Principal Onshore Pipelines Engineer

About Worley

Worley is a leading global provider of professional services to the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors. We collaborate with clients to execute projects and generate value throughout the lifespan of their assets. Our work bridges conventional energy needs with the advancement of sustainable energy solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and provide technical guidance across all stages of project delivery, innovating in tendering, estimating, and planning while leveraging company systems aimed at cost optimization.
• Ensure that all engineering activities comply with relevant codes, standards, contract specifications, timelines, budgets, and internal procedures.
• Plan, delegate, and supervise component tasks for onshore pipeline design, maintaining coordination with global and support teams for efficient project execution.
• Advise team members on applying standards to develop safe, sustainable, and value-driven pipeline designs and track performance against established KPIs with supportive leadership.
• Serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert for onshore pipeline engineering, validating key deliverables and design methodologies.
• Exhibit mastery in pipeline routing, sizing, hydraulic and stress analysis, wall thickness design, and ensuring constructability and stability.
• Apply sound engineering judgment to independently tackle complex technical problems.
• Provide expert guidance, coaching, and mentoring to a diverse engineering team across multiple locations, promoting a culture centered on quality, safety, and continuous advancement.
• Use deep knowledge of international codes and standards such as ASME, API, ISO, ASTM, and client-specific standards, especially those relating to Middle Eastern operators like ADNOC Onshore and QatarEnergy.
• Deliver projects ranging from Pre-FEED to detailed design within defined scopes, budgets, schedules, and quality parameters.
• Manage discipline workload, resource allocation, inter-team collaboration, and technical interfacing.
• Support project management with execution plans and risk mitigation strategies.
• Champion health, safety, and environmental principles in design and execution practices, participating in safety reviews, risk assessments, and value engineering sessions.
• Ensure rigorous quality control through verification, checking, and adherence to Worley’s Quality Management System.
• Engage proactively with clients, licensors, vendors, and construction teams to facilitate smooth technical communication and resolution of project issues.
• Balance technical expertise with commercial awareness, contributing to cost estimating, proposal support, change management, and schedule impact analyses.
• Demonstrate proficiency in pipeline engineering software such as Caesar II and analytical tools like Excel and MathCAD.
• Uphold high ethical standards, accountability, and actively contribute to innovation, standards development, and staying current with industry trends.

Specific Duties

• Lead multi-cultural, multi-location discipline teams on projects.
• Independently prepare pipeline design documentation, completing engineering activities within the project’s schedule and budget.
• Motivate and guide engineers and designers, maintaining effective communication with management and stakeholders.
• Offer technical solutions to both engineering and non-engineering challenges.
• Manage multiple deliverables efficiently.
• Optimize pipeline routes and design to meet performance and budget criteria.
• Conduct cost estimation for pipelines and associated facilities.
• Provide support during pipeline construction.
• Maintain up-to-date expertise in onshore pipeline design codes relevant to oil and gas industries.
• Coordinate input preparation for contract documentation and scope of work.
• Monitor team productivity with budget control considerations.
• Facilitate collaboration with other disciplines to ensure timely deliverable production.
• Produce technical reports and procedures.
• Interpret and verify engineering designs.
• Lead interdisciplinary coordination efforts.
• Contribute to proposals and bidding processes.
• Set and maintain high performance standards within the team.
• Ensure adherence to Quality Assurance protocols and Occupational Health & Safety procedures.

Experience and Industry Background

Demonstrated broad experience in pipeline design engineering within the oil and gas sector, including extensive exposure to Pre-FEED, FEED, and detailed design phases for onshore pipeline projects.

Educational and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Mandatory accreditation from the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) with willingness to obtain within probation if not already held.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status or active pursuit thereof considered advantageous.

Technical Proficiencies

• Advanced skills with Caesar II for stress analysis.
• Competency in onshore pipeline wall thickness, buoyancy, and upheaval buckling calculations using Excel and MathCAD.

Diversity and Culture

Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion, ensuring all employees feel welcomed and heard without discrimination based on any protected characteristic. We encourage professional growth and support reskilling initiatives to transition our workforce towards sustainable energy infrastructure expertise.