Piping Field Engineer at Dangote Industries Limited

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Piping Field Engineer

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Piping Field Engineer is responsible for overseeing piping engineering, fabrication, erection, and site execution activities for oil and gas projects.
• The role involves coordinating between engineering and site teams, reviewing piping designs and drawings, resolving technical issues, ensuring compliance with project specifications and industry standards, and supporting construction activities through all project phases from design review to final as-built documentation.

Key Responsibilities
Engineering & Design

• Perform piping routing studies and prepare sketches for drafting activities.
• Review and verify piping designs, layouts, and routing in accordance with project specifications and applicable industry standards.
• Review and check piping deliverables including:
  • Plot Plans
  • Equipment Layouts
  • Piping Layouts
  • Piping Isometrics
  • Support Drawings
• Review 3D models for P&ID consistency, layout compliance, and recommend design improvements where required.
• Supervise the preparation of conceptual layouts and coordinate interdisciplinary inputs through IDC (Inter-Discipline Coordination) documents.
• Develop equipment location plans in coordination with Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Civil/Structural, Process, Safety, and Project teams.
• Coordinate with the Stress Analysis team and other engineering disciplines to resolve technical issues.

Site Execution & Construction Support:

• Control and monitor piping fabrication and erection activities in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and contract requirements.
• Conduct site surveys and collect field data for engineering evaluations and modifications.
• Identify technical issues, discrepancies, and clashes during construction and provide practical engineering solutions.
• Prepare and issue site instructions in response to subcontractor queries.
• Monitor material consumption and compare actual usage against approved estimates and budgets.

Materials & Documentation:

• Review and verify Material Take-Offs (MTO) and Bills of Quantities (BOQ).
• Ensure compliance with Piping Material Specifications (PMS).
• Prepare SAP Purchase Requisitions (PR), material code creation, and OSRD reports.
• Review vendor documents and package drawings.
• Coordinate engineering document issuance and revisions.
• Review and verify final as-built drawings, layouts, and project documentation.

Coordination & Compliance:

• Act as the interface between Engineering Office and Site Office to resolve project-related technical issues.
• Coordinate with contractors, vendors, clients, and internal departments.
• Ensure all engineering activities comply with project specifications, client requirements, API, ASME, and other applicable industry standards.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (B.Tech/B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• 10–15 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Proven experience in piping engineering, site construction support, fabrication, and erection activities.
• Experience working on EPC, refinery, petrochemical, gas processing, or offshore/onshore oil & gas projects is highly desirable.

Required Technical Knowledge:

• Piping Design Engineering
• Piping Isometric Drawings
• General Arrangement (GA) Drawings
• Plant Layout and Piping Routing
• Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)
• 3D Plant Modeling
• Piping Material Specifications (PMS)
• Material Take-Off (MTO) and Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
• Piping Stress Analysis
• Pipe Support Selection and Design (Standard and Special Supports)
• Feasibility Studies
• Fabrication and Construction Methodologies
• API and ASME Codes and Standards
• Vendor Document Review
• Interdisciplinary Engineering Coordination
• SAP Systems (preferred).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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