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Job Overview:

The Principal Structural Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex structural-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Structural Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of structural engineering. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in structural engineering as well as broad knowledge of the structural discipline within the engineering function.

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

Essential Qualifications & Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's 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

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