Principal Piping Designer

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 Principal Piping Designer you will serve as a senior technical authority and design leader for piping design activities across complex large-scale and high-value projects. You will be accountable for the overall technical quality constructability and consistency of piping design deliverables while providing expert-level guidance to designers engineers and project teams.

The Principal Piping Designer role requires a high level of design subject matter expertise. The Principal Piping Designer is a trusted technical advisor to project leadership and clients and a key contributor to the development of best practices standards and continuous improvement within the piping design discipline. The position plays a critical role in delivering safe constructible and cost-effective piping solutions across multidisciplinary engineering projects in the energy chemicals mining and infrastructure sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Authority & Design Leadership

• Act as the principal technical authority for piping design on large and complex projects providing expert guidance on layout routing and constructability.

• Lead the development and oversight of complex piping design deliverables including:

  • Piping layouts and routing studies

  • 3D model development and model governance

  • Isometric drawings and piping plans

  • Plot plans and equipment layouts

  • Pipe support concepts and layouts (in collaboration with stress/support teams)

• Establish and uphold piping design philosophies standards and best practices across projects and portfolios.

• Provide advanced technical input into design challenges related to congestion operability maintenance access safety and constructability.

• Serve as the escalation point for complex technical issues and design decisions.

Quality Assurance & Governance

• Ensure piping design deliverables meet required quality standards project specifications and applicable codes and standards (e.g. ASME CSA client standards).

• Perform senior-level technical reviews and assurance checks on critical design deliverables and 3D models.

• Support the development and continuous improvement of piping design procedures workflows templates and technical guidelines.

• Champion digital design excellence model governance and consistency in the application of design tools and data standards.

Project & Stakeholder Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and strategic input to project management teams during project planning execution and delivery.

• Act as a senior piping design interface with clients supporting technical alignment design reviews and resolution of high-level design issues.

• Collaborate closely with Piping Engineers stress teams and other discipline leads to ensure integrated coordinated and constructible designs.

• Support constructability reviews and interface with construction procurement and commissioning teams as required.

Mentorship Capability Building & Continuous Improvement

• Mentor and coach Lead and Senior Piping Designers providing technical guidance and supporting professional development.

• Contribute to the development of discipline capability succession planning and technical competency frameworks.

• Support the implementation of lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives across projects and portfolios.

• Promote a strong safety culture in design including consideration of safe access operability maintainability and construction sequencing.

Qualifications & Experience

Education & Training

• Diploma or degree in Engineering Design Mechanical/Piping Technology or a related discipline.

Experience

• Extensive progressive experience in piping design within engineering EPC/EPCM or industrial project environments.

• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on large-scale multidisciplinary industrial projects.

• Recognized subject matter expertise in piping layout model-based design and constructability for facilities in sectors such as oil & gas chemicals mining power or infrastructure.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in industry-standard piping design platforms (e.g. AutoCAD AVEVA E3D PDMS SmartPlant 3D Revit or equivalent).

• Expert-level understanding of piping layout routing optimization constructability and 3D model coordination.

• Strong knowledge of applicable piping codes and standards (e.g. ASME B31 series CSA client standards).

• High-level ability to interpret and apply P&IDs piping specifications equipment datasheets stress analysis inputs and vendor documentation.

Leadership & Professional Attributes

• Recognized technical leader with the ability to influence mentor and guide design teams and project stakeholders.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to provide clear technical direction to multidisciplinary teams and clients.

• Highly organized proactive and capable of managing multiple priorities across complex project environments.

• Trusted advisor mindset with a commitment to technical excellence safety and continuous improvement.

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.