Andrew Whitehead

Principal Piping Designer with over 30 years’ experience in plant arrangement, piping design, and 3D plant modelling across diverse process industries. Proven track record delivering greenfield and brownfield projects within the pharmaceutical, nuclear, oil & gas, petrochemical, power, and chemical sectors. Expert in executing complex layouts, equipment modelling, and piping/pipe support design while working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

Flexible and highly adaptable, with extensive experience working from international engineering offices, site, and remotely.

Piping Designer at NNE (2022 – Present)

• Delivered piping and supports design for major Greenfield M3-JG Project including mixing area, cleanrooms, CIP systems, utilities, process-vent pipework, equipment/PAU hook-ups, and distribution networks using Plant 3D.
• Executed detailed piping design for major Brownfield BDAF API Expansion Project, including cooling-water system with pump and heat-exchanger layout via site surveys and laser scans. Facilitated design reviews with client and other disciplines.

Piping Designer at Costain (2021 – 2022)

• Cooling Water System layout and piping design for FEED study at UK Refinery using E3D and laserscan software.

Principal Piping Designer at Worley Parsons (2017 – 2021)

• Delivered comprehensive plant designs using PDMS for a variety of complex brownfield projects within the petrochemical, oil, and gas industries.
• Conducted site surveys to assess equipment removal and coordinate the installation of new equipment.
• Utilised site laser scans to create GA drawings, destruct, and construct isometrics (SABIC Teesside).

Senior Piping Designer at Nuvia (2016 – 2017)

• Developed equipment layout and pipework design for a specialized Boron System at Hinkley Nuclear Power plant using PDMS and Navisworks software.

Principal Piping Designer at Jacobs Engineering (2006 – 2016)

• Urenco Tails Management Facility Project (2015–2016): Delivered detailed plant and piping design for high-consequence nuclear residue processing facility.
• Phillips P66 Sulphur Recovery Project (2013–2014): Modelled equipment, modular layouts, and hazardous area separation for a major UK Oil Refinery; integrated stress department feedback into design.
• Gas Storage & Process Plants (2009–2011): Detailed design for gas storage, pharma, and chemical facilities (GDF, Novartis & Saudi Aramco) utilizing LFM Server laser scan data.
• Pharma, Power, & Paper (2006–2008): Developed equipment layouts, executed site surveys, and audited isometric drawings against P&IDs and data consistency rules (Novartis, Alstom, and Kimberly-Clark).

Senior Piping Designer at Simon Carves (2015 – 2015)

• Conducted detailed layout design and generated manufacturing deliverables such as Isometrics for a Chemical manufacturing process upgrade at BASF Grimsby.

Senior Piping Designer at Technip (2014 – 2015)

• Developed layout and detailed engineering drawings for a Fractionation Module within an LNG Plant using PDMS.
• Carried out detailed piping design including Cryogenic pipework following stringent company, client, and international hazardous area standards at YAMAL Russia.

Senior Piping Designer at Wood Group PSN (2013 – 2013)

• Audited and checked isometrics against physical PDMS models, P&IDs, and active laser scans using company quality-checking routines for BP brownfield oil and gas projects.

Principal Piping Designer at Petrofac (2012 – 2013)

• Participated in offshore site surveys for feasibility studies and pipework repair orders; authored comprehensive technical survey reports.
• Constructed PDMS models and plant layout drawings for numerous complex brownfield plant modifications.

PDMS Pipe Support Designer at Amec (2011 – 2012)

• Designed and mapped pipe supports inside the PDMS model for the high-profile BP Clair Ridge Platform Project.
• Reviewed engineering stress sketches for critical lines and calculated load-bearing sheets to verify support integrity.

Senior Piping Designer at Aker Solutions (2010 – 2010)

• Developed engineering layouts for the Urenco Tails Management Facility nuclear feed project, utilizing Navisworks for 3D model reviews.

Arrangement Planner / Deputy Lead at Alstom (2008 – 2009)

• Co-led plant layout design within Power Island facilities and Balance of Plant; managed cross-department communication with clients and sub-contractors; executed pipework design for Fuel Gas, Oil Storage, and Cooling Water systems.

Project / Area Engineer at WPL & BW Process Design Ltd (1999 – 2006)

• Handled full lifecycle project management (turnkey values up to £250k) within the paper and process industries, including procurement, risk assessments, installation supervision, and commissioning.

Senior Plant Designer at Simon Holder Ltd / Simon Carves Ltd (1987 – 1999)

• Began career via a comprehensive 5-year engineering apprenticeship using IBM CADAM software; developed layout drawings, tanks, and structural steel designs from raw process flowsheets.

BSc (Hons) in Contemporary Technology – Sheffield Hallam University

HNC in Mechanical Engineering – Accrington & Rossendale College

ONC in Electrical & Electronic Engineering – Bolton College