Senior Pipeline Engineer
Job Summary
Senior Pipeline Engineer
Location: Aberdeen
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive Fantastic Benefits
Shape the Future of Pipeline Integrity and Safety
Are you an experienced Pipeline Engineer looking to apply your expertise across complex offshore and onshore projects
Bureau Veritas is seeking a Senior Pipeline Engineer to join our Aberdeen-based engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity to work as an independentcompetent person delivering verification and certification services for major energy infrastructure projects throughout the full asset lifecycle.
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring pipeline systems are designed installed and operated in accordance with industry standards regulatory requirements and best engineering practice helping clients manage risk and maintain the highest levels of safety and integrity.
What Youll Be Doing
As a Senior Pipeline Engineer you will work independently and as part of multi-disciplinary project teams supporting a diverse portfolio of offshore and onshore pipeline projects.
Key responsibilities include:
- Performing independent verification of pipeline design installation and integrity assessments.
- Reviewing engineering deliverables including specifications design basis documents calculations reports drawings and procedures etc
- Assessing compliance with project requirements industry standards and regulatory obligations.
- Reviewing technical studies covering routing wall thickness design free spans stability crossings cathodic protection installation and structural integrity.
- Supporting life extension and remaining life assessments for ageing assets.
- Reviewing fabrication welding coating testing and quality documentation.
- Participating in audits inspections surveillance activities and technical witness scopes.
- Producing verification reports compliance assessments and verification statements.
- Working closely with clients contractors regulators and internal stakeholders.
- Mentoring and supporting developing engineers within the team.
About You
Were looking for an experienced pipeline professional with strong technical expertise and a passion for engineering excellence.
You will ideally have:
- A degree in Mechanical Civil Offshore or a related Engineering discipline.
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or a desire to work towards it.
- Significant experience in pipeline engineering design integrity management or verification activities.
- Experience across offshore and/or onshore pipeline developments.
- Knowledge of the full project lifecycle including FEED detailed design fabrication installation commissioning and operations.
- Experience with both rigid and flexible pipelines and risers.
- Excellent communication and technical report writing skills.
Technical Expertise
Experience in several of the following areas is desirable:
- Pipeline design and integrity assessment
- Structural and pressure containment analysis
- On-bottom stability assessments
- Free span analysis
- Installation engineering
- Materials compatibility
- Corrosion coatings and cathodic protection
- Fatigue and engineering criticality assessments
- Verification certification and risk-based methodologies
Strong knowledge of industry codes and standards including:
- API
- ASME
- DNV
- NORSOK
- ISO
- BS/EN Standards
- Energy Institute Guidelines
Software Experience
Experience with two or more of the following would be advantageous:
- OrcaFlex
- Flexcom
- Abaqus
- ANSYS
- AutoPIPE
- CAESAR II
- Crackwise
- Mathcad
Why Join Bureau Veritas
At Bureau Veritas we help clients achieve compliance improve performance and manage risk across some of the worlds most challenging projects. Youll be joining a collaborative team of experts working on technically complex projects that contribute to the safe and sustainable operation of critical energy infrastructure.
If youre looking for an opportunity to apply your expertise influence major projects and advance your career within a global leader in testing inspection and certification wed love to hear from you.
Our Benefits
Core Benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Professional membership subscription
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme (up to 12%)
Flexible Benefits
- Electric Vehicle Lease Scheme
- Cycle to Work
- Tech purchase scheme
- Travel and dental insurance
- Gym and retail discounts
- Holiday buy/sell options
- Give As You Earn scheme
Apply today and help shape safer more resilient pipeline systems for the future.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
AT A GLANCE Bureau Veritas is a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification. Our mission is at the heart of key challenges: quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Through our wide range of expertise, impartiality and independence, we ... View more