The Lead Piping Engineer co-ordinates all the piping engineering, piping design and equipment layout functions to meet the objectives of a Project.
Responsible authority over the Lead Piping/Layout Designer, Lead / Senior Stress Engineer, Senior Material Engineer, all assigned to the discipline to complete the plant layout & piping design and engineering activities.

Specific Accountabilities

• Organise and manage all aspects of the workload of a team of piping discipline engineers and designers, within the parameters of a project schedule.
• Establish a list of discipline deliverables. Control, monitor and progress these deliverables to an agreed schedule.
• Organise and manage the resource requirements for the piping discipline.
• Ensure recognised offshore engineering practices applicable to piping design and topside/plant layout are adopted.
• Exercise guidance to staff in the preparation of piping materials and valve specifications and subsequently ensure purchase to required standards.
• Exercise guidance to design staff in preparation of plant / facility layout, pipe routing study of design deliverable.
• Exercise guidance to stress engineer for the stress criteria and subsequent analysis.
• Apply good interpersonal skills, liaising across the organisation with members of other disciplines and departments.
• Create an awareness and willingness to work in “break through” and partnering environment.
• On the job training and development of personnel.
• Quality Assurance – Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance systems.
• Safety – Responsible for personal safety and working within the OHS&W procedures.