Lead Pipeline Designer

Role Overview

Wood PLC is recruiting a Lead Pipeline Designer to join their team in Oman. The role focuses on delivering across FEED and Detail design scopes of work, with responsibility for developing pipeline design drawings and documents.

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara, a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

Role Purpose

The Lead Pipeline Designer develops pipeline design drawings and documents while working closely with Pipeline Engineers, designers, and other discipline engineers to deliver project engineering and construction deliverables. The role reflects the market focus for the office in both brownfield and greenfield opportunities, particularly in onshore oil and gas.

Key Responsibilities

Design and Documentation

• Develop pipeline design drawings and documents.
• Implement hand marked-up changes to drawings.
• Maintain standard drawing templates.

Quality Assurance

• Provide quality assurance reviews and detailed checking support.
• Ensure Quality Management System Requirements are met in line with ISO 9001-2015 and API Q2 2nd edition requirements.

Project Management and Coordination

• Work closely with Pipeline Engineers, designers, and other discipline engineers in the delivery of project engineering and construction deliverables and overall project support.
• Maintain and monitor drawing development progress.
• Meet project commitments and deliver to schedule.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement process improvement to reduce cycle time and cost.

Administration

• Record time correctly each week.

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in Oil & Gas Piping Design.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in ACAD or 3D PDMS Design systems.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) or equivalent engineering experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Additional Information

• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Wood is an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across its business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Allows you to confidentially discuss any work or personal issues. The programme supports mental, physical, social and financial well-being for you and immediate family members.
• Professional Memberships: One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement is claimed via the expenses procedure system with supporting evidence.
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of the industry, shaping the standards of the profession.
• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors.