Senior Piping Technical Expert

Job Title

Senior Piping Material Engineer

About This Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Piping Material Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of piping materials and systems, as well as coordinating with other organisational units for project related matters.

• Reports to Section Manager of Piping basis organisation and reports to the Piping Material Lead/Piping Lead when assigned to a project role.
• Ensure that all assigned work is completed on time, project schedules and of the intended quality.
• Interface with other organisational units for project related as required.
• Maintain a positive and safe working environment at work location.
• Comply without fail with the company code of conduct and always ensure ethical behaviour. Unethical behaviour shall not be tolerated.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Acting as a single point of contact on matters related to Piping Material Engineering in all phases of the project.
• Responsible for piping material engineering related activity. May be assigned as Piping Materials Lead for project.
• Coordinate on project specific issues with the Piping Lead/Piping Material Lead
• Be responsible for the technical integrity for compliance to project HSE requirements relevant to the scope of work.
• Review and provide technical inputs on various Piping material related specifications and associated technical matters.
• Based on the client specifications, follow project specific procedure related to Piping Material Engineering.
• Be responsible for all Piping material related engineering activities and deliverables to ensure that the design complies with the specification, integrity, and quality requirements of the project.
• Be responsible to incorporate the specific technical requirements in the Piping material design, such as, compatibility between the dissimilar material connections and temperature requirements.
• Be responsible in finalization piping systems requirements such as, PED and testing requirements of NDT, hydro and pneumatic in line with the project requirements.
• Be responsible to procurement support for the Piping components, the activities vary from finalization of MTO, evaluation of technical offers from the suppliers and ensuring the timely delivery with full project compliance.
• Be responsible for and manage the technical interfaces with equipment and package suppliers, as appropriate, to ensure compliance to Standards & Project Specifications
• Provide technical support to the project to obtain necessary approvals from the verification body/classification society or other applicable approving authorities.
• Represent Piping Discipline in meetings, discussions, audits, verifications, workshops, and technical reviews that relates to piping materials and be responsible for closeout of actions identified as required.
• Be responsible to align to the progress of Piping Engineering scope and internal and supplier deliverables, where applicable, as per the schedule of the project.
• Be responsible for Management of change within the scope of work for the Piping Discipline on assigned projects.
• In case of any technical challenges, troubleshoot to resolve the issues on time and if required escalate to piping material lead for quick resolution. Plan tasks and issue the deliverables as per company procedures.
• Issue of discipline deliverables in project specific templates.
• Be familiar with the workflows in the project once they have been set up. Taking initiative and provide any input to the Piping Lead/Piping Material Lead on time and highlight in advance if there are any technical challenges.
• Coordinate actively with other offices, for the projects being executed from multiple locations, attend meetings, and communicate effectively. Be flexible and ready to assume additional roles in the project.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• A minimum of 12 years of experience having worked in an engineering setup for upstream oil & gas projects (platforms & FPSO projects) serving in the capacity of a Lead/Senior Material Engineer.
• Applicants experience in Software usage for Piping material quantity estimate, Procurement planning, material traceability and delivery to site, is important in selection of the candidate.
• Applicant must possess design experience with respect to typical Piping Engineering deliverables, such as, specifications, data sheets (bulks, valves, SP items), MTO, TQ, TBA and Supplier Drawing Reviews.
• Experience in Norwegian projects and applicants experience to the relevant standards, NCS and UKCS sectors preferred.
• Applicant must have had prior work experience with medium/large sized brownfield and green field projects in the Oil and Gas sector with similar roles and possess an excellent understanding of project phases, milestones, and deliverables.
• Applicant must have in-depth knowledge in Piping material engineering/procurement and cost-effectiveness, with a proven track record on projects in the upstream oil and gas sector.
• Applicant must possess a thorough understanding and knowledge of oil and natural gas industry standards such as, but not limited to, ASME, API (American Petroleum Institute), BS, European Regulations and other relevant standards and guidelines.
• Applicants experience in FPSO projects and HPHT services preferred.

Education

The ideal candidate should have a minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Material Engineering or other equivalent engineering specialisation.

Skills

The successful candidate should have:

• Excellent technical communication (oral and written) skills with proven ability to present technical issues to design teams, client technical authorities, and client's project management representatives and approving bodies.
• A self-starter and be able to work with minimal supervision, make sound decisions, take independent action, analyse problems, and provide focused solutions to assigned projects.
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills and be able to work well with people at all levels in the organization.
• Applicants are expected to have used common business software applications such as MS Office, MS Excel and shall have experience to calculate/validate pipe thickness, Branch reinforcement etc.
• Applicants must be familiar with using Navisworks.
• Strong industry knowledge in an MNC work environment would be an advantage.