Principal piping designer

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community? At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions.

Please note that candidates must be eligible to work in Azerbaijan at the time of application.

You can be part of our vision!

Working Pattern: Employee Fixed Term / Full Time

As a Principal Piping Designer, you will:

• Produce and design check Piping plot plan, Piping, and equipment general arrangement drawings.
• Produce and design check Piping detail (fabrication) drawings (Piping isometrics and Pipe supports).
• Generate and design check piping survey scope of work and liaison with DC team for laser scan as well as tie in survey.
• Liaise closely with other disciplines to ensure all equipment requirements and vendor data are addressed in the design, specification of equipment, construction sequencing and commissioning.
• Provide value adding knowledge to constructability reviews and take consideration of layout restrictions, ergonomics, safety, utilities, and maintainability.
• Manage design team budgets, produce scope estimates and recognising and controlling scope change.
• Create and maintain Piping design deliverable list and monitor design team productivity.
• Provide timely progress /updates to Piping Lead Engineers with respect to design activities/deliverables.
• Coordinate work tasks to design team to achieve required plan dates.
• Interface with other engineering disciplines.

The role offers:

• Development opportunities: the opportunity to develop within your technical department, to be appreciated, to work with people who have the same goals and are driven to succeed.
• Varied workload: you’ll have the chance to transfer your skills and develop in our industry and deliver on projects across the fully energy sector, from conventional to renewable energies.
• Opportunities for transferable skills: if you’re experience isn’t traditional oil & gas, we still want to hear from you! If you’ve EPC experience in nuclear, rail, utilities, petro-chemical, renewables, marine and pharmaceuticals then please apply.
• Salary: Competitive Salary depending on knowledge and experience plus a range of benefits that support your finances, wellbeing, and family.
• Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

The ideal candidate will have:

• Offshore and onshore Oil and Gas industry experience.
• Experience in 3D modelling (AutoCAD plant 3D is preferred but other similar 3D tools are considered acceptable).
• CATS&SPEC and Design application of 3D modelling tool experience. Previous experience with admin role and CATS&SPEC would be preferred.
• Competency in using Navisworks Manage.
• Design checking deliverables that conform to all applicable industry engineering codes and standards as well as the client’s policies and procedures relative to the piping and equipment being specified. Sound knowledge of relevant commonly used codes and Piping standards therefore required.
• Experience of performing studies, FEED, and detail design of Piping fabrications in an EPC environment or client role is highly preferred
• Experience in brownfield environment/project (preferred).
• Knowledge of offshore piping lay-out requirements (Design, Safety, Construction and installation and maintenance aspects).
• In depth experience of offshore safety regulations and construction requirements.
• In depth Knowledge and understanding of 2D drafting standards, In depth experience of piping drawings requirements/presentation.
• Experience in using and interacting with cloud data to develop piping design and clash check. Previous experience in using ReCAp pro or LFM would be preferred.
• Understanding and knowledge of tie-in survey data and implementing in detailed design deliverables (Flange face orientation/deflection etc.).

Personal attributes

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver.

• Go the extra mile
• Empower our people
• Never get complacent
• Engage our partners
• Step up and deliver

If this sounds like you, then you could be a perfect fit.

Qualifications:

• BSc or equivalent in relevant Engineering Discipline
• Chartered Engineer status (preferred)
• Significant, demonstrable experience in Detailed Design Engineering and Engineering Checking
• Detailed understanding of all Engineering disciplines
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant Oil & Gas Industry Codes and Standards
• Understand the application of Autodesk Design products
• Competent in the use of MS Office applications
• Survival BOSIET/FOET (advantageous)

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors. But whoever we work with, it’s the energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference.

Be who you’re meant to be, with PD&MS