Facilities Discipline Manager - Mechanical & Piping

WorleyParsons

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Ref: LP742-199

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

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Primary objective
Perform professional engineering work involving considerable independence in approach, demanding considerable degree of originality, ingenuity and judgement, knowledge and expertise in Piping Engineering, Skid Package Engineering and Static Equipment Engineering.
Lead and integrate a small team of engineers and designers for dedicated projects.
Responsible for the design, review, and verification of engineering on assigned projects to ensure safe, reliable, and fit for purpose design.
Coordination of specified tasks within the engineering disciplines and ensure that Engineering is aligned with all disciplines.
Responsible for the progress and quality of assigned tasks within the discipline area, including the supervision and development of engineers, designers and graduates.
To provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to clients for operating problems and capacity constraints of existing facilities.
Develop and maintain a quality design threshold for the discipline through use of understandable quality procedures.
To ensure all work carried out conforms with agreed codes and practices, meets all requirements of the contracts specification and ensure all work is carried out within agreed schedules, budgets and procedures in safe manner.
Engineer all design work in line with the QA manual and Worley procedures.
Specific accountabilities
- Provide engineering team with leadership for timely delivery of project engineering documents. Be responsible for meeting project schedules.
- Provision of expert input to detailed design, basic engineering and conceptual engineering related to piping and Stationary equipment/ package equipment.
- Incorporate local regulatory requirements, industry best practices into the engineering design.
- Assist with engineering man-hour estimates and manpower planning for all phases of the Project
- Demonstrate expertise in Software based design, modelling and review of piping and equipment design.
- Review and approval of the project design related to piping and equipment design packages for DBSP, FEED and detailed design phase- pipe stress report, equipment design calculations, layout, material handling requirements etc.
- Technical direction, advice and control of the discipline work. Liaison with client discipline representatives to establish technical direction where not provided by codes and standards.
- Identification and evaluation of new technology developments which would be applicable in providing more cost-effective facilities.
- Initiate and participate in short-range and/or long-range planning and make independent decisions on engineering policies and procedures within the overall program.
- Promote cost reduction and productivity enhancing initiatives.
- Liaison with other discipline Principal engineers on technical issues and engineering matters.
- Liaison with other engineers and discipline groups on the contract to effect timely production of deliverables.
- Provide expert advice and support to the relevant Chief Engineer.
- Experience of mentoring / coaching Saudi engineers, less experienced engineers and acting in a capacity as Lead Engineer covering all Mechanical disciplines.
- Development and improvement of company standards and design methods.
- Conduct peer reviews of assigned projects.
- Direct and advise on use of equipment and material.
- Managing engineers' and designers' utilization and productivity
- Engineering estimates for new projects and associated with ongoing projects change management
- Quality Assurance - Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance system.
- Safety - Responsible for personal safety safe working practices and understand and follow OH&S procedures.
Competencies
Compliance
- Supervisory skills to lead a small team of engineers and designers to meet project deadlines.
- Professional experience of 20 years or more, of which at least 5 years shall be in a supervisory role for design activities.
- Excellent knowledge and ability to interpret and apply relevant International Codes e.g., ASME Section VIII Div 1, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.4, ASME B31.8 and local Codes and Standards and, client standards and specifications for application to Offshore piping and equipment engineering.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the design of offshore oil and gas facilities with focus on offshore platforms, water injection facilities, and gas injection facilities.
- Knowledge of piping engineering, preparation of piping specifications, static stress analysis and pipe supports.
- Provide advice or guidance to resolve complex, ambiguous or special cases not adequately covered by design guides.
Application of knowledge to add value
- Ability to determine the advantages and disadvantages and relative costs of alternative design concepts and establish preferred concepts demonstrating continual improvement in the execution of work.
Understanding and implementation of engineering and design process
- Understanding of design deliverables required for Conceptual, FEED and Detailed Design, establishing appropriate level of detail and checking required for each phase.
Design, specification and procurement activities
- Correctly select materials for different services, environments and applications.
- Competently review and comment on vendor data for a wide range of equipment and packages and, demonstrate the ability to plan and implement design activities to allow timely availability of and incorporation of vendor information into the design.
- Plan procurement and, understand delivery and shipping limitations and timescales.
General software and analytical skills
- Experience in discipline specific databases and efficient use of word processing and spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
General
- Competently prepare proposals and reports, schedule and plan work effectively and, consistently complete work within budgeted hours.
Safety in the workplace
- Provide safety leadership in the workplace by example.
Managing work, planning and organisation
- Proactive approach in managing design activities to reduce overall project costs and durations
Essential skills/experience
- Experience in a supervisory position and demonstrated performance as a team leader.
- Proven ability to perform to meet project schedules.
- Proven leadership skills and strong interpersonal skills, with a willingness to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated priority and deadline management for self and team.
- Extensive experience in designing offshore Piping Engineering, Skid Packages, Layout preparation, Material Handling, Pressure Vessels, Storage Tanks, piping components and valves for offshore applications.
- Extensive experience in design engineering for offshore platforms.
- Computer skills in relevant packages including databases, spreadsheets and word processing packages.
- Well-developed report writing skills. Computer literate with Microsoft office

Requirements

Qualifications

Relevant engineering degree or equivalent qualification (Chartered Engineer preferable)
Minimum of 10 years offshore engineering experience in designing piping, equipment, skid packages, piping components and valves, engineering activities for offshore platforms e.g. layout preparation, material handling.
Experience of Saudi Aramco would be an advantage but not essential.
Experience working on Middle East Projects would be an advantage but not essential.

What we offer you

Providing an agile culture and challenging work opportunities results in a positive work environment. Our people enjoy competitive compensation packages and a fun, personal, collaborative and safe working environment. We value equal employment opportunity and are committed to promoting fairness, equality and diversity.

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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.

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