Engineering Lead (Piping)

Job Purpose: Lead the Contractor in the Compression offshore facilities layout and Piping design to ensure a safe, efficient and reliable operation of the Onshore Assets.
Strong understanding of both Greenfield and Brownfield piping engineering inclusive of offshore layout, Stress Analysis and Materials understanding all being essential for the position.

Key Job Accountabilities
Layout – GF/BF: Ensure clear understanding with requirements of a Greenfield layout to a Brownfield layout
Layout – GF/BF: Understanding of 3D modelling and the roles it plays to help visualize the piping system and layout to ensure efficiency, clash free and practicality in addressing
construction needs
Materials: Addressing challenges like corrosion and material degradation in a piping layout. Such as the selection of corrosion-resistant materials and incorporate protective coatings
Materials: Understanding the materials selection process in a corrosive environment. Taking into account specific chemicals and environmental conditions, including factors like
temperature and humidity
Stress Analysis: Why Stress Analysis is important in piping design, safety and integrity. Understanding of the required factors such as thermal expansion, dynamic loading, pressure,
temperature for consideration in the analysis
Stress Analysis: Understanding of stress analysis software, and the role in which it plays in order to help simulate and analyse the behaviour of piping systems under various loads, identifying weak points and optmizing the design

Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree Mechanical Engineering
Eight years minimum overall experience in an industry/discipline offshore and mandatory knowledge of Layout required.
Five (5) years being BF experience in Piping layout and design.
Greenfield: Layout design and experience for offshore facilities.
Greenfield: Understanding of piping layout and design requirements.
Brownfield: Understanding of piping layout and design requirements for both retrofit and modifications.
Brownfield: Knowledge and good understanding of Piping Tie-ins requirements and considerations.
General: Knowledge and good understanding of Code requirements for Piping Design.
General: Understanding of Stress Analysis, reports reading, FIV/AIV and why its important for piping design.
General: Understanding of Materials requirements, selection criteria, materials compatibility based on fluid, environment etc.
General: Understanding of Project needs to ensure Quality, Safety, Schedule and Cost are not compromised.


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