Join as Piping & Layout Discipline Lead Engineer

Techouse AS is seeking an experienced Piping and Layout Discipline Lead Engineer to lead discipline activities across major projects and contribute to a workplace with strong professional development opportunities, varied technical challenges and close client collaboration.

We are looking for a candidate with higher technical education, strong design experience from the oil and gas industry, and proven experience leading a technical discipline or team.

You take ownership of your areas of responsibility, work hands-on when needed and act as a driving force for technical quality and continuous improvement.

You are structured, precise and flexible, and you contribute positively to both project delivery and the development of colleagues around you.

Typical tasks will include:

• Leading and coordinating the Piping and Layout discipline across projects, including discipline planning, resource allocation and staffing requirements
• 3D piping design and layout, and follow-up of the 3D model
• Managing interfaces with other engineering disciplines — including structural, instrument, electrical, process and HVAC — to optimise the overall plant layout, and resolving clashes and space conflicts in the 3D model
• Quality control and technical assurance of the discipline's deliverables
• Acting as technical authority for the discipline, including follow-up of technical queries from clients and projects
• Change management and follow-up
• Mentoring and developing engineers and designers within the discipline
• Collaborating with project teams and leading discipline interface meetings with other engineering disciplines across Europe and China
• Reporting discipline status to project management and discipline management
• Participating in design reviews and, where relevant, tender work

Experience and qualifications:

• Higher technical education
• Minimum 12 to 15 years of relevant experience, including experience in a technical lead, discipline lead or coordinating role
• Strong experience with relevant CAD and 3D design tools, such as AVEVA E3D, Bentley OpenPlant or equivalent systems
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English, both written and verbal
• Highly organised and flexible, with the ability to prioritise and delegate across a range of tasks
• Good knowledge of codes and standards such as NORSOK, DNV, API, ASME, LR, etc.
• Strong understanding of multidiscipline engineering work and discipline interfaces in project execution
• Demonstrated experience optimising plant and module layout in close cooperation with structural, instrument and electrical disciplines, with due regard to safety, operability and maintenance access

Personal skills:

• Able to lead, motivate and support others, while also working effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Strong communicator with the ability to engage effectively with clients, project teams and colleagues from different disciplines and cultural backgrounds
• Systematic, structured and able to maintain overview across several parallel activities
• Positive, conscientious and solution-oriented with well-developed commercial skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, with sound judgement and decision-making ability