Chief Pipeline Engineer
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About the Role
Arkad is seeking a Chief Pipeline Engineer for a major EPC project in Abu Dhabi. The role involves full technical ownership of pipeline engineering delivery, including design, procurement, construction support, and client interaction.
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Responsibilities
- Ensure all pipeline engineering activities are executed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety/environmental regulations
- Act as the ultimate technical authority and lead the Technical Assurance process for all assigned pipeline engineering scopes
- Review, check, and approve engineering outputs including pipeline routing, alignment sheets, wall thickness calculations, stress analysis reports, and material requisitions
- Prepare deliverables planning for the pipeline discipline in line with project schedule and monitor progress
- Plan discipline engineering man hours in line with progress schedule and budget
- Supervise Material Requisitions for critical pipeline components including line pipes, coatings, and isolation joints
- Ensure pipeline engineering coordination with other disciplines (Process, Civil, Geotechnical, Piping, HSE)
- Support Construction Department and pipeline laying subcontractor during ROW preparation, trenching, welding, NDT, hydrotesting, and pre commissioning
- Interact with Client technical representatives and support Project Management Team in disputes or claims
- Review tender documentation and prepare technical clarification requests during bid phase
Requirements
- 10–15 years of experience in Pipeline Engineering within Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Energy projects
- Proven engineering leadership experience on large EPC projects with focus on cross country pipelines and pipeline systems
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering
- Deep knowledge of ASME B31.4, ASME B31.8, API 5L, ISO 13623, DNV ST F101, and NACE
- Strong command of pipeline mechanical design, stress analysis (soil pipeline interaction), pipeline integrity management, and hot tapping techniques
- Fluent written and spoken English
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Job Description
- Arkad is expanding its operations for a strategic, local EPC project in the Abu Dhabi area. We are looking for a high caliber Chief Pipeline Engineer to join us under an Abu Dhabi contractual framework.
- Note: This position focuses strictly on full technical scope execution, pipeline engineering delivery, and project ownership for the assigned project, rather than hierarchical team management or tutoring.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Project Delivery & Ownership: Ensure that all pipeline engineering activities are efficiently and cost effectively executed in strict accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety/environmental regulations.
- Technical Assurance: Act as the ultimate technical authority and lead the Technical Assurance process for all assigned pipeline engineering scopes.
- Deliverables Approval: Formally review, check, and approve all engineering outputs issued by the discipline, including pipeline routing, alignment sheets, wall thickness calculations, stress analysis reports, buoyancy control calculations, crossing matrices, material requisitions, and technical bid
- Project & Cost Control: Prepare the deliverables planning for the pipeline discipline in line with the project schedule. Control, review, and monitor progress deviations from the plan, setting up recovery plans as necessary.
- Man Hour Management: Plan discipline engineering man hours in line with the progress schedule and budget, strictly monitoring any deviations between spent and earned man hours.
- Procurement & Material Requisitions: Supervise the overall process of Material Requisitions for critical pipeline components, including line pipes (API 5L), anti corrosion/weight coatings, and isolation joints.
- Design Integration & Optimization: Ensure pipeline engineering is developed with seamless coordination among other engineering disciplines. Analyze project constraints, geohazard studies, and survey data to solve engineering issues promptly. Propose optimizations to minimize material quantities and
- Construction & Site Support: Support the Construction Department and the pipeline laying subcontractor during right of way preparation, trenching, welding, non destructive testing, field joint coating, lowering, hydrotesting, and pre commissioning phases. Assist the Site Technical Office in resolvin
- Commercial & Bidding Interface: Interact directly with Client technical representatives as the key person for the pipeline discipline. Support the Project Management Team in case of disputes or claims. Review tender documentation and prepare technical clarification requests during the bid phase.
Your Profile
- Experience: 10–15 years of experience in Pipeline Engineering within Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Energy projects. Proven engineering leadership experience on large EPC projects with a specific focus on cross country pipelines and pipeline systems.
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
- Technical Domain: Deep knowledge of major international Pipeline Codes and Standards (ASME B31.4, ASME B31.8, API 5L, ISO 13623, DNV ST F101 if applicable, and NACE). Strong command of pipeline mechanical design, stress analysis (soil pipeline interaction), pipeline integrity management, and hot tap
- Languages: Fluent written and spoken English.
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