Senior Pipelines Engineer

Overview

Wood is seeking an experienced Senior Pipelines Engineer to join our engineering team based in Doha, Qatar. This role offers a hands-on opportunity to support major Front End Engineering Design (FEED) projects by collaborating closely with designers and engineers to develop project specifications and detailed designs from conceptual data.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a team of engineers and designers specializing in pipelines and related disciplines.
• Ensure all pre-FEED, FEED, and EPC project deliverables comply with applicable standards for oil and gas processing, production, export, and carbon capture initiatives.
• Supervise engineering work to guarantee quality, adherence to standards, and cost-effective solutions.
• Fully comply with Wood's Health, Safety, and Environmental policies, ensuring work is performed safely and with environmental responsibility.
• Evaluate design output from third-party vendors; actively participate in HAZOP, HAZID, IPF, reliability studies, and safety and technical facility audits.
• Assess existing field facilities and pipeline capacities to detect bottlenecks and areas for optimization.
• Identify and evaluate potential applications of emerging technologies.
• Develop and mentor local engineering staff to build capability within the team.
• Understand environmental management requirements according to ISO 14001 standards for oil and gas project designs.
• Apply safety design principles throughout project life cycles, including methodologies like HAZID, HAZOP, HAZAN, IPF classification, QRA, fire and gas mapping, and risk analysis.
• Conduct life cycle cost analyses for pipelines projects.
• Prepare technical packages for requests for quotations (RFQs) related to pipeline scopes.
• Develop engineering estimates, construction material requirements, scheduling, resource planning, and update capacity plans biannually.
• Provide expert engineering input in areas such as risers, subsea pipelines, landfalls, subsea manifolds, and onshore pipeline design.
• Coordinate effectively with construction engineers and installation teams.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline relevant to pipelines from an accredited institution.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in offshore/onshore oil and gas, petrochemical, or marine industries.
• Minimum five years in a similar senior engineering role with major international oil and gas, petrochemical, or marine projects, including three years within an engineering or contractor organization.
• Proficient and experienced with ASME, API, ISO, DNV, and Shell DEP codes and standards applied to pipeline design and construction.
• Familiarity with pipeline engineering software tools such as AutoCAD, Microstation, MathCad, CAESAR II, Abacus, and ESRI/GIS is preferred.
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

About Wood

Wood is a global leader providing consulting, engineering, and operational services to the energy and materials sectors. Operating in about 50 countries with a workforce of over 33,000, we assist clients throughout the asset lifecycle, ensuring safety, predictability, and sustainable operations to foster a lower carbon future. Wood forms part of the Energy & Materials division of Sidara, a global alliance of specialized engineering, design, and project management firms.

Diversity and Inclusion

Wood values a diverse workforce and is committed to equal opportunity employment, evaluating candidates based on merit without discrimination on race, color, age, religion, gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics as per applicable laws.