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Job Overview:

This opening is primarily for nearshore projects within the Low Carbon Solutions business line.

The role is for Senior Principal Structural Engineer with responsibility for structural design and analysis for Onshore and Offshore Oil & Gas, LNG, and Renewables Industry projects including deliverables such as structures, piperacks, modules, foundations, etc. The work includes conceptual studies, FEEDs, estimates, detail design, and construction support. The successful candidate is able to effectively communicate technical solutions and concepts, and can be assigned as the civil / structural lead on a project.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Capable of leading a structural project team

• Prepare philosophies, basis of design, and specifications

• Interface with geotechnical engineers and implement geotechnical recommendations

• Provide input in support of permitting efforts

• Prepare material requisition and subcontract scope of work

• Perform technical bid evaluation and supplier document review

• Provide engineering manhour and quantity estimates

• Coordinate with supporting offices

• Prepare and check calculations

• Identify potential changes, and track engineering quantities against budget

• Provide schedule and progress updates

• Support construction

• Mentor junior engineers

• 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 (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 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

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• BS degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited university

• Registered Professional Engineer

• Minimum 20 years civil / structural engineering experience

• Minimum 10 years structural engineering experience on offshore EPF projects in the oil & gas industry

• Minimum 5 years structural engineering experience in offshore lead roles

• Knowledge of civil / structural engineering codes and standards

• Proficient in detail civil / structural engineering and design work procedures and processes

• Proficient in civil / structural analysis software

• Strong communication skill and professional ethics to interface with clients and project team

Preferred Qualifications and Education:

• Field and fabrication / module yard experience

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's 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

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At McDermott, we proudly work together to create and deliver innovative engineering and construction solutions for the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform natural resources into the products the world needs today. Because we’re powered by the most innovative minds, we rise to every challenge to make what was once just an idea a reality.

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