Piping Designer

We are looking for Senior Piping Designer to join our Team in Gdańsk:

About company:

Archer provides oil and drilling services and also cooperate with customers in the oil and gas industry.
The engineering office in Gdańsk was established in 2022 and is developing dynamically. The Polish branch of Archer is located in the Alchemia office complex in Gdańsk Przymorze.
We have modern and comfortable office with great view and well stocked canteen. Atmosphere is very important in our company, so we care about each other.

We offer:

• Stable working conditions with competitive salary.
• Great opportunity to work in an international company that has focus on work-like balance.
• Training and development
• Opportunity to learn unique aspects of Offshore drilling techniques and be in close contact with operations personnel.
• High standard office located in the well-communicated city area in Gdańsk Centre.
• Being a part of a company committed to creating a good environment for growth and a respectful atmosphere.
• Openness to independent action and implementation of own ideas and solutions.
• Opportunity to participate in projects of different complexity levels and to cooperate with various departments.
• B2B contract
  
  The Piping Designer is designated to deliver work as the Piping Engineer / Discipline delegated.
  
  
  Key responsibilities 

• Produce CAD design deliverables in accordance with applicable client and industry standards. This includes but is not limited to: P&ID’s, Isometrics, Schematics, BOM’s and GA’s.
• Create, update and maintain 3D CAD models.
• The ability to produce drawings from site sketches to enable manufacture and installation.
• To ensure that applicable legislation, standards, and procedures are applied across all aspects of Piping delivery to the Project. These include but are not limited to: British and ISO Standards, NORSOK, API, company procedures and processes, client codes and standards, HS&E Regulations and EU Directives (including PED).
• To identify and implement safe, cost effective, fit for purpose, field proven designs.
• To provide technical input during the design phase with an emphasis on safety, constructability and maintainability of the design.
• To ensure that the cross discipline Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Maintenance, Operational and Decommissioning requirements are accounted for within the design. 
• Responsible for checking of design deliverables in accordance with the Discipline Checks & Approval Matrix, or as authorised by the Engineering Manager.
• To identify deviations to standards where necessary, ensuring acceptance and approval by client Technical Authorities.
• To provide technical interfacing with all other disciplines, subcontractors and specialist engineering vendors.
• To provide technical input to the close-out process (as-built).
• To liaise with fabricators and to perform inspections of fabricated Piping equipment against the design and purchase order requirements.
• To report progress against project plans, noting any areas of concern and identifying corrective actions.
• To meet the requirements of the agreed schedule identified within the project plan for the Piping deliverables as assigned.
• Responsible for the discipline content in generating or checking the estimated study, design and procurement costs into a Project CTR, as directed by the Lead Piping Designer.
• Responsible for the control of approved design hours and cost within their own discipline works cope, informing the Lead Piping Designer of any potential growth in a timely manner and without exceeding approved budgets.
• To provide technical, ethical, professional leadership, support and mentoring to junior colleagues.
• To respect colleagues, clients and subcontractors at all levels, dealing with any dispute or conflict in a professional and personable manner.
• To represent Archer Engineering to Clients and Sub-contractors in a professional manner.
• To provide technical assurance to a project that the BOD, SOW and/or SOR, where applicable, have been fully addressed in the design.
• To provide technical assurance to the project that previous lessons learned have been captured and incorporated into the current design.
• To provide technical input respective to discipline at project kick-off meetings.
• To provide discipline technical participation in Design Reviews, Readiness Reviews, HAZIDs, HAZOPs and inter-disciplines IDCs.
• Any other reasonable duties within the job holder’s level of competency and as specified by the Line Manager or Engineering Manager.
  
  
  Key Knowledge
   
• Material handling of equipment and piping relevant for drilling and well maintenance operations.
• Clients procedure and standards, eg. TR and TCD
• ASME B31.1 and B31.3 Piping Code Requirements
• Bill of Materials
• Electronic Measurement, Laser Scanning, Point Cloud, Tilt & Rotation.
• Drilling and Top Side
• NORSOK
• API
• Software.: PDMS, Microstation and ProArc.
• Clients software eg.: SAP, STID
   
• Education
• Academic Qualifications:                 Bachelor Degree or Technical College with long relevant experience.
  
  Professional Qualifications:             Fluent English written and oral skills.
                                                            
  
  Experience:
  In Equivalent Role:                           5 yrs
  Drilling Contractor Experience:        Knowledge of drilling equipment and systems desirable
  Oil & Gas Sector Experience:          8 yrs
  
  Personal skills:
• Technically competent to work with minimal supervision
• Awareness and understanding of applicable EC directives and standards
• Knowledgeable and competent with 2D and 3D piping design practices
• Solutions oriented when overcoming challenges and technical problems
• Demonstrates sound engineering judgement and is cost aware
• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines based on project plan requirements.