Senior Piping Stress Engineer

Senior Piping Stress Engineer

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Piping Stress Engineer with a proven track record in the detailed design of packaged Equipment ensuring performance, reliability, and compliance with industry standards for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects:

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory. Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What We Can Offer:

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years' service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

Job Objective:

• Responsible for piping material engineering activities for various projects. This role involves ensuring the selection, specification, and procurement of piping materials meet project requirements, industry standards, and client expectations
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions
• Responsible Planning, organizing, and directing all aspects of Piping Material Engineering Team on the assigned project including scope, budget, deliverables, schedule, coordination of activities in consultation with Discipline Manager and Project Engineering Manager
• Responsible for Review of engineering and design quality, technical accuracy of drawings, material quantities, specifications, procedures, etc. produced with in the piping discipline

Responsibilities:

• Review and understand Scope of work, specifications, estimating the engineering manhours during proposal phase
• Define the stress design basis / philosophy for all load cases, specification, standards and guidelines for stress engineering execution
• Preparation of stress critical line list. Plan, schedule and progress control for the critical computer stress calculations and visual reviews
• Perform static analysis using CAESAR II/AUTPPIPE for the all load cases. Provide effective stress solution for the critical piping
• Selection of spring hangers, expansion joints and special supports. Prepare data sheets, technical requisition and technical specification, as well as perform technical bid analysis for them
• Provide technical solution for the non-critical line by performing reviews
• Vendor drawing review to ensure all the piping loads are within the recommended limit stress check on the IFC isometrics / pipe supports
• Preparation of stress isometrics and stress reports
• Lead and assist junior piping stress engineers when developing engineering deliverables
• Review, comment and approve the outsourced piping stress engineering design deliverables
• Provide inputs to other disciplines during project execution
• Participate in engineering meetings
• Provide engineering hours estimate during proposals for its discipline. Responsible for tracking engineering hours for its discipline during project execution
• Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge in its discipline in accordance to applicable codes and standards
• Actively support, participate in, and maintain the integrity and on-going function of the company and facility HSSE program; ensuring a safe/healthy work environment
• Participate in Site visits as required to access the existing pipe racks for additional pipes

Qualifications:

What makes you remarkable? At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry
• Minimum of 5 years proven capability as a Senior Piping Stress Engineer role in engineering design company
• Piping Layout and/or Materials knowledge will be preferred
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of piping engineering design and analysis
• Thorough awareness of relevant international codes and standards
• Familiar with the typical software packages that are used for piping engineering design and selection, including 3D model-based design
• Experience with Concept Selection and FEED studies