Full-Time

Hull Piping Lead Engineer

Seatrium

Seatrium

1,001-5,000 employees

Global offshore and marine engineering conglomerate

No salary listed

Houston, TX, USA

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Category
Mechanical Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
AutoCAD
REST APIs
Requirements
  • Min. Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • Good knowledge in Piping Design and Planning
  • Good knowledge in International Standards related to Piping such as ASME, ASTM, API and Classification Society Rules and Regulations
  • 2D applications such as AutoCAD
  • 3D model review applications such as Naviswork
  • 3D modeling applications such as Smart Plant, Aveva, Cadmatic
Responsibilities
  • Prepare project planning including but not limited to work scopes, responsibility matrix, manhours and softwares, interface matrix
  • Prepare Master Document List (MDL) for overall piping design related work scopes with forecast date based-on Master Project Schedule
  • Align the piping design input data and need date with the respective stakeholders to define the piping design output forecast date
  • Review and monitor project budget related to piping especially for manhour and software utilization, exotic and high-cost material purchase, warehouse balance material utilization, etc.
  • Lead a group of piping engineers and designers for project execution or/and monitor the work executed by engineering design house where applicable
  • Review and monitor engineering design progress related to piping work scopes
  • Prepare and raise technical query (TQF) and engineering variation order (EVO) related to piping for additional work scopes
  • Align the piping design output (such as piping isometric drawing, pipe spool drawing, etc) with construction team to ensure all the information required by construction teams are incorporated
  • Understand department and project specific design workflow
  • Understand Contract Specification and project requirement summary
  • Understand Class and Regulatory Requirement, Piping, Special Item and Valve Material Specification
  • Understand P&ID and piping routine requirements
  • Understand equipment layout plan (include escape route, maintenance space, mechanical handling, other equipment)
  • Understand non-piping design related requirements such as fabrication, erection, painting, QA/QC, testing and commissioning
  • Responsible for ensuring that all works meet scope and technical quality of the project and comply with project requirements
  • Monitor P&ID revisions and ensure the compliance between piping 3D model with latest P&ID
  • Monitor design input need date and data required to execute the piping design works
  • Monitor 3D model clash and design review comments / punch lists
  • Monitor the comments from Client and Classification Society
  • Monitor all the piping related interface points
  • Monitor all the hotwork, tank’s coating and drydocking related activities where applicable
  • Monitor piping procurement status and surplus material due to drawing revision
  • Monitor all the hold items that affecting piping design completeness
  • Monitor and control the development of piping weight
  • Ensure proper communication and workflow are well established between piping stress team with pipe routine and pipe support designer team. Closely monitor the compliance between piping 3D model with the latest pipe stress analysis report
  • Review/comments piping arrangement, isometric and pipe supports drawings from piping designers
  • Review/comments on piping calculations carry out by other piping engineers/ subcontractors (e.g. pipe stress analysis report, flow master report, surge analysis report)
  • Review/comments technical proposal from vendor
  • Review/comments vendor certified Document (VCD)
  • Monitor and control drawing revisions especially when construction already started
  • Ensure proper communication and workflow are well established between piping designing team with construction team. Monitor the compliance between piping construction drawing (piping isometric and pipe support drawing) with the latest 3D model
  • Monitor the piping design database completeness (such as 3D model attributes, etc) to meet the project Digital Engineering requirements
  • Interface with vendor, other discipline lead, procurement, production, commissioning
  • Onboard vessel to carry out inspection at site
  • Provide support to piping construction, QA/QC and other non-engineering design related activities such as inspection, coating, painting, welding, test packages, etc
Desired Qualifications
  • At least 8 years of piping engineering related working experience or similar activities as described above
  • Experience in Offshore/Shipyard projects, Rig building/Ship building
  • Experience in FPSO projects, both topsides & marine
  • Good skill in Excel is preferred

Seatrium is a leading offshore and marine engineering group formed by the 2023 merger of Singaporean shipyards Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine. It operates by delivering complex ship repair, construction, and engineering services for the offshore oil and gas industry, as well as expanding into offshore renewables and new energy solutions. The company’s products and services include designing, building, and maintaining large-scale offshore platforms, vessels, and related marine structures, supported by a global network of shipyards and engineering teams. The merger creates one of the world’s largest players in its sector, combining deep industrial experience with scale to better compete in global markets, improve project execution, and pursue growth in energy transition opportunities. The goal is to be a hub for marine innovation that serves clients across traditional offshore markets and emerging renewable energy projects.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Singapore, Singapore

Founded

1963

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What believers are saying

  • Secured €720 million green trade facility and $2 billion sustainable financing for renewables expansion.
  • GE Vernova consortium awarded three €2 billion HVDC projects through 2031 commissioning.
  • Vision 2030 net-zero ambitions position Seatrium as preferred partner for energy transition clients.

What critics are saying

  • Stock collapsed from SG$4.66 to SG$0.13; refinancing risk emerges if EBITDA margins fall below 8–10%.
  • Brazil bribery prosecution of former executives triggers contract cancellations and government tender debarment.
  • Chinese shipyards undercut pricing by 15–25%; legacy O&G revenue faces structural 60–70% decline.

What makes Seatrium unique

  • Global shipyard network across eight countries enables localized execution and scalability.
  • Diversified into offshore renewables via Fixed Platforms business and GE Vernova HVDC partnerships.
  • Combined 175-year engineering heritage from Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine merger.

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Monday, 10 June 2024The project is expected to begin in June 2024, with commissioning expected by 2031. The contract is part of the five-year Framework Cooperation Agreement with TenneT announced by the GE Vernova-Seatrium consortium in March 2023. The agreement was signed to cover three projects, each valued at approximately EURO 2 billion: IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma, and Nederwiek 2. The current contract is for Nederwiek 2, TenneT’s third project with this consortium. The contracts for IJmuiden Ver Beta and IJmuiden Ver Gamma were awarded to the consortium in March 2023.The HVDC system will support TenneT's sustainability goal of connecting 40 GW of offshore wind energy in the German and Dutch North Sea and will serve the Nederwiek 2 offshore wind farm, located approximately 95 kilometres off the coast of the Netherlands.“With the successful call-off of Nederwiek 2 from the Framework Cooperation Agreement with our Partners GE Vernova and Seatrium, we are now starting into the delivery of the third project with this consortium” said Dr. Johannes Kammer, Associate Director of Large Projects Offshore - 2GW, TenneT

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The authorities in Singapore announced that they have completed their investigation into the alleged corruption and bribery offenses by the former Sembcorp Marine finding that there was sufficient evidence to mount a prosecution.

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Seatrium bags $400 million in refinancing with sustainability-linked option

It brings the group’s total sustainable and green financing secured in the year to date to over $2 billion. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The Business Times
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Seatrium secures 720 million euro green trade finance facility from

OFFSHORE and marine engineering player Seatrium has secured a green trade finance facility with a banker’s guarantee from OCBC worth 720 million euros (S$1.1 billion) to finance its sustainability