Engineer, Pipeline Support

PTTEP Services Limited

Job Purpose

Engineer, Pipeline Support is responsible for Lead Discipline Engineer, provide overall responsible for technical advice, recommendation, and solutions to support the engineering activities with regards to pipeline engineering discipline from the feasibility study, conceptual design, up to basic and detailed engineering, construction, installation, commissioning, and modification work. The job holder must ensure that any problems raised are handled properly in accordance with law and regulation, project particular specifications, company general specifications, international codes and standards and good engineering practices.

Key Accountabilities

  • Develop pipeline Basis of Design, Pipeline Material Selection
  • Provide technical support, technical assurance and consultation to asset, on the new or modification project, in the area of Pipeline and Riser engineering
  • Be responsible for engineering technical solutions, engineering study, conceptual design, Front End Engineering Design and detailed engineering.
  • Perform pipeline design. Analysis/ Calculations: pipeline route study, wall thickness and material grade selection both rigid and flexible pipe, collapse and buckling analysis, on bottom stability analysis, pipeline end expansion, pipeline free span, bottom roughness analysis, lateral bucking analysis, pipeline crossing and its structural supports design, fatigue analysis and pipelay analysis, riser-dogleg stress and flexibility analysis, cathodic protection, and relevant drawings
  • Provide key inputs on construction-ability, installation method statement and sequence and develop pre‐commissioning plan.
  • Define scope of geophysical survey. Develop soil laboratory test requirement. Verify the results from survey reports, evaluate and provide recommendation on survey data / drawings / Alignment chart.
  • Review, verify and provide recommendation on existing pipeline, riser and tie-in spool calculations for its integrity verifications.
  • Provide support on technical peer review related to pipeline and riser engineering matters.
  • Provide expertise on vendor's technical pre-qualification for Line pipe and its component, related vendors. 
  • Carry out bid engineering support and prepare technical bid packages
  • Recommend and justify any deviations from Company specifications
  • Perform preliminary facility cost estimation on relating pipeline/riser development project/modification and material take-off. 
  • Support RD&T project related to facility engineering works, when required. 
  • Ensure work quality to be aligned with law and regulation, project specific specifications, company general specifications, international codes and standards and good engineering practices, as well as Engineering policy, procedures and guidelines
  • Ensure company SSHE policies compliance with targeted SSHE performance.


 

Professional Knowledge & Experiences

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Pipeline, Mechanical, Civil, Metallurgical Engineering or related fields.
  • 5 - 8 years’ experiences in offshore pipeline engineering, construction, and operations, preferably in the oil and gas or a similar industry.
  • 3+Years’ experience for senior position or lead discipline.
  • Good command of both written and spoken English.
  • Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
  • Familiar with pipeline analysis software is preferable i.e. MathCAD, Caesar II, OFFPIPE, DEEPLINE, AUTOCAD, ABAQUS. AUTOPIPE.
  • Familiar with pipeline calculation using spread sheets i.e. Line Pipe Wall Thickness, Free Spanning, FATFREE, PSI, LCC, DCC, End Expansion, etc.
  • Should have understanding / conversion with ASME B31.8, DNVGL RP F101, API 1111, API 1104, etc.