Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics
Principal Piping Engineer
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Altrad Recruitment for Principal Piping Engineer
Altrad are currently recruiting for an experienced Principal Piping Engineer to join the team on a contract basis for approximately 6-9 months.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience within the oil & gas and petrochemical industry and will play a key role in delivering engineering excellence through technical leadership, discipline expertise, and support to engineering teams.
Key Deliverables
- Execute assigned piping engineering scopes of work in accordance with project requirements.
- Support and supervise delegated engineering tasks within the piping team.
- Provide piping discipline expertise and technical guidance to the wider business.
- Coach and mentor junior engineers as delegated.
- Manage and supervise direct reports where applicable.
- Adhere to discipline-specific procedures and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain technical competence in accordance with industry standards and pursue continuous professional development.
- Provide piping engineering support throughout all project phases.
- Check and approve piping design and engineering documentation.
- Review and approve Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) technical files.
- Apply client standards for pipework design and procurement.
- Select appropriate piping materials for specific service applications.
- Prepare and review specifications for piping materials, manual valves, pipe fittings, and flanges.
- Complete technical evaluations of piping materials, fittings, and associated equipment.
- Review and approve vendor documentation and certification.
- Review PDMS/E3D models for piping design, plant layout, and constructability.
- Carry out model reviews for clash detection and resolution.
- Review dimensional control survey data to support clash checking and installation activities.
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- Extensive experience as a Principal or Senior Piping Engineer within the oil & gas and petrochemical industry.
- Demonstrable experience in piping design, engineering, and material specification.
- Strong knowledge of client standards relating to pipework design and procurement.
- Experience reviewing and approving PED technical files.
- Proficient in the review of PDMS and/or AVEVA E3D models.
- Experience conducting technical evaluations of piping materials, fittings, valves, and vendor documentation.
- Strong understanding of piping material selection for a range of process applications.
- Experience leading engineering teams, supervising engineers, and mentoring junior personnel.
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership is desirable.
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
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