Job Description
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood has an opportunity for a Lead Piping Engineer to represent the owner's engineering authority for piping discipline for a Bio LNG / LNG Project, ensuring that EPC contractor(s) deliver piping design, materials, fabrication, construction, and documentation.
The Role
The Lead Piping Engineer is accountable for ensuring that EPC Contractor piping engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and documentation are fit for purpose, safe, operable, and maintainable, and fully compliant with project specifications, applicable codes, and LNG industry best practices.
Operating in an oversight and assurance capacity, the Lead Piping Engineer provides technical governance, independent review, and expert decision-making across all phases of the project lifecycle. The position focuses on safeguarding quality, safety, cost, and schedule performance through effective engineering leadership, risk identification, and resolution of technical issues, rather than performing detailed design.
What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Malaysia
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
- Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
Responsibilities
- Act as single point of contact (SPOC) for all piping‑related matters within IPMT
- Provide technical leadership and discipline governance across FEED, EPC, and commissioning phases
- Review, comment, accept, or recommend approval of EPC piping deliverables
- Ensure piping design aligns with:
- LNG process safety requirements
- Cryogenic service constraints
- Constructability, operability, and maintainability principles
- Manage interfaces with Process, Layout, Stress, Rotating, Static, Materials, Civil/Structural, Instrumentation, and Construction
- Support project management on:
- Schedule risk
- Cost risk
- Technical queries and change management
Qualifications
What makes you remarkable
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.
Expected
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent discipline.
- Minimum 13 years experience in piping engineering within LNG, Bio LNG, petrochemical, or refinery projects, including EPC delivery environments.
- Strong knowledge of international piping codes and standards (e.g. ASME, API, ISO) and LNG industry best practices, including cryogenic service requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical reviews, manage contractor interfaces, and make sound engineering decisions impacting safety, cost, and schedule.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge EPC contractors constructively and drive technical compliance.
Personal Attributes
- Well organized, observant, good interpersonal and communication skills
- Display both good judgment and leadership qualities
- Ability to work with timelines/targets.
- Ability to be assertive and drive culture change when required.
- Excellent interpersonal organizational, communication and team building skills.
- Role model Wood's values & behaviours
It takes a diverse and inclusive community of inquisitive minds to unlock tomorrow's solutions to the world's most critical challenges.
If you are an experienced Lead Piping Engineer, ready for your next challenge - apply today!
Shortlisting will commence immediately.
About Us
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
