Senior Piping & Pipelines Design Lead

Energy Jobline ZR; Arborfield; On-site; GBP 84,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR in Reading is seeking a Piping & Pipelines Discipline Lead to oversee large-bore and high-alloy piping design across engineering, quality and fabrication. You will guide design teams to ensure piping systems are safe, buildable and cost-efficient, while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.

You will develop project piping standards, provide technical oversight, apply stress analysis and fitness-for-service principles, and collaborate with other disciplines to

Qualifications

• Breadth across mechanical discipline with depth in piping and pipeline design.
• Strong technical judgement on piping system design issues and risk interpretation.
• Experience applying stress analysis and fitness-for-service thinking to drive safe, optimized outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead piping and pipeline design oversight across engineering, quality and fabrication.
• Own and develop project piping and pipeline standards and specifications.
• Identify critical deliverables and calculations to ensure regulatory and project compliance.
• Provide technical guidance to contractor-led design, analysis and maintenance of piping systems.
• Use stress analysis to spot design optimization opportunities and new technologies.
• Support fitness-for-service reviews under operating conditions.
• Help shape engineering surveillance and planning by prioritising key equipment.

Skills

Piping design

Stress analysis

Fitness-for-service

Technical leadership

Cross-discipline collaboration

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR in Reading is seeking a Piping & Pipelines Discipline Lead to oversee large-bore and high-alloy piping design across engineering, quality and fabrication. You will guide design teams to ensure piping systems are safe, buildable and cost-efficient, while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.

You will develop project piping standards, provide technical oversight, apply stress analysis and fitness-for-service principles, and collaborate with other disciplines to