Team Lead Piping Engineering

Equinox Engineering Ltd.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Calgary is seeking a Team Lead Piping Engineering. This role involves planning and executing Piping Engineering activities, managing a team, and ensuring quality deliverables for large oil and gas projects. The ideal candidate will be a Professional Engineer with a Mechanical or Metallurgical degree, 15+ years in the industry, and a strong ability to mentor and lead teams. Offering a full-time position focused on significant pipeline engineering projects.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of oil and gas experience, with 5 years in a leadership role in Piping Engineering.
• Experience in CAD and 3D piping modelling is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of piping, pipeline, and materials engineers.
• Ensure quality and accuracy of Piping Engineering deliverables.
• Support budget and schedule management across multiple projects.
• Generate engineering hour estimates and manage resources.
• Act as subject matter expert for piping design and specifications.

Skills

Communication skills

Mentorship and training

Large scale project execution

Interdisciplinary issue resolution

Experience with ASME standards

Knowledge of CSA Z662

Material selection expertise

Welding procedures knowledge

Pressure piping applications

Pipeline Engineering

Education

Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in Alberta

Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering degree

Job description

Team Lead Piping Engineering

Department: Piping Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Calgary, AB, Canada

Description

Equinox Engineering Ltd. is a Calgary-based EPCM firm. We are a market leader in oil and gas processing specializing in facilities design, implementation and operational assistance for natural gas, conventional oil, heavy oil and carbon capture projects. Our clients include several of the largest oil and gas producers in Canada and worldwide, and we are currently executing a wide range of sweet gas, sour gas, conventional oil and heavy oil facility and pipeline projects.

Summary: The Team Lead Piping Engineering plans, directs, and executes all aspects of Piping Engineering activities within the department. Ensures Piping Engineering delivery, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization's established objectives. Supports the Piping Engineering team across our global offices, including Canada, Australia, USA, and India.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Department Manager in the following areas.
  • Lead and coordinate a team of piping, pipeline and materials engineers.
  • Ensure the quality and accuracy of Piping Engineering deliverables.
  • Oversee, train, and mentor junior and intermediate piping engineers.
  • Generate engineering hour estimates, resource loading, and forecasting for piping engineering projects and tasks.
  • Support budget and schedule management across multiple projects.
  • Ensure effective use of global workshare to meet corporate requirements.
  • Assist in implementation of short/term planning and business strategies.
  • Support staff performance reviews and training.
• Act as subject matter expert for piping design, specification, and installations.
• Assist in leading and execution of project deliverables including but not limited to piping specifications, line designation tables, isometric and general arrangement drawings, material requisitions, and specialty item specifications.
• Contribute to project documentation including DBM’s, execution plans, manhour estimates, and scopes of work.
• Work closely with Piping Design Drafting department to ensure efficient delivery of optimized piping arrangements.
• Contribute to model reviews at 30%, 60%, and 90% design stages, working closely with Piping Design and Drafting department to ensure readily identifiable optimizations are incorporated prior to client review.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor Piping Engineering procedures and standards.
• Liaise with Stress, Mechanical, Supply Chain and Project Management.
• Field review of piping system installations, as-building piping systems as required.
• Coordinate and respond to RFI’s related to piping systems.
• Review and manage Client requirements and expectations.
• Demonstrate commitment to the Health and Safety program.
• Assist with business development and client relationships.
• Industry networking and contact development.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Key Skills:

• Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrable experience in mentorship and training.
• Proven ability to execute efficiently on large scale programs and projects.
• Ability to effectively resolve interdisciplinary issues, or concerns that arise within a team environment.
• Experience in contributing to multi-discipline teams, including global workshare.
• Proven experience designing to ASME B31.3, B31.1, B31.4 and B 31.8.
• Expert level knowledge of CSA Z662 above ground piping design.
• Advanced knowledge of metallurgy and materials selection for corrosive and elevated temperature piping systems is considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of welding procedures, procedure qualification and NDE methodology is considered an asset.
• Experience with pressure piping applications to ABSA, TSASK, and TSBC.
• Design experience working with boiler and steam piping systems.
• Ability to work with ABSA Inspectors and client teams to address field level piping concerns.
• Broad exposure to natural gas, conventional oil and heavy oil facility design and construction.
• Familiarity with materials requisitions and supply chain management systems and procedures.
• Knowledge of Pipeline Engineering is considered an asset.

Education and Qualifications:

• Successful candidate will be a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) within the province of Alberta.
• Possess a Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering degree.
• Minimum 15+ year’s oil and gas experience with minimum 5 years recent leadership experience, focused on Piping Engineering.
• Experience in CAD and 3D piping modelling is considered an asset.