Principal Structural Engineer

Essential Qualifications and Education: • Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in engineering • 15-20 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 structural knowledge • Very good organizer, motivator, and supervisor • Able to solve problems without assistance • Keen on improving the 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 workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable • The managing/learning of future current working methods and software applications • Detailed knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the theory, content, and application of standards, codes, and guidelines as applicable • Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills #LI-VA1 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 it within the 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. • 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 • Helps to 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 (i.e., architectural designs, underground piping designs, complex structures, topsides, jackets, weight control reports, the center of gravity reports) • Is specialized 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 • Is responsible for discipline within the engineering group • Manage (design) subcontracts • Identify and manage changes in the scope of work • Is responsible for filing of engineering work • Give relevant feedback to the department Skills: Hse, Oil And Gas, Tqm, FEED, lead engineer, Structural Engineering Experience: 15.00-20.00 Years