JOB TITLE

LEAD/PRINCIPAL PIPELINE ENGINEER

Purpose of the Job

To carry out front-end design and detailed engineering process input to engineering projects in support of the development of new and existing oil and gas and water handling facilities and refineries.

Qualification /Experience

Degree in relevant Engineering (B.Sc. /M.Sc. /B.Eng.) and/or membership of internationally accepted applicable professional Institute.

For a Lead Discipline Engineer, minimum 18 years upstream Oil & Gas, Refineries and Petrochemical experience

Experience in design, and specification of oil & gas, refinery and petrochemical facilities. Field experience in construction, commissioning, or maintenance will be an added advantage.

Good spoken/written English PC literate. Conversant with engineering softwares, relevant International codes & standards, Shell Group (DEP’s) and PDO (SP’s) design and construction standards

Principal Accountabilities

• To provide specialist discipline engineering expertise to all project design phases.
• To assume focal point responsibility all specified discipline activities.
• To support design/drawing office personnel with Specialist Engineering input.
• To ensure that equipment vendors provide timely and high quality product to front-end and detailed design packages.
• To ensure design packages meet the required safety, environmental and ergonomic standards.
• To ensure design packages take account of technical progress within the industry.
• On request, monitor construction, testing, and commissioning work executed by the construction contractors for compliance with the project specification.
• Manage and control all interfaces with other discipline and design product suppliers.
• Preparation of requisitions and technical evaluation of bids for discipline
• Ensure designs are executed in line with International/Client specifications, standards and procedures as applicable.
• To actively train and encourage the development of Omani staff to fulfill draftsman, designer, senior designer and engineering roles.
• To provide feedback to the Discipline Head / Company on improvement to the Company’s design standards
• To undertake the design engineering activities and also generally review the design documents originated by the Supporting Engineers, inform / discuss with Discipline Head before submission to EPC / PMC for review / approval as the case may be.