Principal Piping Designer

Principal Piping Designer - Contract (Outside IR35)

Location:

Aberdeen | Hybrid (minimum 3 days in office)

A respected engineering consultancy is seeking a Principal Piping Designer to shape complex brownfield projects across the Oil & Gas and wider Energy landscape. From Concept through FEED to Detailed Design, Construction and Commissioning, your fingerprints will be on work that truly moves the sector forward.

Note:

This position requires attendance at the Aberdeen office at least three days per week.

You will guide plant layout and piping design using the latest digital and CAD technologies, steering a team toward precision, safety, and excellence. Reporting to the Lead Piping Engineer, you'll ensure every deliverable meets the highest standard.

• Leading and mentoring a team of piping designers to deliver on time and within budget
• Owning all plant layout and piping design outputs – 3D models, isometrics, GAs, plot plans, and pipe supports
• Planning resources, tracking manhours, and feeding into design progress reports
• Raising risks, identifying scope change, and driving solutions early
• Conducting site surveys where required (CSCS, CCNSG or equivalent may be needed)
• Championing Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental standards across all activities
• Chairing model and client design reviews with clarity and authority
• Collaborating across disciplines to achieve integrated, constructible designs

• Proven leadership of small design teams in high-stakes project environments
• Deep expertise in piping design and plant layout within Oil & Gas or Energy
• Experience spanning front-end layout through brownfield modifications to AFC deliverables
• Strong command of layout principles balancing safety, operability, maintenance, and constructability
• Working knowledge of major codes including American Society of Mechanical Engineers B31.3 and relevant UK legislation
• Confidence interpreting stress reports and embedding them into design
• Skilled in reviewing vendor data and approving technical deliverables
• Advanced CAD capability – fully conversant with AVEVA E3D, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and laser point cloud data