Lead Piping Engineer - Expression of Interest (Oil & Gas)

Wood; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Competitive salary

Global connections

Flexible working

Professional development

Diversity & Inclusion

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Lead Piping Engineer to join our Malaysia team on a 12-month fixed-term contract commencing December 2026. The role focuses on piping design for offshore oil & gas projects, including greenfield and brownfield redevelopment during the FEED phase.

You will lead a project team, set technical direction, and ensure safety and compliance while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and clients to deliver robust engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• Must hold legal working rights in Malaysia (Malaysia Citizen or Permanent Resident).
• Suitably qualified in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institution.
• Proven experience in piping engineering within Oil & Gas production/processing industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead piping engineering across mature offshore facilities with focus on green & brownfield redevelopment, asset integrity, and life extension.
• Set clear technical direction for direct reports on assigned projects and scopes.
• Represent the piping discipline in design reviews, HAZOPs, HazIDs and LOPA.

Skills

Piping engineering

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

MS Office

Technical report writing

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Excel

Engineering software

Job description

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is seeking expressions of interest for a Lead Piping Engineer to join our Malaysia team as we partner with a major player in the Oil & Gas industry on the FEED phase of one of the Middle East's most significant offshore redevelopment and asset life extension projects, encompassing both greenfield developments and brownfield modifications. This opportunity is available to Malaysian citizens, permanent residents on a 12-month fixed-term contract commencing in December 2026.

Designing the future. Transforming the World.

Wood has a deep history of pioneering technical expertise globally for more than 160 years, from the North Sea to the offshore fields of the Malay Basin, Sabah and Sarawak, and the world‑class energy hubs of Kerteh and Pengerang, and is now embarking on an exciting new chapter. Building on decades of engineering excellence from Malaysia, Wood invites you to help shape the future of the energy industry across Asia Pacific and beyond.

Join us in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, one of Southeast Asia's leading business and energy centres, where global connectivity, cultural diversity and engineering excellence come together. Supporting industry‑leading clients across the oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, chemicals and energy sectors, you will contribute to some of the world's most significant projects while enjoying the benefits of a modern, vibrant, and highly liveable city. From its iconic skyline and thriving international business community to its affordability, accessibility and strategic position at the centre of Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur offers the perfect blend of career opportunity and lifestyle.

At Wood Malaysia, you will thrive in a collegiate and collaborative team culture, partnering with like-minded professionals to solve complex challenges, deliver technical excellence and create new possibilities for our clients and communities.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and complex projects delivered to leaders of industry across traditional, renewable and emerging energy sectors
• Competitive salary with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Flexible working arrangements balancing client, team and individual needs
• Commitment to continuous professional development, with development plans tailored to your individual needs and aspirations
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Commitment to your wellbeing through access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Discipline Manager, you will step up and into a dedicated project team. You will thrive on the challenge of balancing technical, team, client and project leadership by:

• Working across mature offshore oil and gas production facilities, with a focus on green & brownfield engineering, asset integrity, redevelopment and life extension
• Setting clear technical direction for direct reports on any assigned projects and work scopes
• Representing the piping discipline in design reviews, HAZOPs, HazIDs and LOPA

Your dual focus on relationships and delivery will be essential. Anticipating client needs beyond the immediate scope, you will drive technical excellence and assurance on the piping engineering portion, while enabling the ongoing growth and development of your team. You will also work in close partnership with other disciplines and the client to enable robust technical decisions that ultimately add value to the client and asset portfolio.

You will bring to life Woods three pillar strategy of Inspired Culture, Delivery Excellence and Profitable Growth on the project. Leading by example, you will consistently display and enforce Wood values and behaviours, and commitment to the highest standards of safe and ethical behaviour, to ensure safe, reliable operations and client satisfaction.

At Wood you will join an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

Qualifications

You must hold (or be eligible to obtain) legal working rights in Malaysia as either a Malaysia Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Suitably qualified in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institution, ideally you will have proven experience working in a similar Lead Piping Engineering role, with relevant design engineering experience within Oil & Gas production and / or processing industries.

In Addition, You Will

• Be recognized as an expert in piping engineering and have knowledge of advanced principles and techniques of engineering, with experience delivering within a challenging and complex multi-discipline environment.
• Be a leader of people with several years of supervisory experience, capable of engendering an entrepreneurial spirit of cooperation and energising diverse teams to adopt best practice, driving optimal performance with safety at the heart of everything we do.
• Have a professional level of knowledge of relevant regulatory framework and legislation with an ability to apply relevant technical practices, codes and standards.
• Be commercially astute with a "solutions mindset", skilled in the management of risk during the design process consistent with safety, technical and commercial requirements.
• Be an articulate communicator (both written and verbal) including well-developed technical report writing and professional presentation skills.
• Have excellent knowledge of MS Office applications, spreadsheets and commercial engineering programs.
• Have a passion energy security / transition with the vision to navigate energy models of the future, coupled with your proven experience partnering with clients to be more efficient, sustainable and optimised to deliver the best energy mix in their respective markets.
• Be customer focused with an ability to develop trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, while balancing operational excellence to contribute to the competitive advantage of #teamwood.

What will set you apart will be your previous design engineering experience for major offshore green & brownfield Oil & Gas project. Exposure to projects in the Middle East is advantageous but not essential.

It takes a diverse and inclusive community of inquisitive minds to unlock tomorrow’s solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non‑exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.