Piping Lead Engineer

Job description / Role

Kentz is a global engineering specialist solutions provider, with 14,500 employees operating in 30 countries worldwide. We have provided Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services, Construction, and Technical Support Services (TSS) to clients in the energy and resources sectors for more than 90 years. Kentz is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: KENZ) and is a member of the FTSE 250.

Due to continued expansion and growth we now require a Piping Lead Engineer, based in Doha, Qatar.

Responsibilities
Ensure that the discipline engineering work is performed to the correct standard and budgeted Man-hours.Prepare verbal or written reports as required, stating the current workload in the group and whether it will meet set targets. If not, give the reasons why not and list the steps taken, or which need to be taken, to get back on target.Liaise closely with the various Project Engineers. Advise them of problem areas.Make sure that all the information needed by engineers to perform their work is available before they need it so that work progresses at a smooth and steady pace, on time and on target.Ensure that work done in the Piping discipline is accurate and correct.Provide assessments for the Engineering and Operations Managers, on the performance of the various engineers/designers.Perform checking functions for more junior engineers by signing QA/QC check sheets.Ensure that any necessary reference material is readily available to engineers whether it be a National or Client Standard, Procedure or recognized Code of Practice. Also, ensure that the most commonly used vendor literature is available.Allocate work packages to suitable engineers, monitor progress against the schedule, resolve queries and generally expedite the progress of the design.Liaise with the relevant Engineering and Operations Managers with respect to resources and equipment requirements needed for the discipline to complete the work.Ensure that the Piping engineering work is performed to the correct standard.Ensure work performed within the Piping discipline is executed within the allocated man-hours.

Key Benefits
Well supported by this global engineering and construction organisation.Long term rewarding career on offer.Excellent salary package with benefits.On-going professional and personal development.Gain valuable experience on major resource projects.

Requirements

Education and Skills
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, with a Piping Background
• 10 Years as an engineer in a construction environment
• Negotiating Skills
• Computer literate - e-mail, spreadsheets and proprietary design software.
• Confident in engineering ability and experience to handle queries and problems as they arise.
• Able to grasp the important facts in a project and to create a schedule of work for the discipline engineers which gets the work done on schedule and within the man-hours.
• Aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the group discipline engineers, allocate work accordingly, provide tuition to address the weaknesses and generally promote greater expertise within the group.
• Able to act as a Lead Engineer on a large project.
• Able to assess value engineering and constructability issues.

About the Company

Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices in over 50 countries, SNC-Lavalin\\\\'s employees are proud to build what matters. Our teams provide engineering, procurement construction, completions and commissioning services together with a range of sustaining capital services to clients in our four industry sectors, oil and gas, mining and metallurgy, infrastructure and power. SNC-Lavalin can also combine these services with its financing and operations and maintenance capabilities to provide complete end-to-end project solutions.

SNC-Lavalin maintains exceptionally high standards for health and safety, ethics and compliance and environmental protection, and is committed to delivering quality projects on budget and on schedule to the complete satisfaction of its clients.