed engineering experience.
• 10+ years offshore experience, including extended proven offshore design experience (must-have).
• 5+ years detailed engineering offshore (must-have).
• Strong EPC/EPCM execution experience with demonstrated leadership of discipline teams and delivery of major scopes.
• ADNOC standards awareness is a strong advantage; Worley systems familiarity is a plus; GCC experience is a plus.
  
  

Core Competencies (Technical & Behavioral)

• Strong leadership and communication skills; ability to lead multi-disciplinary interfaces and multi-office execution.
• Expert knowledge of piping engineering fundamentals including layout, stress, pipe supports and materials engineering.
• Strong EPC/EPCM project execution mindset: planning, progress control, risk management, scope control and change management.
• Client-facing capability with strong stakeholder management and technical persuasion skills.
• Strong Communication skills, verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to safety, quality and safe/sustainable engineering outcomes.
• Strong team building and team development skills.
  
  

Preferred / Advantageous

• ADNOC standards and project delivery exposure.
• Worley systems familiarity (engineering governance, templates, and standard ways of working).
• GCC / Middle East offshore experience and brownfield asset services exposure.
  
  

Note

• This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected for this role. Actual responsibilities may vary by project scope, contract, and location requirements.
  
  

Moving forward together

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Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

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