Lead Piping Engineer

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood seeks a seasoned piping design engineer to lead and coordinate piping activities on major projects in Abu Dhabi. The role requires extensive oil and gas experience and a track record of delivering high-quality design work.

You will ensure compliance with ADNOC standards, interface with EPC contractors and internal teams, and guide design reviews through installation and commissioning stages.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant oil and gas experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with international codes and standards.
• Proficient with engineering software.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate complex solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical piping design expertise.
• Coordinate piping design with EPC Contractor to meet project timelines.
• Ensure design compliance with ADNOC standards and codes.
• Lead technical reviews and ensure quality of piping deliverables.
• Interface with multiple engineering teams and contractors.
• Support installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Independent decision making

Code & standards knowledge

Engineering software

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Engineering software tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in all piping design.
• Ensure design and engineering compliance with relevant codes and ADNOC standards.
• Coordinate, monitor and handle piping design and engineering with EPC Contractor as per project expectations and complete the work within the required timeframe.
• Work with other discipline engineers within IPMT.
• Coordinate site interface to resolve technical issues and ensure quality and integrity of discipline engineering execution.
• Perform regular and timely technical reviews of piping engineering deliverables developed by engineering consultants and contractors, ensuring design quality in compliance with relevant codes, standards and best practices.
• Ensure integration of overall piping engineering and overall coordination within the IPMT piping engineering team.
• Ensure quality and accuracy of engineering consultant and EPC contractor piping engineering design activities.
• Review and approve engineering consultant and EPC contractor work and ensure compliance with ADNOC project specifications, relevant codes and standards, and best industry practices.
• Coordinate required engineering participation in the development and analysis of various design options and business models.
• Contribute input and expertise in the development and analysis of various design options and business models to support design optimization and validation.
• Participate in teams for equipment sizing and equipment selection, considering optimization and standardization.
• Ensure that facilities are designed in accordance with the latest corporate guidelines with respect to environment and health aspects.
• Ensure full utilization of existing facilities while optimizing facilities required for new projects.
• Participate in layout reviews, model reviews, design reviews and technical workshops.
• Provide technical assistance and coordination with other discipline engineers.
• Coordinate technical reviews, bid evaluation and performance evaluation.
• Provide technical assistance during installation, pre‑commissioning and commissioning.
• Report to ADNOC Discipline Team Leader, Engineering Manager and support Project Managers and Engineers within the Project Management Team organization.
• Interface with managers, team leaders and engineers in company technical departments, business units, operations units and logistics department.
• Interface regularly with contractor engineering and project management team and discipline engineers as and when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent technical team and interpersonal skills.
• Experience and detailed knowledge of relevant international codes and standards.
• Knowledge of engineering computer programs and general business software.
• Ability to make independent decisions in the planning, organizing and coordinating to develop solutions to complex problems.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following, which is a non‑exhaustive list: race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.