Principal Piping Designer

Wood is currently recruiting for a Principal Piping Designer to join our team in Melbourne on a 12 month contract basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing and contributing to Projects in accordance with project budget, technical requirements, developing cost estimates, and undertake and leading design reviews to ensure they are fit for purpose and be confident in executing these plant layouts and piping design activities utilising in house PDMS system. This role will be part of a close knit and proficient Engineering Team with in WOOD that supports each other as well as ensuring our client receives best practice support, ensuring we deliver at the highest level possible.

Responsibilities 

• Focal point for a specific offshore Brownfields project and ensure that they deliver the project requirements on time and within budget
• Responsible for planning, checking of design drafting and conformance to standards
• Evaluate and execute all Piping design engineering deliverables and related services on portfolio of work within schedule
• Ensure deliverables are presentable, accurate and consistency checked as to the project requirements
• Provide creativity, foresight and mature design judgement in anticipating and solving Piping design problems efficiently and economically
• Liaise effectively with other disciplines, engineers and clients’ representatives
• Provide effective written communication in site surveys and technical reports
• Responsible for knowledge and use of all piping company & industry procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines & practices
• Understand requirements of the design quality system and meticulously ensure that these requirements are met
• Represent Piping design commitments and requirements on all assigned projects
• Manage all aspects of the discipline scope for the project including technical integrity, safety in design, and sustainable design where applicable
• Raising Change Requests when information and scope deviations arise
• Safety – Responsible for personal safety and working within the Occupational Health & Safety procedures

• 12+ years’ of Piping Design experience in Petrochem / O&G industry, with a predominate weighting on Offshore design, preferably brownfield
• Min 8 years in a Senior designer role in the in to Oil and Gas industry
• Familiar with the prime drivers related to offshore topsides layout design
• Experience in Layout developments and equipment location plan developments
• Familiar with Design Standards and General Specifications
• Managing independently piping design activities as the project focal point
• A sound knowledge of the codes and standards and a good understanding of offshore engineering practices applicable to topsides piping design for oil and gas facilities
• A experienced user of the 3D PDMS modelling and sound knowledge of 2D drafting systems applicable to piping layout and design
• To be the main piping project interface between client and project management, showing capability and confident in success fulling managing people with requirements and Project expectations
• A proven track record in performing the full range of piping discipline design and analysis
• Prior experience and capacity to work in an offshore environment from time to time is essential
• A solid understanding of fabrication, construction and installation activities is essential
• Strong stakeholder management - Internal/External

Candidates must have full work rights in Australia to be considered for this role.

If you’re an experienced Principal Piping Designer, ready for your next project, or you are currently a Senior Piping Designer with the right qualifications and experience and assessed as ready to step up to the next level , then we are keen to hear from you today.

Apply now and take the next step in your career with this exciting opportunity!

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.