Principal Piping Designer

Wood is looking for a Principal Piping Designer on a PAYE or PSC contract for 9 months in Reading. This position requires 5 days per week attendance on-site.

Responsibilities

Key requirements include:

• Ensure compliance with client specifications, company procedures, and applicable industry standards.
• Provide piping design and plant layout expertise
• Develop layouts to prove overall site plan
• Develop Piping studies to prove unit layouts
• Preparation and checking of Plot Plan and module drawings
• 3D CAD modelling of piping and equipment as required
• Provides the lead engineer with reports detailing the status and progress
• Complete all assigned deliverables to meet the project schedule and discipline requirements
• Interface with Process, Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Electrical, and Instrument disciplines to develop the design.
• Participate in design reviews, model reviews, and constructability assessments.
• Interface with Global Execution Centre for development of 3D Model.
• Activities requested from the Piping Lead Engineer to support delivery of the project

Qualifications

• Experience of Hexagon S3D and Microstation CAD
• Expertise with Equipment Layout

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 32581
• Job Category Engineering Design
• Posting Date 10/08/2026, 10:08 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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