Specialist Pipelines Engineer

Worley; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a highly experienced Specialist Pipelines Engineer in Abu Dhabi to ensure technical integrity and compliance across the CONTRACTOR scope. You will review discipline documents, lead design reviews, and support procurement, construction, and commissioning activities to deliver safe, compliant projects.

The role requires 15 years in pipeline disciplines, 5+ years on major oil and gas projects, and strong knowledge of international standards and safety in design.

Qualifications

• 15 years of discipline-specific experience in pipelines.
• 5+ years on major Oil & Gas projects; 5 years in same position with PMC or EPC.
• 5+ years GCC/UAE projects experience preferred.
• Fully conversant with international standards and design safety.
• Proficient with MicroStation, AutoCAD, and Navisworks; MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Technical assurance: verify integrity and compliance with codes and standards.
• Review discipline documents, issue comments, and coordinate resolutions.
• Support procurement, vendor document reviews, and inspections as required.
• Participate in discipline design reviews and change management processes.
• Coordinate with construction and commissioning teams during handover.

Skills

English fluency

Time management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Prioritization

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Navisworks

CII

Job description

Company : Worley

Job

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type : Employee

Job Posting

Sep 4, 2026

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Job Purpose:

The Specialist Pipelines engineer is responsible for the technical assurance & compliance of the CONTRACTOR to the COMPANY's specific discipline scope, specifications, respective governing codes & standards & industry best practices. Roles & responsibilities includes reviews & approvals of discipline related documentation, participation in discipline progress meetings with Contractor counter-part, Planned design review sessions, review & resolution of discipline specific technical queries, verification of discipline specific concession requests (as applicable) & provide input (approval or rejection) with justification.

Support Procurements activities & relevant documents review & approvals, VENDOR documents review, physical inspection as required.

Support Construction & commissioning activities by involvement in respective Discipline inspections & punch listing activities as applicable for release of respective certifications (DAC/MC,,etc.)

Verification of Final discipline specific Documentation & Database at handover & confirm completeness & correctness.

Key Accountabilities

Job Specific Accountabilities:

Technical Assurance:

• Technical Integrity: Verifying & achieving technical Integrity of respective project deliverable(s) in compliance with:
  • Legislation and Regulatory Commitments
  • Codes and Standards
  • Certification
  • Basis of Design
• Technical Audits: Engage in &/or lead Technical audits (Discipline specific) to verify & ensure compliance to specifications &/or industry best practices.
• Technical/Design Reviews: Participate in all planned design reviews requiring discipline input. Ensure CONTRACTOR compliance to Project design basis, specifications, design requirements & industry best practices.
• Review & approval : review & approval of discipline specific engineering documents, assign respective review codes, follow up on other disciplines involved in the document review to ensure timely release of the review cycle, consolidate all review discipline comments, verify its validity & as required address them with issues/concerns over the comments to reach a resolution before sending the consolidated review comments to CONTRACTOR, Verify CONTRACTOR's resolution of all comments.
• Monitors CONTRACTOR's overall compliance & engineering quality, provides necessary feedback for observations, deviations & areas of improvements (Preventive/Corrective actions) in the Project Quality system
  
• Review of discipline specific Concession requests issued within the CONTRACT, validate the basis of the request & its impact on technical integrity & justification, prior to requesting endorsement from Technical authority.
• Monitoring & ensuring that discipline specific design change management is being carried out for all respective engineering changes with proper multidiscipline impact assessment & the same is registered & controlled (as & when required).

General:

• Maintain regular meetings with discipline counter part for timely discipline activity coordination & problems resolution as applicable.
• Communicate discipline specific updates/areas of concern on regular basis to the package engineering manager & to other disciplines within the package.
• Maintaining time records & timely submission of time sheets for approval
• Timely input into engineering leave planner & subsequent submittal of leave (after aligning a handover & a deputy during the leave period).
• Address technical conflicts & disputes with Counterpart in a professional & systematic manner, relevant to governing specifications/codes & actual situation.
  

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• Must be fluent in English language (Written & Spoken).

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills:

• 15 years of discipline specific experience with 5 years of experience on major Oil & Gas projects. 5 years of which in same position working with reputable contractor (PMC or EPC).
• 5+ years GCC Projects experience/UAE Projects experience is preferred
• Site based experience, brown field work is a plus,
• Through knowledge of industry governing codes & standards,
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Fully conversant with relevant international standards and GOOD PRACTICES.
• Fully conversant with the relevant engineering software (CII, Microstation, AUTOCAD Navisworks).
• Fully conversant with principles of "safety in design"
• Good understanding of construction techniques and constructability issues
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Moving forward together

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.