Senior Structural Engineer

About the job
Job Description

Job Overview:

All Engineering disciplines, Construction site/Fabrication Group, Safety Dept, Document Control, Procurement Group, Subcontractors and Vendors, and Customers.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Perform conceptual, FEED, Studies, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes and standards.
Direct Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on small projects
Apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and nonstandard situations.
Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures.
Manage own time to meet agreed deadlines and budgets and develop plans for short-term work activities in own area.
Clearly communicate and explain complex issues and work to establish understanding.
Trains /mentors Engineers.
Assists MOPEX offices on projects.
Has a good understanding of the other engineering departments.
Initiates interface with other disciplines to obtain input for discipline designs.
Provides engineering support as required.
Performs engineering checks of drafting.
Performs engineering checks prepared by others within discipline.
Performs design verification through single discipline check and assists with inter-discipline checks (IDC).
Prepares MTO’s of structures.
Prepares specifications.
Prepares subcontract documents.
Review of vendor data.
Prepares technical bid evaluations.
Checks designs for operational requirements, constructability and maintainability.

Tasks as Engineering Specialist
Performs independently computer analyses of structures.
Prepares details and layouts of structures.
Prepares structural analyses and reports on calculations or performs specialist tasks (i.e. architectural designs, underground piping designs, complex structures, topsides, jackets, weight control reports, center of gravity reports).
Is specialized in several fields (geo technical, steel, concrete, dynamic calculations, FEM, fatigue calculations, earthquake, jackets, FPSO’s, blast, hydrodynamics, architectural, …)
Is specialized in some design codes (EC, ACI/AISC/API,GOST, …)
Prepares project engineering guides.
Coordinates and checks the work of engineers and designers.

Tasks as Lead Engineer
Works as Lead Engineer on small projects or acting as area lead or deputy lead.
Has full responsibility for all engineering and design work on small size projects.
Has full control and manages work hours, materials, progress.
Works in close liaison with the Design Coordinator, area leads, etc.
Coordinates with project management.
Assists Project Manager in:
Preparing deliverable control.
Preparing schedule.
Preparing progress reports.
Preparing man-hour and capital expenditure estimates.
Is responsible for filing of engineering work.
Gives relevant feedback to the department.
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 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 workload (also other projects) when possible/desirable.
The managing/learning of current working methods and software applications.
The reassignment to other McDermott offices.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

Bachelor’s degree or master’s Degree in Engineering
8-15 years in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design.
Strong working knowledge of many design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the content and application of standards codes and guidelines as applicable.

Company Overview and Core Values:

McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions-from the wellhead to the storage tank-to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.

At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.
Integrity -we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct
One Team – we are one company, where everyone is equally important
Go Beyond – we seek courageous and creative solutions
Well-Being – we promote all forms of well-being
Commitment – we are reliable and dependable in delivering quality solutions