Department Head - Piping

About The Role

PD&MS Group now have a fantastic opportunity for a Piping Department Head to join our Piping Engineering team on a full-time, employee basis. An excellent salary + benefits package is available for the successful candidate. This role can be based in our Aberdeen or Glasgow office on a flexible hybrid working model where 2 days per week can be worked remotely.

Summary:

The Piping Head of Department will be responsible for managing the overall piping discipline within the PD&MS Group covering the UK, Baku, India and future other overseas locations. The responsibilities not only cover piping engineering and design but also the pipe stress function and the dimensional control survey teams. Preference is for a Chartered engineer as the role covers operational line management duties and the HoD will be the technical authority for the discipline. The role will involve coordination, technical assurance, personnel development, resource management, tender support and building client relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of, and compliance with, client, industry and international specifications and standards. Assurance that personnel under the Department Head’scontrol comply withrelevant documents
• Management of personnel and overall responsibilityfor the technical content and quality of work producedfor “own discipline”,training and development.
• Accountable for coordination of all discipline input to support delivery and to ensure design integrity and consistency
• Identifyand resolve any issue delaying design delivery / related procurement, irrespective of group/ disciplines involved. Key aspect is to positively drive cross-discipline delivery and remove any blockers, assess dependencies between disciplines and ensure the correct sequence of workflow to provide optimaldelivery and negate rework
• Identifyspecialist 3rdparty input/ PD&MS Consult input is identifiedand planned for execution at the correct time
• Oversee deliveryof cost effectiveengineering solutions that are fit for purpose, safe and add value to both PD&MS and the Client. Motivation of all discipline personnel to do similarly.
• Preparation / approval of estimates and tender packages
• Overall discipline responsibility from receipt of tender / invitation to quote through to completion of the documentation package for all departmental work
• Overall technical and commercial authority for department
• Delivery of department project design deliverables in accordance withagreed schedules and priorities and ahead of the estimates in terms of productivity
• Representation of PD&MS with Clients, Suppliers / Vendors and Certifying Authorities in a professional manner
• Convening periodic departmental and inter-departmental production meetings
• Managementof resources and timelyidentification of changes to resource requirements
• Right-sizing of discipline team and drive to utilisation of most cost effectiveresource where appropriateindelivering the work
• Review and monitoringof competence of engineering personnelwithin the department.In conjunction with Lead Engineers, management ofshortfalls such as training, coaching, mentoringor other measures.
• Where applicable, responsible for ensuring that Finance Department is notified of allwork which can be billed, on an ongoing basis, but monthly as a minimum
• Periodic review of company procedures and policies
• Proficient in the use of all ProTools
• Remain up to date with technical developments, client, national and international standardsand legislative requirements related to the position
• Awareness and understanding of the business drivers and values
• Actively promote services of company whenever possible and source work if possibleto do so
• Review personnel performance, competency and work ethic and action accordingly
• Review, or appropriate delegationof timesheets, holiday requests and working time
• Responsible for ensuring professional development is maintainedand identifiedcompetency requirements are undertaken in a timely manner
• Adherence to the company integrated management system
• Compliance with quality assurance, health and safety and environmental policies
• Demonstrate and promote PD&MS QHSE principles and lead by example
• Ensure unsafe activities are challenged
• Adherence to the requirements of the best practice standards recommendations and processes in the undertaking of duties, in particular, riskassessment and control, reliabilityand failure prevention necessary to ensure the safe design, provision and use of tools, equipmentand systems
• Demonstrate and promote PD&MS values and lead by example
• Ensure direct report performance reviews are carried out within the required timescales

About You

Qualifications:

• BSc in relevant Engineering Discipline
• Chartered Engineering Status (preferred)

Experience/competence:

• Significant, demonstrable experience in Detailed Design Engineering and Engineering Checking/Approval
• Experience in managing and developing others
• Understanding of all Engineering disciplines
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of relevant Oil & Gas Industry Codes and Standards
• Understand the application of Autodesk Design products
• Competent in the use of MS Office applications
• Excellent written and spoken English

Personal attributes:

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand forand how we deliver.

• Go the extra mile
• Empower our people

• Never get complacent
• Engage our partners
• Step up and deliver

If this sounds like you, then you could be a perfect fit.

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertisesets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewablesand nuclear sectors. But whoever we work with, it’sthe energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference.

Be who you’remeant to be, with PD&MS

Wefirmly believein a work culture in which: individual differences are a source of collective strength and pride; everybody can perform to the best of their abilities and on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel they’repart of our team and their voices will be heard. We’realready heartened by the diversity within our organisation, but we recognise that there’salways more we can do to improve further. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteranor disability status.

We’reenergised by the prospect of operatingsuccessfully today, tomorrowand far into the future. But we’realso driven to ensure that our business activities are conducted in socially responsible, morally acceptableand sustainable ways.