Principal Piping Engineer

About the role

Worley is a global professional services organization serving the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors. The company works with clients to deliver projects and improve value across the full life of assets, while supporting the transition toward lower-carbon energy solutions alongside the continued supply of essential energy, chemicals, and resources.

What you will do

• Show clear and ongoing leadership in health, safety, and environment management within a project setting.
• Apply strong knowledge of regulations, codes, standards, and the engineering practices used for onshore and offshore topsides, plant layout, and piping design in oil and gas facilities.
• Bring substantial hands-on design experience in piping engineering, piping stress analysis, pipe supports, topsides and onshore plant equipment layouts, and detailed piping design, gained in recognized design firms and/or oil and gas organizations.
• Use deep knowledge of piping materials to support preparation of piping, valve, and special item specifications and help ensure procurement meets the required standards.
• Contribute to brownfield and asset services projects or contracts.
• Produce technically sound, practical, accurate, and timely work that meets Worley’s standards and client expectations.
• Understand the core requirements of the piping discipline as well as the basic interfaces and needs of other engineering disciplines.
• Work confidently with relevant local, international, statutory, and regulatory standards.
• Use discipline-specific piping software effectively.

Health, safety, and environment focus

• Keep HSE priorities active across the team to support OHSE obligations.
• Demonstrate work practices that align with a strong culture of safety, health, and environmental performance.
• Lead by example in supporting personal well-being and maintaining safe workplaces and work activities.

Industry background

• Demonstrated senior-level experience in the oil and gas sector, with exposure to both onshore and offshore projects.
• Experience in design and engineering roles in oil and gas, including recent responsibility for leading piping engineers and designers.
• Strong technical, practical, and leadership background in piping, including management of multidisciplinary teams and projects.

Education and accreditation

• A full-time bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited university is required.
• MME engineering accreditation is mandatory. Candidates who do not yet hold it must be prepared to obtain it during the probation period.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status, or active progress toward it, will be considered an advantage.

Equal opportunity and culture

Worley promotes a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where people can belong, contribute, and be heard. The company provides equal employment opportunities to qualified candidates and employees regardless of age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship, or any other legally protected basis.

The organization aims to build an energized and empowered workforce that drives sustainable impact through belonging, connection, and innovation. It also supports reskilling, transferable skills, and the move toward low-carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

There is room to grow your career, explore different opportunities, and contribute to sustainable change.