Oil and gas jobs in UAE

Senior Pipeline Engineer in AE-Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Overview / Responsibilities 

Wood is currently looking for a Senior Pipeline Engineer to strengthen our team in Dubai. This is a home office position based in Dubai but will require occasional travel to visit the client and / or site in Iraq.

The project scope consists of Conceptual study, FEED and detailed engineering for various Greenfield and brownfields sites throughout the South of Iraq.

• Report to the Lead Pipeline Engineer you will assume responsibility for the Pipeline engineering and design scope for the project
• Promote safe behavior at all times
• Develop cost effective pipeline design methods and procedures
• Ensure that all work is completed without compromise to quality and is delivered according to the project schedule
• Liaise with the Clients Engineering, Operations and Maintenance staff as required to ensure a consistent approach to project completion
• Provide sound technical advice and solutions to a diversity of technical problems within the discipline
• Coordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
• Provide technical support to site as required
• Assist in the coordination of all activities related to Pipeline engineering and design
• Identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and / or quality and recommend corrective actions as required
• Attend weekly progress meetings and generate status reports for the Engineering / Project Manager
• Prepare Pipeline wall thickness verification calculation as per ASME B 31.4 / 31.8
• Prepare pipeline technical specification
• Prepare pipeline technical data sheets
• Carry out detailed high quality site surveys and associated data collection

Skills / Qualifications 

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant Engineering Discipline
• Membership of a recognised professional institute preferred
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry
• Minimum of 5 years proven capability in an engineering design company
• At least 12 months experience of site-based project work involving field engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, or maintenance
• Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East is essential