Principal Piping Engineer - Optimus Plus

Optimus Plus, a PD&MS Group are now looking for a Principal Piping Engineer to join their team on a full-time, employee basis at their office in Aberdeen on a hybrid working pattern.

About The Role

Optimus is a FEED and concept design specialist, but also undertakes detail brownfield and greenfield engineering scopes through to fabrication.

This is an excellent opportunity to be involved in diverse and interesting scopes within the following industries:- offshore oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, chemical, carbon capture and renewables.

Key Duties:

• Identify the scope of work required
• Input to project plans and schedules. 
• Identify areas of concern during any project or study.
• Produce cost-effective engineering solutions that are fit for purpose, safe and add value to address operational and maintenance issues in the design and liaise with colleagues for the best solution
• Undertake Surveys, both onshore and offshore (preferably)
• Supervise the time of others

Our Engineers can expect to work in a modern environment, enjoy flexible working and will be offered a range of working options to suit individual situations.  We have a generous benefits package available which includes pension, enhanced sick pay and income protection to name a few.

About You

The candidate shall have good attention to detail, be a proficient and checker, along with excellent communication skills and the ability to discuss and articulate scopes clearly and confidently. Candidates should have a track record of managing the effective delivery of piping discipline scopes.

The ideal engineering candidate should have 15 + years engineering experience in Brownfield offshore and onshore Piping discipline activities.

• Good working knowledge of relevant piping codes and standards.
• Proficient in layout, flexibility review and supporting of pipework.  Greenfield engineering and construction experience would be advantageous.
• Comfortable interfacing with clients, vendors and suppliers with good written and verbal communication.

Experienced also required :-

• Concept, FEED and detail design scopes
• Partaking in design and constructability reviews
• Progress and productivity reporting
• Input to workpacks
• Modifying and writing new specifications and classes
• Production of piping datasheets, MTO's and requisitions
• Procurement and vendor management
• Interpreting stress analysis output and interfacing with the stress team
• Site survey and report writing
• Navisworks, AutoCAD 3D / Plant 3D knowledge will be useful
• Caesar II maybe useful but not essential
• MS office

A current offshore survival and medical is preferred. Candidates maybe required to occasionally visit on or offshore sites for survey purposes, however not for extended periods.

About Us

We are all about practical delivery. Our expert engineering solutions are always tailored, pragmatic, credible and fit for purpose. That is the Optimus way.

Optimus is an integrated, multi-discipline engineering design, project delivery and consultancy organisation. Founded in 1999, the business began as a consultancy with a headcount of just four. In the intervening years, Optimus has grown into a highly respected international engineering consultancy with almost 100 employees working for clients worldwide.

We are proud of our record in securing repeat client business by delivering consistently excellent solutions. Some of our clients have been working with us for many years and have entrusted us to deliver on projects from the North Sea to North Africa and from the Far East to Eastern Europe.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.

 We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.