Piping & Pipelines Lead

Belcan; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Belcan Workforce Solutions in Reading, UK, seeks an experienced Piping & Pipelines Lead to provide technical leadership and discipline expertise across all project phases from concept to execution.

You will lead the piping discipline, oversee FEED and detailed design, coordinate with subsurface and other disciplines, manage interfaces, mentor engineers and ensure compliance with standards and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in oil & gas, energy, petrochemical or related process industries.
• Experience across design phase and mechanical aspects of piping and pipelines.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional registration would be advantageous.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating engineering deliverables.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the piping and pipelines engineering discipline across major project activities.
• Provide technical direction and oversight during Pre-FEED, FEED and detailed design phases.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, specifications, codes and safety requirements.
• Coordinate interfaces with multidisciplinary engineering teams and key stakeholders.
• Support business planning, project planning and engineering delivery activities.
• Manage discipline risks, technical queries and design reviews.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to engineers and designers within the discipline.
• Work closely with sub-surface and other technical disciplines to ensure integrated project delivery.

Skills

Piping design

Pipeline engineering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mechanical engineering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Hours: 40 hours per week (Core Hours: 09:00 - 15:30)

Working Pattern: 4 Days Onsite | 1 Day WFH

Belcan Workforce Solutions are seeking an experienced Piping & Pipelines Lead to provide technical leadership and discipline expertise across all phases of project delivery, from concept and FEED through to detailed design and execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the piping and pipelines engineering discipline across major project activities.
• Provide technical direction and oversight during Pre-FEED, FEED and detailed design phases.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, specifications, codes and safety requirements.
• Coordinate interfaces with multidisciplinary engineering teams and key stakeholders.
• Support business planning, project planning and engineering delivery activities.
• Manage discipline risks, technical queries and design reviews.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to engineers and designers within the discipline.
• Work closely with sub-surface and other technical disciplines to ensure integrated project delivery.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the oil & gas, energy, petrochemical or related process industries.
• Proven experience across both the design phase and mechanical engineering aspects of piping and pipeline projects, including Pre-FEED, FEED and detailed design.
• Demonstrable experience in both Piping and Pipelines Engineering.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, industry codes, regulations and applicable safety criteria.
• Strong understanding of piping system design, pipeline engineering principles and mechanical design requirements.
• Extensive experience in business planning and project planning within complex engineering projects.
• In-depth experience working with sub-surface disciplines and managing technical interfaces.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating engineering deliverables.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
• Previous experience on large-scale refinery, petrochemical, offshore, onshore or energy projects.
• Experience working within international project environments and managing multiple engineering interfaces.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional registration would be advantageous.

This opportunity would particularly suit candidates who can demonstrate a combination of mechanical engineering expertise, piping and pipelines design experience, and leadership across all engineering design phases.