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If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

The role of principal Engineer/Designer/Technologist is created to enhance the Plant Layout and piping department by further development of work processes and skill levels in each respective area of the discipline and help provide direction for the future.

The individuals who perform the principal position will perform a part time supporting role to the department employees, Piping Leads, Department Manager and GDL while maintaining their current project responsibilities.

Your responsibilities:

• Proposal preparation – To provide direction and consistency, while maintaining the competitive nature of the proposal.
• Work Planning – Support the Project Discipline Lead and/or Department Manager in preliminary and detailed work planning activities to establish required staffing levels and required skill sets.
• Staffing – Participate in the project staffing requirements by either assignment of existing personnel, sourcing new candidates and interviewing.
• Staffing – Participate in the development of existing regular staff employees.
• Staffing – Participate in employee objective setting and performance evaluations.
• Training – Assist in highlighting training needs; participate in planning of training sessions and supply training as required.
• Project support – Provide additional technical and administrative support to the Project Discipline Leads on an ongoing basis.
• Technical Criteria – Participate in the review of all technical criteria prepared for a given project to provide technical input and consistency.
• Technical Reviews – Participate or initiate technical reviews based on project schedule or in areas on concern.
• Mediation – Assist project discipline personnel with any possible technical disagreement.
• Model Reviews – Provide “on call” support to project document/model reviews based on discussion with Project Lead.
• Procedures/Work processes – Participate in the update of all current discipline procedures, standards and specifications. Highlight areas for additional discipline documents.
• Workshare – Support and assist the development of workshare activities and processes within H&C.
• Job Report – Provide input as needed to end of job report and lessons learned.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

• Completed technologist diploma in a related discipline

Skills Requirement:

• Minimum 20 years of experience in overall Piping Design
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Plant Layout/Plot Development
• Minimum 10 years of supervisory experience
• Ability to demonstrate and explain complex technical issues
• Ability to communicate effectively in a multidisciplinary project environment
• Ability to think of possible explanations or alternatives to a situation and anticipate potential obstacles
• Ability to develop new ideas that are not restricted by traditional/organizational boundaries