Principal Pipeline Engineer

Principal Pipeline Engineer - Offshore

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Oil and Energy

Function: Engineering

Experience: 15-20 years in oil and gas pipeline engineering detail design

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: 38,000-56,000 (estimated, please confirm final offer with the employer)

Overview

Principal Pipeline Engineer - Offshore in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy opportunity for a senior pipeline engineering specialist with deep experience in offshore pipeline design, installation analysis, route selection, wall thickness design, on-bottom stability, buckling mitigation, cathodic protection, and detailed engineering delivery. This role is suited for a principal-level engineer who can lead discipline teams, solve complex pipeline engineering challenges, guide technical decision‑making, and ensure engineering integrity across major offshore and subsea energy projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret internal and external project challenges related to pipeline engineering and recommend best practices for safe and efficient project delivery.
• Lead complex pipeline engineering problem solving with minimal guidance, using specialist knowledge of design methods, codes, standards, and execution requirements.
• Review project scope, specifications, schedule, contractual requirements, and inter‑discipline dependencies to identify concerns early and support timely resolution.
• Prepare, review, and approve pipeline engineering design basis, philosophies, technical specifications, design reports, procedures, and calculation notes.
• Develop and review pipeline deliverables including material specifications, datasheets, fabrication specifications, installation specifications, material takeoffs, pipeline reports, and installation manuals.
• Perform, review, and approve wall thickness designs, on‑bottom stability analyses, cathodic protection designs, free‑span analyses, installation analyses, and route selection studies.
• Review pipeline expansion, rigid riser stress analysis, local and global buckling mitigation, seismic analysis, shore approach design, crossing support design, and bottom roughness evaluation.
• Support pipeline component and subsea‑related designs, including dropped object protection structures, clamp designs, subsea structures, and related engineering evaluations.
• Interface with engineering disciplines, planning, fabrication, marine, safety, quality, certification, procurement, document control, subcontractors, vendors, and customers.
• Coordinate discipline inputs to develop clash‑free designs and ensure other disciplines receive accurate pipeline engineering information on time.
• Prepare bid proposal inputs including technical query reviews, execution statements, work‑hour estimates, software requirements, and project‑specific engineering assumptions.
• Raise technical queries to clarify missing information, confirm scope, and maintain alignment with project procedures, specifications, standards, and operational requirements.
• Identify scope changes promptly and prepare supporting documentation, estimates, change notifications, and variation order support.
• Review project and fabrication schedules in relation to construction sequence, milestones, engineering deliverables, and installation requirements.
• Attend kickoff meetings, project reviews, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, design reviews, and offshore site surveys as required.
• Provide technical direction to pipeline designers and review design outputs for accuracy, compliance, and discipline quality.
• Assist procurement teams with requisitions, technical quotation evaluations, bid tabulations, purchase requisitions, vendor document follow‑up, and technical clarifications.
• Review vendor and subcontractor submittals to confirm compliance with project specifications and provide clear technical comments.
• Perform and approve design verification through single‑discipline checks and inter‑discipline checks.
• Provide technical support for fabrication queries, including defect identification, rectification requirements, and field engineering clarification.
• Check final subcontractor and vendor data manuals to ensure required technical data has been received, reviewed, and approved.
• Support customer, certifying authority, auditor, and third‑party comments by preparing responses and guiding document updates.
• Capture lessons learned and knowledge objects in company database systems for future project improvement.
• Supervise and guide senior pipeline engineers, pipeline engineers, and associate pipeline engineers on procedures, standards, calculations, software, technical queries, and design practices.
• Maintain responsibility for engineering integrity, discipline performance, cos