Senior Piping Engineer

Wood is currently looking for a Senior Piping Engineer to strengthen our team in Basra, Iraq. The position will be on a 6 weeks on /2 weeks off Rotation.

• The candidate will assume sole responsibility for assigned piping engineering work scopes
• To plan, budget, organize, and control Piping engineering deliverables for the project
• Prepare Piping deliverables and ensure that they conform to all applicable engineering codes and standards as well as the Client’s policies and procedures
• Ensure that all work is completed without compromise to quality and is delivered according to the project schedule
• Provide direction and guidance on all piping engineering technical queries raised by either internal or external parties
• Liaise with the Client’s Engineering, Operations and Maintenance staff as required to ensure a consistent approach to project completion
• Promote safe behaviour at all times
• Provide sound technical advice and solutions to a diversity of technical problems within the discipline
• Co-ordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
• Assist in the coordination of all activities related to piping engineering design
• Identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and/or quality and recommend corrective actions as required

Qualifications:

• Degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
• Brownfield experience is a must.
• Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East preferred