Principal Onshore Pipelines Engineer

Job responsibilities:

• All design engineering activities, project management skills, technical execution and completion of assigned engineering tasks

• Assisting the project engineers in the co-ordination and preparation of input into the contract documents for each discipline area, including design criteria, scope of work, procedures and design approach.

• Leading the team of pipeline engineers for the assigned project.

• Liaison and co-ordination with other engineers and discipline groups on the contract to effect timely production of deliverables.

• Technical writing activities, in particular, production of technical reports and procedures

• Provide interpretation and verification of design & engineering

• Facilitate and administer interdisciplinary coordination

• Providing proposal inputs for the new jobs under bidding stage.

• Setting high performance standards for the team of engineers working on the assigned project.

Specific accountabilities:

- Experience in preparation of Pipeline Design documents independently and complete the design activities within specified schedule & budget.

- Self-motivated, shall work independently leading the team of engineers & designers for the project with effective communication with Project Managers/PEMs and Discipline Manager.

- Pro-active, should be able to guide Engineers & Designers on technical and non-technical issues towards effective solutions.- Capable of executing multiple tasks and delivering it efficiently within specified schedule.

- Pipeline route selection, to optimize costs of new pipelines

• Pipeline sizing and design to meet performance criteria.

• Cost estimating for pipelines and facilities.

• Providing pipeline construction support.

• Up to date knowledge and experience in onshore pipeline design codes for oil and gas industry

• Quality Assurance – Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance system relevant to the Oil & Gas Business Unit.

• Safety – Responsible for personal safety, safe working practices for the Oil & Gas Business Unit. Understand and follow OH&S procedures.

Industry Specific Experience:

• Must have vast pipeline design engineering experience in the Oil and Gas industry, offshore and onshore or related petrochemicals industry

• Extensive experience in Pre-FEED, FEED and detailed design of Oil and Gas pipelines.

Qualifications

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent Degree in Mechanical / Pipeline Engineering

• Professional registration is preferred

• Affiliation to engineers’ association/institute bodies shall add additional advantage

IT / Systems Skills:

• Computer skills particularly in the use of CEASER package for stress analysis and knowledge of the onshore pipeline design calculations for wall thickness, buoyancy, upheaval buckling, etc. in Excel/ Math Cad.

People & Other Skills:

• Proven leadership skills

• Good communication skills (written and verbal)

• Must be accustomed to leading teams to deliver on time and within budget

• Should be able to work largely independently with minimal supervision from Group Head.