Senior Piping Engineer – Brownfield Oil & Gas Projects

Worley; Muscat; On-site; OMR 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Principal Piping Engineer in Muscat to lead Brownfield piping design and engineering for oil & gas projects. The role covers FEED through commissioning and start-up, with on-site execution and strong focus on safety, quality, and project delivery.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage interfaces with procurement and construction, and drive continuous improvement in piping deliverables and design standards in a challenging Middle East setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in Brownfield Oil & Gas Piping Design and Engineering.
• Experience performing as a professional Piping Engineer for projects and plant modifications from FEED through execution, commissioning, and start-up.
• Minimum 5-10 years of experience leading piping engineering activities within multidisciplinary project delivery teams.
• Experience in the Middle East is an advantage.
• Experience in front-end engineering, project execution, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Experience with project management.
• Experience managing EPCM projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan the execution of piping discipline activities to maintain project schedules.
• Manage quality and consistency within the discipline.
• Provide technical direction, control, and supervision for engineering and design activities.
• Resolve discipline-related technical issues.
• Prepare discipline man-hour estimates for proposals and develop deliverables lists.
• Deliver discipline design deliverables within approved man-hour budgets.
• Manage discipline resources in collaboration with the Project Engineering Manager.
• Identify software requirements and select appropriate design tools.
• Identify training and development needs of discipline personnel.
• Perform or delegate checking of deliverables.
• Report progress on deliverables and tasks and provide updates for project reporting.
• Identify and report potential project variances.
• Maintain and update lessons learned registers.
• Undertake or delegate site visits as required.
• Manage interfaces within the discipline, across other disciplines, and with third-party contractors.
• Interface with procurement and construction teams.
• Coordinate change control and technical query processes within the discipline.

Skills

Piping design

Stress analysis

Leadership

Project management

Front-end engineering

Commissioning

Start-up activities

Multidisciplinary teamwork

HSSE leadership

Piping systems specification

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Professional Engineering status or equivalent professional registration

Job description

Worley is seeking a Principal Piping Engineer in Muscat to lead Brownfield piping design and engineering for oil & gas projects. The role covers FEED through commissioning and start-up, with on-site execution and strong focus on safety, quality, and project delivery.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage interfaces with procurement and construction, and drive continuous improvement in piping deliverables and design standards in a challenging Middle East setting.