Principal Piping Engineer

About the role

PD&MS, an engineering solutions provider active since 2002 across oil and gas, renewables and nuclear, is hiring a Principal Piping Engineer in Baku, Azerbaijan. The role is a full-time fixed-term contract and covers directing and supervising piping engineers and designers, producing cost-effective, safe engineering solutions and representing the company with clients, suppliers and certifying authorities. Candidates must be eligible to work in Azerbaijan.

Key responsibilities

• Direct and supervise engineers and designers, liaising frequently to coordinate engineering and design work
• Identify the scope of work, estimate deliverables, manpower and time, and feed into project plans and schedules
• Flag issues that could change the project or study compared with the original design intent to the Project Manager, Engineer and Lead Engineer
• Produce cost-effective, safe engineering solutions and address operational and maintenance issues in the design
• Survey onshore and offshore, monitor progress against schedule and budget, and report progress per PD&MS procedures
• Plan resources forward and notify the Lead Engineer and/or Department Head of changes in resource needs
• Produce, check and approve documents and deliverables for the discipline, review documents from other disciplines and supplier/vendor documents, and approve requisitions for engineered items and services
• Attend project meetings, design reviews, HAZOPs and constructability assessments, and ensure document control and check-print retention
• Represent PD&MS professionally with clients, suppliers, vendors and certifying authorities, and assist in training junior engineers

Required profile

• BSc or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer status preferred
• Detailed design engineering and engineering checking experience
• Knowledge of Oil & Gas codes and standards, and of Autodesk design products
• Competence in MS Office, offshore survival certification (BOSIET/FOET)
• People management and development experience
• Excellent written and spoken Azerbaijani and English

What we offer

• Development opportunities within the Piping department and across the energy sector
• Transferable skills for non-traditional oil & gas experience (e.g. nuclear, rail, utilities, petro-chemicals, renewables, marine, pharmaceuticals)
• Competitive salary depending on knowledge and experience, plus pension, voluntary insurance and 30 days annual leave plus public holidays