Principal Structural Engineer

Job Description

Job Overview:

All Engineering disciplines, Construction site/Fabrication Group, Safety Dept,

Project Management Team, Document Control, Project Planner, Project Cost Controller, QC and Certification Group, Procurement Group, Subcontractors and Vendors, and Customers.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
  • Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes and standards.
  • Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and nonstandard situations.
  • Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and - procedures.
  • Manage own time to meet objectives, and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements.
  • Clearly communicate and explain difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a point of view.
  • When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
    • Direct medium or large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer.
  • Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete within planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR and project - specific procedures and to a high professional standard.
  • Plan, organize and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Discipline Manager.

Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified.
  • Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action.
  • Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with Project Team, Customer discipline lead and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties etc.
  • Trains/mentors other employees in the department.
  • Assists and monitors MOPEX offices on projects.
  • Has a good understanding of the other engineering departments.
  • Initiates interface with other disciplines to obtain input for discipline designs.
  • Has a good understanding of construction/fabrication yard and client requirements.
  • Has commercial insight.
  • Helps to maintain unifi.
  • Prepares bids from sketching data, using experience.
  • Supervises engineers and designers.
  • Defines scopes of work for engineering/construction fabrication yard.
  • Provides engineering support as required.
  • Performs engineering checks of drafting.
  • Performs engineering checks prepared by others within discipline.
  • Performs design verification through single discipline check and assists with inter-discipline checks (IDC).
  • Prepares MTO’s of structures.
  • Prepares specifications.
  • Prepares subcontracts
  • Review of vendor data.
  • Prepares technical bid evaluations.
  • Assists in furthering the department.

Tasks as Engineering Specialist:
  • Coordinates and checks the work of senior and junior engineers.
  • Conducts peer reviews on request.
  • Provides technical assistance where required.
  • Prepares structural analyses and reports on calculations or performs specialist tasks (i.e. architectural designs, underground piping designs, complex structures, topsides, jackets, weight control reports, center of gravity reports).
  • Is specialized in several fields (geo technical, steel, concrete, dynamic calculations, FEM, fatigue calculations, earthquake, jackets, FPSO’s, blast, hydrodynamics, architectural, …)
  • Is specialized in several design codes (EC, ACI/AISC/API,GOST, …)
  • Checks designs for operational requirements, constructability and maintainability.
  • Prepares project engineering guides.

Tasks as Lead Engineer:
  • Works as Lead Engineer on medium to large size EPC projects.
  • Has full responsibility for all engineering and design work on any project.
  • Has full control and manages work hours, materials, progress.
  • Works in close liaison with Design Coordinator.
  • Sets up all engineering computer systems.
  • Assists Project Manager in:
    • Preparing deliverable control.
    • Preparing schedule.
    • Preparing progress reports.
    • Preparing man-hour and capital expenditure estimates.
  • Coordinates with project management.
  • Trains personnel under his supervision.
  • Is responsible for discipline within the engineering group.
  • Manages (design) subcontracts.
  • Identifies and manages changes in scope of work.
  • Is responsible for filing of engineering work.
  • Gives relevant feedback to the department.

Other Expectations:
  • Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable
  • Seasoned structural knowledge.
  • Very good organizer, motivator and supervisor.
  • Able to solve problems without assistance.
  • Keen on improving effectiveness of the work.
  • HSE, TQM and cost conscious.
  • Fluent in English, both oral and written.
  • Understanding and supporting company goals and work processes.
  • Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:
    • The reassignment to other departments/construction sites/fabrication yards.
    • The reassignment to other McDermott offices.
    • The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays.
    • The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workload (also other projects) when possible/desirable.
    • The managing/learning of future current working methods and software applications.
  • The reassignment to other McDermott offices.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

  • Bachelor's degree or master's Degree in Engineering
  • 8-15 years in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design.
  • Strong working knowledge of many design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the content and application of standards codes and guidelines as applicable.

Company Overview and Core Values:

McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions-from the wellhead to the storage tank-to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.

At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.
  • Integrity -we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct
  • One Team - we are one company, where everyone is equally important
  • Go Beyond - we seek courageous and creative solutions
  • Well-Being - we promote all forms of well-being
  • Commitment - we are reliable and dependable in delivering quality solutions

تاريخ النشر: ١٤ يناير ٢٠٢٥
الناشر: LinkedIn
تاريخ النشر: ١٤ يناير ٢٠٢٥
الناشر: LinkedIn