Piping Discipline Lead

Piping Discipline Lead

Job Brief

The Piping Discipline Lead will provide technical leadership and overall discipline coordination for piping engineering across a major greenfield industrial development. Acting as the primary technical focal point for piping, you will ensure that engineering deliverables, contractor designs, and site modifications comply with project specifications, applicable codes and standards, and the overall plant design philosophy. You will work closely with process, mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, instrumentation, construction, and commissioning teams to manage multidisciplinary interfaces, review contractor and vendor documentation, resolve technical issues, and ensure the piping scope remains safe, constructible, maintainable, and aligned with project schedule requirements. The role also provides technical support to construction teams during installation, testing, Mechanical Completion, and handover, while retaining primary responsibility for the engineering and technical integrity of the piping discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership and discipline ownership for piping engineering across the assigned project scope.
• Act as the principal technical focal point for piping matters between the Employer, engineering contractors, Works Contractors, vendors, and other project disciplines.
• Review and coordinate piping engineering deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements, specifications, design criteria, and applicable codes and standards.
• Review P&IDs, piping layouts, plot plans, general arrangements, piping isometrics, piping specifications, material classes, valve specifications, line lists, and associated engineering documentation.
• Coordinate and review piping material selection and piping class requirements in conjunction with process, materials, and mechanical engineering specialists.
• Review piping system layouts to ensure appropriate consideration of constructability, accessibility, maintainability, operability, and plant safety.
• Coordinate piping interfaces with process, mechanical equipment, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Lead or participate in multidisciplinary design reviews, model reviews, constructability reviews, and technical coordination meetings.
• Review contractor and vendor piping engineering documentation and provide technical comments, recommendations, and approvals as required.
• Ensure piping designs are developed in accordance with applicable European and international piping codes and standards, project specifications, and engineering practices.
• Coordinate with piping stress engineers to ensure critical piping systems are adequately assessed for flexibility, loads, thermal expansion, and equipment nozzle requirements.
• Review pipe support philosophies, support arrangements, and interfaces with structural steel and civil works.
• Review technical aspects of equipment and piping interfaces including pumps, compressors, vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, and other process equipment.
• Identify and manage piping discipline interfaces, technical risks, design constraints, and engineering dependencies.
• Support the resolution of Technical Queries, RFIs, design clarifications, field changes, and engineering deviations affecting the piping scope.
• Review proposed site modifications and ensure changes are technically justified, properly documented, and incorporated into final engineering records.
• Support resolution of piping-related clashes and coordination issues identified through 3D model reviews or during construction.
• Monitor the status and quality of piping engineering deliverables and highlight risks or potential delays affecting construction readiness.
• Liaise with procurement and vendor teams regarding technical requirements for piping materials, valves, specialty items, and associated equipment.
• Provide technical support to construction teams during piping fabrication and installation.
• Support the assessment and resolution of piping-related non-conformances, site queries, and quality issues.
• Provide technical input into welding, NDT, testing, and inspection matters where discipline engineering support is required.
• Support construction and QA/QC teams during pressure testing, system completion, and Mechanical Completion activities from a technical engineering perspective.
• Review piping punch-list items and provide technical input to determine appropriate resolution and close-out.
• Support verification of red-line drawings, as-built documentation, and final piping engineering records.
• Provide piping engineering support during system handover and commissioning where required.
• Ensure lessons learned, technical decisions, and design changes are appropriately captured and communicated across the project team.
• Provide guidance and technical support to piping engineers and other discipline personnel as required.
• Report piping discipline progress, technical risks, outstanding engineering issues, and key decisions to the Engineering and Project Management teams.

Basic Requirements

• Significant experience within piping engineering, including previous experience as a Lead Piping Engineer, Piping Discipline Lead, Principal Piping Engineer, or equivalent senior technical position.
• Strong experience delivering piping engineering on major industrial, process, or energy projects.
• Strong understanding of piping engineering documentation including:
  • P&IDs
  • Piping layouts and general arrangements
  • Piping isometrics
  • Line lists
  • Piping material specifications and classes
  • Valve specifications
  • Pipe support documentation
  • Stress analysis requirements
  • MTOs / material take-offs
• Strong knowledge of piping design principles including layout, materials, flexibility, equipment interfaces, pipe supports, constructability, and maintainability.
• Good knowledge of relevant ASME, EN, and other applicable European/international piping codes and standards.
• Experience reviewing and coordinating engineering produced by EPC contractors, Works Contractors, consultants, and equipment vendors.
• Strong multidisciplinary interface experience across process, mechanical, structural, civil, electrical, and instrumentation disciplines.
• Experience resolving engineering queries, design changes, technical deviations, and site construction issues.
• Understanding of piping fabrication, welding, NDT, inspection, and pressure-testing requirements.
• Experience supporting projects through detailed engineering, construction, Mechanical Completion, and commissioning/handover phases.
• Ability to independently review piping designs and provide technically robust recommendations and decisions.
• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfortable working within a large, international, and multidisciplinary project organisation.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience within an Owner's Engineer, PMC, EPCM, or engineering consultancy environment.
• Experience acting as the piping technical representative on behalf of an Employer, engineering consultant, or project management organisation.
• Previous experience on major greenfield industrial developments.
• Strong background within steel, metals, mining, process plants, chemicals, petrochemicals, oil & gas, LNG, power generation, or other heavy industrial facilities.
• Experience working with complex process, utility, and service piping systems.
• Previous project experience in Sweden, Scandinavia, or wider Europe would be advantageous.
• Experience working on major steelmaking, decarbonisation, or green industrial projects would be highly beneficial.