Career Opportunities

Senior Pipeline Engineer 

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Contact Email: k.mahear@penspen.com

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Gas or Petroleum, Electrical Engineering or Metallurgy

    • Years and Type of Experience

  • Extensive onshore design experience in the oil and gas field
  • Experience in a consulting role
  • Experience in a construction role
  • EPC background is an added advantage

    • Technical Knowledge and Skills
    General

  • Feasibility studies, conceptual design, FEED, detail design and procurement support
  • Familiarity with international codes, standards and industry guidelines such as ASME, API, BS, DIN, ASTM, IP, AGA, ISO, NACE, DEP etc.
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    Pipeline Design & Construction

  • Preparation of reports, calculations, specifications, datasheets, route selection/survey and preparation of route maps and alignment drawings.
  • Must have a sound technical knowledge of wall thickness, buoyancy, buckling and pipe laying calculations, process design and preparation of PFDs and P&IDs, hydraulic analysis, line and equipment sizing, road crossing design, calculations and drawings.
  • Previous experience in risk assessment, hydraulic analysis, pipe support stability design, culvert design, pipe stressing, cathodic protection design, material selection, hot tap and stoppling, design and/or field supervision an added advantage.
  • Previous experience in the preparation of WPS, hydrotesting design, calculations and field involvement is an added advantage. 

    • Procurement Support

  • Knowledge of preparation of technical requisitions, technical bid evaluations, post order vendor data review and coordination with vendors.
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    Projects Experience

  • Knowledge in the preparation of project schedule using MS Project and/or Primavera. 
  • Previous experience in project management is an added advantage.
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    Personal Competencies

  • Report writing skills.
  • Must possess strong interpersonal skills to be able to coordinate in a multi disciplinary environment.
  • Be able to motivate and provide technical guidance to a team of engineers.
  • Ability to communicate with senior management.
  • Ability to communicate with, and develop long term relationships with clients.

    • Job Responsibilities

  • To execute work in compliance with project requirements and the Company’s quality system.
  • To review the project execution schedule and develop detailed schedules for electrical design activities.
  • Production of documents including, but not limited to calculations, reports, studies, specifications and datasheets.
  • Production of drawings, including but not limited to, P&IDs, plot plans, general arrangements, isometrics, support layouts, alignment sheets, road crossings, utilities design, chamber drawings etc.
  • Procurement support for technical requisitions, technical bid evaluations, vendor data review, material and equipment inspections etc.
  • Manhour estimations for tenders.
  • Occasional site visits and surveys.
  • Assistance with tender packages including BOQ, tender documents, scope of work etc.
  • Establish, in cooperation with the Head of Department and Project Manager, the specific requirements of work required of their discipline.
  • To execute work in compliance with the Company’s quality system.
  • Technical bid evaluations.
  • Review of vendor drawings.
  • Coordinate and work with other disciplines.
  • Study work requirements to establish a project deliverables list.
  • Assist the Head of Department in assessing the requirements for staff training and the technical performance of staff.
  • Assist the Head of Department in the management of the department workload.
  • Participate in the Company’s mentoring program to assist and mentor younger, less experienced engineers.

    • Software Knowledge

  • CAESAR II and/or Autopipe
  • PipeSim, Pipephase or Pipeline Studio
  • Primavera and/or Microsoft Projects
  • AutoCAD
  • Math CAD
  • MS Office