As the Pipe Support Lead Engineer, you will lead all pipe support engineering activities for the assigned project, ensuring safe, economical, and code-compliant pipe support designs throughout the project lifecycle. You will coordinate closely with Piping Stress, Piping Design, Civil/Structural, Mechanical, Procurement, and Vendor teams while providing technical leadership and mentoring to pipe support engineers and designers.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate all pipe support engineering activities for the assigned project.
- Review project specifications, piping layouts, stress requirements, and applicable design standards.
- Develop pipe support design philosophy and ensure compliance with project and client requirements.
- Guide the selection and placement of pipe support types, including anchors, guides, stops, hangers, spring supports, rigid struts, sliding plates, and special supports.
- Coordinate with Piping Stress Engineers to ensure support arrangements satisfy stress and flexibility requirements.
- Review and approve pipe support drawings, standard details, support sketches, and fabrication deliverables.
- Prepare and review support loading data for Civil/Structural design.
- Coordinate with Mechanical Engineers regarding equipment nozzle load requirements.
- Prepare specifications, material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and vendor documentation for special pipe support items.
- Review vendor documents related to spring supports, expansion joints, and other special support systems.
- Ensure consistency between approved stress isometrics, IFC isometrics, and support deliverables.
- Monitor discipline progress, deliverable schedules, and quality objectives.
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to junior engineers and designers.
- Participate in design reviews, model reviews, HAZOP, constructability reviews, and project coordination meetings.
- Identify technical risks and develop practical engineering solutions throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent recognized engineering qualification.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Oil & Gas, LNG, or Petrochemical engineering projects.
- At least 5 years of experience in pipe support engineering with demonstrated experience leading engineering teams or discipline activities.
- Strong knowledge of pipe support design, support load calculations, and support selection.
- Experience working closely with Piping Stress Engineers using CAESAR II deliverables.
- Familiarity with international piping codes and standards, including ASME B31.3, MSS SP standards, and relevant support design practices.
- Experience preparing support loading sheets for Civil/Structural design.
- Experience with material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and vendor document reviews.
- Ability to interpret P&IDs, piping layouts, isometrics, and 3D models.
- Strong coordination and communication skills across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
- Organized, proactive, and able to work under minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities.