Chief Piping Engineer

Job description / Role

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Primary objective

• The Chief Engineer coordinates all the piping engineering, piping design and equipment layout functions to meet the objectives of the various projects, which also mainly includes greenfield and brownfield offshore projects.
• Responsible authority over the Lead Piping/Layout Engineer, Lead Stress Engineer, Lead Material Engineer, all assigned to the discipline to complete the plant layout and piping design and engineering activities.

Specific and Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for all Piping Chief Engineer functions.
• In absence of the Piping Discipline Manager, to function as a delegate and be responsible for all DM functions.
• Supervision, training and leading a team of engineers, designers, 3D modelers, stress and support engineers and materials engineers of different cultures, nationalities, and levels of experience, for the design and engineering associated with all projects.
• Motivate team members to initiate ideas to improve efficiency and quality of deliverables.
• Providing feedback for performance appraisals of all reporting staff in the Piping Discipline.
• Proactive in transferring skills and sharing knowledge.
• Contributes to the development of the procedures required for the preparation and checking of calculations, drawings, and documents.
• Contributes to technology selection studies, process simplification, customized standards, value engineering constructability review, 3D CAD review and cost estimates.
• Organize and manage all piping engineering and design works for various offshore greenfield and brownfield projects (conceptual, FEED, detail engineering) on a key client portfolio.
• Ensure recognized offshore engineering practices applicable to piping design and topside/plant layout are adopted.
• Review and approve all piping design and engineering deliverables, ensure that all work is in line with the requirements of project standards and ensure all deliverables are issued as per project requirements.
• Piping design integrity of work scope and maintenance of standards.
• Lead the presentation of the 3D model reviews and plot plan/equipment layout reviews.
• Interaction with the manager of engineering, project engineering managers and project managers, as well as interaction (as and when required) with company management, HR, recruitment, finance, and IT.
• Apply good leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, liaising across the organization with members of other disciplines and departments.
• Coordination, interaction, and meetings with clients, as well as vendors and contractors.
• Active participation in management meetings for engineering reviews, project reviews, project planning, business development and improvement programs.
• Inter-disciplinary coordination, including squad checking, coordination with projects discipline.
• Manpower planning and resource allocation for different projects including work share between low-cost centers and special skills centers.
• Project progress and budget monitoring and control for different projects, reporting of needs list, areas of concern, deviations.
• Implementing HSE and quality assurance within the department within the provisions and guidelines of the quality assurance systems.
• Identifying industry best practices and implementing the same within the department for improving efficiency and effectiveness.
• Pre-bid engineering and proposal estimate for various prospective projects ranging from feasibility study, conceptual design, FEED to detail engineering and procurement services.
• Estimation of man-hours during the tendering stage.
• Providing inputs to EPC scope of works.
• Provide inputs to change reporting and change management.

Worley, Vision, Purpose & Values

• Understands and communicates Worley's vision, purpose and values and translates the strategy into practical goals and objectives for self and team members.

Quality Assurance

• Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the quality assurance systems.

Safety

• Responsible for personal safety and safe working practices. Understand and follow OH&S procedures.
• Promoting health, safety and environmental awareness.

Job Specific Knowledge

• A thorough knowledge of the regulations, codes and standards and a good understanding of offshore engineering practices applicable to topsides equipment layout and piping design for oil and gas facilities.
• Experienced in all relevant international and local codes and standards.
• Extensive current design experience is required in piping engineering, piping stress, pipe supports, topsides and onshore plant equipment layouts and detailed piping design, all gained with notable design contractors and/or oil and gas companies within the petrochemical industry particularly with respect to offshore oil and gas installations.
• Sufficient knowledge of piping materials to guide staff in the preparation of piping, valve and SP item specifications and subsequently ensure purchase to required standards.
• Experience shall include asset services type project/contracts.
• Experience in installation, construction and commissioning, preparing/implementing hydrotest procedures/test packs.
• Understand key equipment fabrication and maintenance requirements.
• Experience with tender package preparation.
• Well versed with the latest software in the industry especially 3D software such as E3D.

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

• Full-time Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
• MME (Ministry of Municipality and Environment) engineering accreditation is a mandatory requirement. Candidates not holding this accreditation must be willing to achieve this within the probationary period.
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or undertaking the same will be an advantage.

People Skills

• Able to work in a diverse team.
• Builds appropriate, constructive, and effective business relationships throughout the organization.
• Communicates (in English) clearly, accurately, and consistently both verbally and in written matters.
• Employs the principles of active listening and encourages feedback from others.

Other

• Demonstrates initiative and a willingness to learn and continuously improve on performance.
• Able to work on multiple projects of various size and complexity.
• Able to work effectively in small to large multi-disciplinary teams, and share and transfer knowledge within teams.

Moving forward together

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

About the Company

Worley is a leading global provider of professional services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors. We partner with our customers to address their most critical challenges at every stage of their projects: from initial concepts to sustaining and enhancing their assets. And we provide smarter, bolder solutions while delivering on our own sustainability commitments.

We are 51,000 bright minds across 46 countries all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. While working to fulfill our ambition to be recognized globally as the leader in sustainability solutions.