Lead Piping Engineer

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. Were bridging two worlds moving towards more sustainable energy sources while helping to provide the energy chemicals and resources needed now.

Purpose

As a Lead Piping Engineer at Worley you will provide senior-level technical leadership and project delivery expertise within our Canada West Engineering team. This role is responsible for leading complex piping engineering scopes across large capital projects and/or portfolios of small to medium projects while ensuring technical excellence safety quality and alignment with Worleys global engineering standards and client expectations.

The Lead Piping Engineer is a recognized subject matter expert and discipline leader who plays a key role in driving engineering quality mentoring senior engineers supporting project execution and contributing to continuous improvement of piping engineering practices across the region.

Key Responsibilities

Depending on business needs this role may function in one of two leadership capacities:

Project Discipline Lead (Major Projects)

• Act as the Piping Engineering Discipline Lead on large complex projects supervising and mentoring teams of up to 15 piping engineers and designers.

• Provide technical leadership and oversight to ensure high-quality safe and compliant piping engineering deliverables across all project phases.

• Work collaboratively with project management engineering managers other disciplines and clients to deliver projects safely on schedule and within budget.

• Monitor engineering progress against approved budgets schedules and work plans; proactively identify risks and implement corrective actions.

• Apply formal change management processes and support scope definition change evaluation and impact assessments.

• Coordinate staffing and resource requirements with the Piping Engineering Department Manager and project leadership.

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Portfolio Lead (SmallMedium Projects)

• Act as Portfolio Lead for a group of small to medium projects for one or more key clients.

• Provide technical and project leadership to a team of piping engineers executing multiple concurrent projects.

• Coordinate resource planning and workload balancing with the Piping Engineering Department Manager and Portfolio Leadership Team.

• Ensure consistent application of Worley standards procedures and best practices across the project portfolio.

• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex piping design analysis and constructability challenges.

Technical & Project Delivery Accountabilities

You and your team will be expected to:

• Deliver piping engineering services that meet Worley client contractual statutory and regulatory requirements safely on time and within budget.

• Lead and/or contribute to piping engineering deliverables including:

  • Design basis development specifications datasheets calculations reports and drawings

  • Participation in engineering studies technical evaluations and risk assessments

  • Support to procurement fabrication construction and commissioning activities (e.g. material requisitions technical bid evaluations RFIs site technical support)

  • Development and review of deliverables appropriate for all project phases (concept FEED detailed design construction support)

• Support the preparation of proposals estimates execution plans budgets schedules and staffing forecasts.

• Proactively identify communicate and manage changes to scope schedule and cost.

• Ensure technical governance quality assurance and adherence to Worley engineering processes and standards.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of evolving industry practices technologies codes and standards related to piping engineering.

• Foster strong collaboration and communication across disciplines and with project stakeholders including clients vendors and construction partners.

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to senior and intermediate engineers contributing to capability development within the piping discipline.

• Identify technical issues and risks early develop effective mitigation strategies and seek support when appropriate.

Qualifications What You Will Bring

Technical & Industry Experience

• Extensive and relevant piping engineering experience in energy chemicals mining & metals infrastructure or similar heavy industrial sectors.

• Proven track record as a senior technical leader on large capital projects and/or portfolios of concurrent projects.

• Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of piping engineering principles design practices and project execution methodologies.

• Working knowledge of the interfaces between piping engineering and other engineering disciplines.

• Demonstrated experience working within EPC/EPCM project delivery environments (asset).

• Experience with piping stress analysis (asset).

• Advanced working knowledge of applicable codes standards and regulations including:

  • ABSA requirements for piping system design and registration

  • ASME / ASTM piping-related codes and standards

  • CSA pipeline standards (asset)

• Proficiency with piping engineering tools and relevant design/analysis software; strong working knowledge of MS Office.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Education Accreditation & Eligibility

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

• Professional Engineer (.) designation with APEGA (or eligibility to transfer immediately).

Moving forward together

Were committed to building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong can bring themselves and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry disability status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition theres a path for you here. And theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.