Piping Engineering Lead - EPC Projects & Mentorship

THE BLUE BARREL PTE. LTD.; Penarth, High Street; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Blue Barrel PTE. LTD. seeks an experienced Assistant Piping Manager to support the Piping Manager in planning, execution, and control of piping engineering activities for EPC projects across FEED through commissioning.

The role develops leadership and technical capabilities, ensures quality, schedule adherence, cost control, and compliance with international codes (ASME, API, ISO). This is a senior, hands-on leadership position in the UK offshore/energy sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 12–15 years of piping engineering experience within EPC projects.
• 3–5 years in a lead or senior piping role.
• Experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, LNG, or energy transition projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing piping design and engineering activities across all project phases (FEED, Detail Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning).
• Review and approve: piping layouts and 3D models, P&IDs and line lists, stress analysis reports, isometrics and MTOs.
• Ensure compliance with international codes and client specifications, engineering procedures.
• Support resource planning, workload distribution, engineering schedule development and man-hour estimation and control.
• Coordinate with Process, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Instrumentation, and construction teams to ensure integrated design; participate in project review meetings, HAZOPs, and constructability reviews.
• Promote a strong culture of engineering excellence, safety, and accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Project management

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAESAR II

PDMS

E3D

SP3D

Job description

The Blue Barrel PTE. LTD. seeks an experienced Assistant Piping Manager to support the Piping Manager in planning, execution, and control of piping engineering activities for EPC projects across FEED through commissioning.

The role develops leadership and technical capabilities, ensures quality, schedule adherence, cost control, and compliance with international codes (ASME, API, ISO). This is a senior, hands-on leadership position in the UK offshore/energy sector.