Senior Principal Piping Engineer

Job Description

Essential Qualifications and Education:

- Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in Engineering
- 20+ years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design
- 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
- Recognized across the company as a key lead, highly innovative designer, or highly skilled analyst
- 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, and 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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Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

- Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
- Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise
- Apply expertise to the most complex problems
- Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
- Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives
- Clearly communicate and explain highly complex ideas and anticipate potential objections, influencing outcomes
- When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
- Direct large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on most unique and complex projects
- Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and completed 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 workforce resources - agree on 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 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
- Have a good understanding of the other engineering departments
- Have a good understanding of construction/fabrication yard and client requirements
- Have commercial insight
- Help to maintain Unify
- Supervise engineers and designers
- Define scopes of work for engineering/ construction fabrication yard
- Provide engineering support as required
- Prepare specifications
- Prepare technical part of Piping subcontracts
- Review of vendor data
- Prepare technical bid evaluations
- Assist in furthering the department
- Tasks as Engineering Specialist:
- Specify materials for all piping components in accordance with process and project requirements
- Supply relevant disciplines with preliminary information
- Write and handle piping requisitions in accordance with project requirements
- Make evaluations of incoming bids from sellers and check same for completeness of scope and compliance with specification
- Check all seller documents for completeness and compliance to the purchase order requisition
- Prepare input and run reports for the computerized piping material management systems
- Lead and supervise all MTO & Control Engineers, ensuring high-quality MTOs and sound material quantity control on all projects
- Is responsible for all piping material take-off and quantity control activities, including checking and reporting
- Ensure a Piping Material Take-Off Planning Form is prepared and approved prior to the MTO activities on a project and an MTO Close-Out Report upon completion of the bulk MTO
- Prepare all types of Material Control reports, analyze all piping material quantity developments, and report findings to Project Management
- Provide advanced pipe stress calculations of critical systems, cooperate with Plant design on necessary modifications
- Design adequate pipe supports
- Communicate with the Civil/Structural department on Pipe-supporting structures
- Prepare and handle pipe support requisitions in accordance with project requirements
- Establish and maintain interfaces with other disciplines
- Make calculations on the computer/by hand
- Execute all relevant administration
- Tasks as Lead Engineer:
- Work as Lead Engineer for most large-size, unique, and complex EPC projects
- Coach potential lead engineers
- Have full responsibility for all engineering and design work on any project
- Have full control and manage work hours, materials, progress
- Explain and consider plans to Engineers, project management, and client
- Recommend best practices for the execution/improvement of the project
- Work in close liaison with the Design Coordinator, area leads, etc
- Have extensive MOPEX experience
- Proactively manage change and clearly convey how change will impact team, project, and business
- 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
- Identify and manage changes in the scope of work
- Is responsible for filing of engineering work
- Give relevant feedback to the department
- Have a broad view of the market and industry policies and developments
- Use technology, design, and innovation