Senior Principal Structural Engineer - McDermott

Job Overview:

The Senior Principal Structural Engineer is tasked with solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business. They must proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact the management and direction of the business. The Senior Principal Structural Engineer is considered a specialist in the field of Structural (Eng) and they offer a broad base of knowledge about the Engineering function. The Senior Principal Structural Engineer impacts the direction and resource allocation of programs and projects in their discipline and works within general functional policies and industry guidelines. The Senior Principal Structural Engineer role requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop creative solutions to Structural (Eng) challenges.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Perform conceptual FEED and detailed analyses and design as per design basis project specifications design codes and standards
• Apply indepth 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
• 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 it within the planned schedule and budget by standards MDR and projectspecific 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 identified
  • Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity identifying any required corrective action
  • Act as project representative for Discipline during meetings with the Project Team
  • Customer discipline lead and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities auditors third parties etc.
• Train/mentor other employees in the department
• Assist and monitor MOPEX offices on projects
• Has a good understanding of the other engineering departments
• Initiate interface with other disciplines to obtain input for discipline designs
• Has a good understanding of construction/fabrication yard and client requirements
• Has commercial insight
• Help maintain Unifi
• Prepare bid from sketching data using experience
• Supervise engineers and designers
• Define scopes of work for engineering/construction fabrication yard
• Provide engineering support as required
• Perform engineering checks of drafting
• Perform engineering checks prepared by others within the discipline
• Perform design verification through single discipline check and assist with interdiscipline checks (IDC)
• Prepare MTOs of structures
• Prepare specifications
• Prepare subcontract
• Review of vendor data
• Prepare technical bid evaluations
• Assist in furthering the department

Tasks as Engineering Specialist:

• Coordinate and check the work of senior and junior engineers
• Conduct peer reviews on request
• Provide technical assistance where required
• Prepare structural analyses and reports on calculations or perform specialist tasks (i.e. architectural designs underground piping designs complex structures topsides jackets weight control reports the center of gravity reports)
• Specialize in several fields (geotechnical steel concrete dynamic calculations FEM fatigue calculations earthquake jackets FPSOs blast hydrodynamics architectural )
• Is specialized in several design codes (EC ACI/AISC/API GOST )
• Check designs for operational requirements constructability and maintainability
• Prepare project engineering guides

Tasks as Lead Engineer:

• Work as Lead Engineer on medium to largesize EPC projects
• Responsible for all engineering and design work on any project
• Has full control and manages work hours materials progress
• Work in close liaison with the Design Coordinator
• Set up all engineering computer systems
• Assist Project Manager in:
  • Preparing deliverable control
  • Preparing schedule
  • Preparing progress reports
  • Preparing manhour and capital expenditure estimates
• Coordinate with project management
• Train personnel under their supervision
• Responsible for discipline within the engineering group
• Manage (design) subcontracts
• Identify and manage changes in the scope of work
• Responsible for filing engineering work
• Give relevant feedback to the department

Reports to: Lead Engineer Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager or Supervising Department Manager
Liaise with: 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
Supervises: Senior Engineers Engineers and Designers

Essential Qualifications & Education:

• Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in engineering
• 20 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultants predominantly performing detail design
• Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable
• Seasoned knowledge of engineering standards and specifications
• Good knowledge of engineering software
• Able to work independently
• Good working knowledge of English both oral and written
• HSE TQM and costconscious
• Good technical structural knowledge
• Good organizer motivator and supervisor
• Keen on improving the effectiveness of the work
• Show flexibility and ensure proper handover with regards to:
  • The reassignment to other departments/construction sites/fabrication yards
  • The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays
  • The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable
  • The managing/learning of current working methods and software applications
  • The reassignment to other McDermott offices

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