Principal Pipeline Engineer

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

Job Description

Principle pipeline engineer leading the pipeline engineering effort across Costain’s front end, detailed design through to construction and commissioning projects.

This role is based 3 days a week in Manchester.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the technical content, solutions and delivery of Pipeline Engineering activities and deliverables on any given project including budgets and deadlines.
• Responsible for the checking and approval of design work in accordance with Company Procedures.
• To liaise and coordinate with other disciplines as required.
• Preparation of pipeline engineering estimates, MDRs and schedules.
• To be aware of legal and organisational responsibilities regarding Health, Safety Sustainability and Environmental issues with respect to employees, contractors, clients and third parties, ensuring that activities are all managed in accordance with Company policy and client requirements.
• To plan for adequate resources and to monitor and report design progress in line with the project schedule (SPI) and hours spent against earned value (CPI).
• To cascade information to individuals on organisational performance, policy, and procedures and to report back to the Engineering Manager comments and recommendations for continuous improvements in performance and removal of constraints.
• To offer advice and support to colleagues and subordinates on personal and career development.
• Provide training, information, or instruction and to give feedback. To set objectives, to assist colleagues and subordinates in achieving objectives.
  
  

Qualifications

• A degree, HNC, HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering
• Chartered Engineer and/or 10 years’ experience in this specialist discipline
• Experience in the design of pipeline systems for both onshore and subsea pipelines throughout the lifecycle of a project from Concept to Construction and Commissioning
• Application of relevant regulatory codes and standards (e.g. PD8010, IGEM-TD1, DNV) including pipeline routing and mechanical design.
• Preparation of pipeline related specifications and datasheets
• Specification and methods of Pipeline Crossing Details
• Preparation of Strip Maps and alignment sheets
• Pipeline Laying, Jointing Details and Backfill Compaction Requirements
• Demonstrable use in the application modern GIS software Packages
• Ground Bearing Analysis and Proximity Assessments
• Competence in the requirements for CDM Principal Designer roles and duties
• Experience in the requirements for UKCA marking of plant and equipment.
• Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements
• Experience in the design of CO2/H2 pipelines
  
  

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.