Senior Piping Engineer

Job description / Role

Wood is currently looking for a Senior Piping Engineer to strengthen our team in Basra, Iraq. The position will be on a 6 weeks on /2 weeks off Rotation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- The candidate will assume sole responsibility for assigned piping engineering work scopes
- To plan, budget, organize, and control Piping engineering deliverables for the project
- Prepare Piping deliverables and ensure that they conform to all applicable engineering codes and standards as well as the Client's policies and procedures
- Ensure that all work is completed without compromise to quality and is delivered according to the project schedule
- Provide direction and guidance on all piping engineering technical queries raised by either internal or external parties
- Liaise with the Client's Engineering, Operations and Maintenance staff as required to ensure a consistent approach to project completion
- Promote safe behaviour at all times
- Provide sound technical advice and solutions to a diversity of technical problems within the discipline
- Co-ordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
- Assist in the coordination of all activities related to piping engineering design
- Identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and/or quality and recommend corrective actions as required

- Degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
- Brownfield experience is a must.
- Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred
- Previous experience of working in the Middle East preferred

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.