Engineering Lead (Piping)

Airswift; Doha; On-site; QAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an Engineering Lead (Piping) to join our client in Qatar on a major Oil & Gas project. The role requires delivering piping engineering leadership across FEED and EPC phases, ensuring compliance with industry standards, safety requirements, and project objectives.

Responsibilities include leading discipline teams, approving designs, coordinating with project stakeholders, and guiding capability development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (required).
• 8 years of experience in Engineering roles, including 4 years in oil & gas with supervisory/oversight responsibilities.
• Basic knowledge of 3D Modelling software (PDS/SP3D).
• Senior Piping and Layout Engineering supervisory level with broad NGL/engineering execution knowledge.
• FEED and EPC detailed design experience with large utilities systems in Inlet facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the piping engineering discipline and allocate technical authorities.
• Approve and endorse process engineering designs per standards and specs at all project stages.
• Review concepts and detailed designs for technical suitability and compliance.
• Develop technical competencies and provide capability development for resources.
• Provide input to project execution strategies to ensure alignment with safety and operability standards.
• Plan resources and recruitments to meet project requirements.
• Advise project teams on piping and layout engineering across all project phases.
• Coordinate piping and layout engineers to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Support discipline head in maintaining standards and quality assurance across projects.
• Approve deviations and waivers within engineering authority.

Skills

Piping engineering

Leadership / Supervisory

3D Modelling (PDS/SP3D)

FEED & EPC experience

Industry standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Engineering Lead (Piping)

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process, and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients. With over 1,000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 70 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Vacancy Overview

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process, and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients. With over 1,000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 70 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Airswift is seeking for Engineering Lead (Piping) to work in Qatar with a major Oil & Gas Company.

Job Purpose

Provide technical and discipline support for all piping and layout engineering activities related to Ethane recovery project through integrated FEED and EPC phases ensuring that designs, studies and engineering deliverables comply with approved industry standards, safety requirements and operational objectives throughout the project lifecycle. Support technical assurance, discipline capability development, resource planning, and the evaluation and approval of deviations, while advising project teams and stakeholders to ensure safe, reliable and fit technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Knowledge And Experience

• 8 years of experience in Engineering roles, including 4 years in the oil & gas industry, including 1 year in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight of contractor sub-contractors/service/vendor personnel.
• Basic knowledge of 3D Modelling software (PDS/SP3D).
• Senior Piping and Layout Engineering supervisory level with a broad knowledge of NGL Design and Engineering execution on projects including design standards, specifications, codes, safety criteria, offshore facilities design, construction and operations.
• FEED and EPC have detailed design experience with large utilities systems in Inlet facilities. Skill / knowledge in application of International his area of expertise

Responsibility

• Lead the piping engineering discipline skill pool recommending the allocation of technical authorities and ensuring the provision of high-quality technical services to projects.
• Approve and endorse process engineering designs through delegated technical authorities in accordance with approved standards, codes, and specifications at all stages of the project life cycle.
• Review and assess concepts, studies, and detailed designs to assess technical suitability, compliance with standards and alignment with end user operational objectives and recommend optimized technical solutions as required.
• Develop and sustain technical competencies within the discipline by supporting capability building, knowledge transfer and continuous professional development of process engineering resources.
• Provide technical input to project execution strategies to ensure alignment with discipline and technical requirements, design philosophies and safety and operability standards.
• Recommend resources planning and deployment to meet the project execution requirements including technical input to recruitment mobilization and competency validation for process personnel.
• Advise and guide project teams on all piping and layout engineering matters throughout all stages of projects that is from concept, FEED, detailed design, construction, commissioning and startup phases.
• Plan and coordinate the activities of piping and layout engineers to ensure timely and effective delivery of technical services of technical services to project execution and operational support teams.
• Support discipline head in managing discipline standards and technical assurance, including implementation of standardization initiatives and compliance oversight across projects.
• Approve and endorse technical deviations, waivers and variations to approved guidelines, codes, standards and practices within the limits of delegated engineering authority.