Piping Lead (Onshore package)

Lead Piping Engineer Location: Asia 
Contract Length: 12 Months (Renewable)
Start Date: September 2026

Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership

• Lead all piping engineering and design activities for a large-scale onshore processing facility.
• Oversee plant layout development, piping routing, 3D model reviews, and system integration.
• Ensure compliance with applicable international codes, standards, project specifications, and safety requirements.
• Review and approve key engineering deliverables, including layouts, isometrics, support drawings, and material take-offs.

Project Delivery

• Ensure engineering deliverables are suitable for procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and long-term operation.
• Support project execution from detailed engineering through construction and start-up.
• Identify technical risks, engineering challenges, and opportunities for optimisation.
• Contribute to project reviews, workshops, constructability assessments, HAZID and HAZOP studies.

Contractor Management

• Manage and coordinate engineering contractors and specialist vendors.
• Challenge design proposals to achieve safe, practical, and cost-effective outcomes.
• Coordinate interfaces across Process, Mechanical, Civil, Structural, Electrical and Instrument disciplines.
• Respond to technical queries and support engineering decision-making throughout project execution.

Construction & Commissioning Support

• Provide technical support during fabrication, installation, construction and commissioning activities.
• Review site technical queries, engineering changes, non-conformances and as-built documentation.
• Support punch-list closeout and project handover activities.

Candidate Requirements Experience

• Degree-qualified Engineer or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years' experience within Oil & Gas, Energy, Petrochemical, or related industrial projects.
• Significant experience in a Lead Piping Engineer position on major capital projects.
• Proven experience working with EPC/EPCM contractors.
• Strong understanding of piping design, specifications, materials, stress analysis, and industry standards.

Technical Knowledge

• Detailed piping engineering and design.
• Plant layout and 3D model reviews.
• Piping materials and valve specifications.
• Stress analysis and piping support systems.
• Brownfield and greenfield project environments.
• Construction, commissioning, and operational readiness considerations.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing capabilities.
• Commercial awareness and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and international project environments.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.