POSITION: PIPELINE DESIGNER - (OIL/GAS)
Education: Diploma Mechanical Engineer/bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
Experience: Minimum 5 - 10 years in Design of Pumping Stations, Piping, steel tanks, Pipeline etc. Preferred with UAE Consultancy Experience
Location: Chennai
Apipeline designer in the oil & gas industryis the person who turns process and routing ideas into buildable pipeline systemsonshore or offshorethat safely move oil, gas.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Designpipeline layouts(routing, elevations, crossings, tie-ins)
- Createdrawings and models(plan & profile, alignment sheets, isometrics)
- Size and specifypipes, valves, fittings, supports
- Coordinate withprocess, civil, Geotech, and environmentalteams
- Ensure designs meetcodes & standards(ASME B31.4 / B31.8, API, ISO, client specs)
- Consider constructability: welding, trenching, HDD, pigging, maintenance access
- AutoCAD / AutoCAD Plant 3D
- EPC companies (engineering & construction firms)
- Oil & gas operators
- Pipeline transmission companies
- Offshore projects (platforms, subsea tiebacks) or onshore (cross-country lines)
- Strong understanding ofpiping standards
- Ability to readP&IDs and route surveys
- Practical mindset (construction experience is a big plus)
POSITION: PIPELINE ENGINEER - (OIL/GAS)
Education: Diploma Mechanical Engineer/bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
Experience: Minimum 5 - 10 years in Design of Pumping Stations, Piping, steel tanks, Pipeline etc. Preferred with UAE Consultancy Experience
Location: Chennai
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Pipeline design & analysis
- Wall thickness, diameter, material selection
- Hydraulic analysis (steady state / transient)
- Stress & flexibility analysis (onshore / offshore)
- Route engineering
- Alignment sheets, crossings (road, river, rail)
- Terrain, Geotech, and constructability input
- Code compliance
- ASME B31.4 / B31.8
- API, ISO, DNV (esp. offshore)
- Calculations & reports
- Design basis, alignment sheets, crossing details
- Class location, MAOP, corrosion allowance
- Support to design & construction
- Review drawings from designers
- Respond to RFIs, site queries, as-built updates
Typical tools
- Hydraulic: PIPEPHASE, OLGA, HYSYS, PIPESIM
- Stress: CAESAR II, AutoPIPE
- Drafting review: AutoCAD / Plant 3D / Bentley
- GIS & survey data (onshore projects)
Experience level
- Usually 28 years
- Strong technical focus, limited leadership
- Reports to Senior or Lead Pipeline Engineer
LEAD PIPELINE ENGINEER (OIL & GAS)
Core responsibilities
- Technical leadership
- Define pipeline design philosophy & criteria
- Select codes, assumptions, and methodologies
- Team leadership
- Lead pipeline engineers & designers
- Review and approve calculations & drawings
- Interdisciplinary coordination
- Interface with process, civil, Geotech, HSE, construction
- Manage tie-ins, battery limits, and scope splits
- Client & contractor interface
- Technical meetings, design reviews, clarifications
- Resolve deviations and approve technical queries
- Risk & decision ownership
- Crossing methods, routing changes, material upgrades
- Constructability, operability, integrity considerations
Experience level
- Typically, 815+ years
- Deep code knowledge + field experience
- Final technical authority for pipelines on the project
