Lead Piping Engineer

Company Description

Katoni Engineering provides consulting, engineering, optimisation, and emissions reduction support to the global energy sector. From its headquarters in Aberdeen, UK, Katoni delivers services to clients worldwide, helping them navigate complex technical and operational challenges. The company’s experienced consultants and engineering teams focus on transforming complexity into robust, practical engineering solutions. Katoni is committed to projects that enable clients to operate in a greener, safer, and more efficient manner, aligning engineering excellence with sustainability and performance goals.

The Lead Piping Engineer would be responsible for:

• Undertaking hands-on engineering delivery on selected projects and technically challenging scopes.

• Coordinating day-to-day piping engineering delivery across active projects and clients.

• Supporting the allocation of engineering resources within the priorities agreed by the Head of Department.

• Acting as the first point of escalation for routine engineering delivery and technical issues.

• Monitoring engineering progress, emerging risks and resource constraints.

• Providing technical direction, mentoring and support to piping engineers.

• Reviewing and approving engineering approaches within delegated competency and authority.

• Ensuring appropriate engineering input is included within proposals, CTRs, estimates and programmes.

• Coordinating with the Lead Designer to align engineering and design delivery.

• Supporting project kick-offs, technical reviews and constructability reviews.

• Leading front-end study activities, ideally including Concept, feasibility, optioneering, scope definition and FEED.

• Undertaking delegated line-management responsibilities for designated engineering personnel.

• Deputising for the Head of Department on agreed operational and technical matters.