OFFSHORE PIPELINE ENGINEER

Duncan & Ross; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Duncan & Ross is seeking an Offshore Pipeline Engineer in Abu Dhabi to lead detailed design, routing, and installation support for a major offshore project. You will perform stability, stress, and thermal analyses and collaborate across disciplines to ensure constructible, compliant designs.

The role requires extensive offshore experience, familiarity with DNV, API, and ADNOC standards, and strong English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Pipeline or Subsea Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of offshore pipeline engineering experience including detailed design, route selection and installation support.
• Solid experience in shallow and deepwater pipeline projects.
• Familiarity with offshore construction tie-ins, shore approaches and trench/backfill methods.
• Strong command of engineering software tools including OFFPIPE, DNV PIPESIM, AutoPIPE or ABAQUS for FEA.
• Fluent in English with excellent technical writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review engineering deliverables for offshore pipeline systems including routing, wall thickness calculations, stress analysis and hydraulic simulations.
• Prepare technical documentation such as design basis reports, material specifications, construction drawings, alignment sheets and pipeline installation procedures.
• Perform and review pipeline design analysis including on-bottom stability, span analysis, expansion and thermal buckling using relevant software (e.g. OFFPIPE, CAESAR II, OrcaFlex).
• Provide input on material selection, coating systems and corrosion protection strategies (CP systems).
• Ensure all designs meet international codes and standards (e.g. DNV-ST-F101, API 1111, ASME B31.8) ADNOC specifications and local regulations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including subsea, structural, geotechnical and installation engineers to ensure design integration and constructability.
• Review and assess contractor/subcontractor engineering and vendor documents.
• Support installation engineering, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
• Participate in risk assessments, design reviews and technical clarification meetings with clients and third parties.
• Support integrity management by contributing to ILI planning, repair strategies and life extension assessments.

Skills

Continuous Integration

Docker

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Build Automation

S3

ASME Codes & Standards

Redshift

Spark

CI/CD

Kafka

Scala

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Pipeline or Subsea Engineering

Tools

OFFPIPE

DNV PIPESIM

AutoPIPE

ABAQUS

CAESAR II

OrcaFlex

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Offshore Pipeline Engineer to join our engineering team in Abu Dhabi working on the detailed engineering and design of a significant offshore oil and gas project in the Middle East. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in subsea and offshore pipeline systems with proven expertise in design material selection installation methods and integrity management.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and review engineering deliverables for offshore pipeline systems including routing wall thickness calculations stress analysis and hydraulic simulations.
• Prepare technical documentation such as design basis reports material specifications construction drawings alignment sheets and pipeline installation procedures.
• Perform and review pipeline design analysis including on-bottom stability span analysis expansion and thermal buckling using relevant software (e.g. OFFPIPE CAESAR II OrcaFlex).
• Provide input on material selection coating systems and corrosion protection strategies (CP systems).
• Ensure all designs meet international codes and standards (e.g. DNV-ST-F101 API 1111 ASME B31.8) ADNOC specifications and local regulations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including subsea structural geotechnical and installation engineers to ensure design integration and constructability.
• Review and assess contractor/subcontractor engineering and vendor documents.
• Support installation engineering pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
• Participate in risk assessments design reviews and technical clarification meetings with clients and third parties.
• Support integrity management by contributing to ILI planning repair strategies and life extension assessments.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Pipeline or Subsea Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in offshore pipeline engineering including detailed design route selection and installation support.
• Solid experience in shallow and deepwater pipeline projects.
• Familiarity with offshore construction tie-ins shore approaches and trench/backfill methods.
• Strong command of engineering software tools including OFFPIPE DNV PIPESIM AutoPIPE or ABAQUS for FEA.
• Fluent in English with excellent technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic multicultural environment.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience working on ADNOC offshore projects or within the Gulf region.
• Knowledge of subsea umbilicals risers and flexible pipe systems.

Key Skills

• Continuous Integration
• Docker
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Build Automation
• S3
• ASME Codes & Standards
• Redshift
• Spark
• CI/CD
• Kafka
• Scala

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1