Senior Piping Designer

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Piping Designer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on preparation and checking of all types of Piping or Layout design deliverables for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Sharjah, UAE on 5/2 work schedule.

This role is a full-time office-based role in Sharjah, UAE with travel requirement.

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Wood is recruiting for a Senior Piping Designer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on preparation and checking of all types of Piping or Layout design deliverables for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Sharjah, UAE on 5/2 work schedule.

This role is a full-time office-based role in Sharjah, UAE with travel requirement.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Piping Designer to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood has been awarded a general engineering contract to support an International Client operator to deliver a portfolio of onshore capital projects by provision of engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management), as well as Supply Chain, Construction and Commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.

Projects include both Greenfield and Brownfield modification projects and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client’s energy transition and emissions reduction goals. 

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq 
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice 
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market 
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests 
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession 
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover 
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company 
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones 

Key Objectives

Primary Role:

• To promote safe behavior at all times
• Maybe required to perform site surveys and data gathering exercises at various project locations
• To provide discipline specific design and drafting services that meet the Project’s, and applicable statutory and regulatory, requirements
• To provide technical support to the site team during design, engineering and construction

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and checking of all types of Piping or Layout design deliverables such as General Arrangement Drawings, Mechanical Package Drawings, 3D Models in PDS, Piping Arrangement Drawings, Piping Isometrics, Material Take-Offs, Electrical or Instrument Cable layouts
• Conduct onshore site surveys in Basra, Iraq
• Interdisciplinary check of all Civil/Structural/Piping/Mechanical/Electrical/Instrumentation drawings
• Review of vendor drawings for Equipment / Package items
• Produce 2D drawings in AutoCAD and MicroStation
• To assist in the coordination of all activities related to the discipline
• Preparation of model / constructability review presentation

Technical / Business Skills:

• Strong commitment to safety
• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD, MicroStation, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience of 3D modelling using PDS
• Experience of 3D model review with the help of Navisworks
• Experience of use of ‘Laser Scan Data’ in PDS environment
• Understanding and Interpretation of ‘Topographical Survey’
• Conduct onshore site surveys
• Must be able to work to an agreed scope, budget and schedule
• An active listener with the ability to focus on customer requirements
• Experience in Brownfield, Conceptual, FEED and Detailed Design is required
• Experience in the preparation and co-ordination of Mechanical and/or Piping design deliverables
• Compliance with industry, international and client Codes and Standards
• Maintain suitable records of correspondence and work completed for reference and auditing purposes

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.  

Expected:

Educational Attainments:

• Diploma or HNC in Mechanical Engineering (or relevant subject)

Business & Industry Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience
• Experience in FEED, Brownfield, Upstream Oil
• E3D experience is required
• Experience in Site Survey Activities and techniques 
• Previous experience of working for Wood is preferred
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage

Competencies:

• Onshore Oil and Gas related Mechanical and/or Piping design experience
• Thorough awareness of international codes and standards used for Mechanical and/or Piping design in Oil & Gas industry
• A determination to continually improve safety in all aspects of plant design and operation
• Extensive experience with prefabricated, packaged plant design