Principal Pipeline Engineer

JOB TITLE

PRINCIPAL PIPELINE ENGINEER

Role in the Company

To function as a Principal Discipline Engineer or as specialist Engineer for specific projects. Shall also be capable to function as a Deputy to the Department Manager and provide him with leave cover.

Qualification requirement

Degree in relevant engineering subject (B.Sc./B.Eng./M.Sc.).

Experience level needed

• Minimum 15 years' experience in the design and specification of Oil & Gas Pipeline engineering with extensive experience in front-end and detailed design with Engineering Design consultants. Out of this a minimum of 5 years shall be in design of upstream Oil & Gas pipeline projects.
• Shall have a minimum of 5 years experience as a Senior Discipline Engineer.
• Thorough understanding of the risks and the technical/commercial issues associated with the development of oil and gas projects.

General requirement

• Fluent spoken and written English and ability to prepare clear concise reports and conduct discussions with the Client / Vendors, prepare minutes and effectively close-out pending issues.
• Must have sound basic skills in relevant Engineering Discipline.
• Some field experience in construction or commissioning is preferred.

Specific Requirements

• Good knowledge and understanding of relevant International Standards, such as API 5L, API 6D, ISO 3183, 14692, NACE MR0175, ANSI/ASME B31.4, B31.8, etc.
• Shall be well conversant with Pipeline Route selection, Site verification, Urban Plan, use of GPS, Google earth application, Hot Tap, Smart Plug, Welding, Pipeline Construction, DSS, GRE, PE Lined materials, Pipeline design and calculation, Pig Trap Design.
• DA-2 Approval is preferred
• Ensure compliance to discipline engineering standards, work processes, systems and tools. Support the development of new technical professionals.
• Continually seeks new ways of working to improve performance and to improve value delivery to projects.

Principal Accountabilities

• Ensure adherence to company HSE & AI-PSM requirements.
• To provide discipline-engineering expertise to all project design phases.
• To assume focal point responsibility for the integrity and fitness for purpose of all specified discipline equipment and systems.
• To conduct system effectiveness studies for new projects.
• To support design/drawing office personnel with engineering input.
• To ensure that equipment vendors provide timely and high quality product to front-end and detailed design packages.
• To ensure design packages meet the required safety, environmental and ergonomic standards.
• To ensure design packages take account of technical progress with the industry.
• On request, monitor construction, testing, and commissioning work executed by the construction contractors for compliance with the project specification.
• Manage and control all interfaces of the related discipline with other discipline and design product suppliers.
• Preparation of requisitions and technical evaluation of subsequent bids for discipline material and equipment purchases.
• Ensure designs are executed in line with International / Client / Company specifications, standards and procedures.
• Act as lead discipline engineer of projects, managing discipline design teams of engineers and designers.
• To identify potential applications for new technology.
• To provide feed back on improvement to the applicable design standards.
• Review and approve all deliverables for the assigned projects.
• Provide inputs to other disciplines
• Provide inputs for DEM-1, and LFI compliance check list.
• Participate in sites visits, client Audits.

Challenges

• Continuously strive to improve the performance of the team.
• Allocate available resources in an optimal manner to meet client needs, identify requirement of additional resources to DM well in time.
• Ensure that scheduled requirements are always met while at the same time ensuring quality.
• To actively train and encourage the development of young Engineers to fulfil design and engineering roles.
• Provide guidance to all team members.
• Pipeline System Designs
• Route Studies and Survey Specifications
• Material Selection, incl. metallic (CS, SS, DSS, etc.) and non metallic (GRE, GRP, HDPE, etc.) materials
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Pipeline Stress Analysis – incl. road crossing etc.
• Expansion, surge,
• Operating Manuals and Maintenance Manuals
• Brown Field Construction Scopes
• Tie-in Studies, incl. Hot Tap & Stoppling studies and calculations
• Hydrotest and (Pre-)Commissioning Calculations and Plans
• Corrosion Studies and Defect Assessment