Senior Principal Structural Engineer

• 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

Essential Qualifications and 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 cost-conscious
• Good technical structural knowledge
• Good organizer, motivator, and supervisor
• Keen on improving the effectiveness of the work

Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over 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

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
• 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 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 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 inter-discipline 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 (ie, 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 large-size 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 man-hour 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