Overview
Principal Piping Designer – Location: Aberdeen (minimum 3 days per week in office). Discipline: Piping & Plant Layout. Reporting to: Lead Piping Engineer.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Principal Piping Designer to provide high‑quality Plant Layout and Piping Design expertise across a diverse portfolio of projects. You will work with the latest CAD and digital technologies, supporting brownfield developments from Concept and FEED through to Detailed Design, Construction and Commissioning.
This is a leadership role, responsible for guiding a team of designers and ensuring all plant layout and piping deliverables meet the highest technical and safety standards.
Please note: This role requires a minimum of three days per week in the Aberdeen office to support team collaboration, design reviews, and project delivery.
Responsibilities
* Design Leadership & Delivery: Lead a team of piping designers, ensuring high‑quality delivery of 3D models, isometrics, general arrangements, plot plans, and pipe support details.
* Oversee all aspects of plant layout and piping design, ensuring compliance with project specifications, design codes, and client requirements.
* Plan and manage design resources, monitor man‑hour usage, and contribute to design progress reporting.
* Identify issues, highlight scope changes, and escalate risks to the Lead Piping Engineer.
* Technical Execution: Undertake site surveys as required (CSCS, CCNSG or equivalent may be needed).
* Apply strong understanding of plant layout principles, ensuring safety, operability, maintainability, and constructability are embedded in all design outputs.
* Interpret piping stress reports and incorporate findings into the design.
* Review and approve design deliverables, ensuring accuracy and alignment with standards and specifications.
* Review vendor documentation and integrate relevant information into the design.
* Liaise effectively with multi‑discipline engineering teams.
* Digital & CAD Expertise: Use advanced CAD tools including Aveva E3D (Model & Draw), Laser Point Cloud data, Navisworks Manage, and AutoCAD.
* Lead client‑facing design reviews, organise and chair model reviews, clearly articulating design rationale and managing action close‑out.
Health, Safety & Sustainability
* Maintain awareness of legal and organisational responsibilities relating to Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental performance.
* Ensure all activities align with company policies and client expectations.
About You
Technical Experience
* Proven experience leading small teams of piping designers, delivering work to agreed timescales and budgets.
* Significant piping design and plant layout experience within the Oil & Gas and Energy sectors.
* Strong background in front‑end layout, brownfield modifications, site surveys, and AFC deliverables.
* Solid understanding of major design codes, including ASME B31.3, and relevant UK legislation and standards.
Skills & Attributes
* Exceptional CAD capability with the tools listed above.
* Strong communicator, confident in leading design reviews and engaging with clients.
* Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage competing priorities.
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